Polity
Editorial-3: A hard handed response that strikes at the root of rights
An estimated 19 lakh government and semi government employees, including those in schools, colleges, zilla parishads, and government hospitals, to name a few, have been on strike demanding that the government return to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS); they have been on the National Pension Scheme since 2005. In several States such as Rajas... .Read more
Updated on 30 March, 2023 Daily Updates Polity Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
Editorial:1: A disturbing example of the normalisation of lawfare
The word “lawfare” is a portmanteau of “law” and “warfare”. It refers to the weaponisation of law, and of legal systems, in order to intimidate, harm, or delegitimise an opponent (often, a political opponent). In thriving constitutional democracies, judiciaries are often alert to the possibility of powerfu... .Read more
Updated on 30 March, 2023 Polity Society Governance Current Affairs
The quota kerfuffle in Karnataka
Why in News- At the Cabinet meeting in Karnataka, the government did away with the nearly three decade old 4% reservation for Muslims in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category and distributed it equally among the Veerashaiva Lingayats and Vokkaligas, two dominant landowning communities in the State, at 2% each. Quick on its ... .Read more
Updated on 30 March, 2023 GS2 Polity Governance Current Affairs
Doctors take out rally in Jaipur as deadlock over Bill continues
Why in News- The deadlock over the Right to Health Bill, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly last week, continued with the private hospitals demanding its immediate rollback. Private doctors protesting against the Bill stepped up their agitation and took out a massive rally in Jaipur in a show of strength. What is Right to Health Bill? The Right to... .Read more
Updated on 30 March, 2023 GS2 Polity Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
Editorial-1: Making sense of the disqualification of a Lok Sabha MP
The conviction of Congress leader and now former Member of Parliament from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi by a Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Surat, Gujarat, and the issuance of a notification the next day by the Lok Sabha Secretariat of Mr. Gandhi’s disqualification raise some important constitutional and legal issues. The legal com... .Read more
Updated on 27 March, 2023 Polity Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
Editorial-1: Chilling effect
The rigours of the law and the tribulations of politics have come together to bedevil Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. An election time jibe he had made in 2019 — ‘how come all of these thieves have Modi in their names?’ — has been declared by a court in Surat to be defamatory. Mr. Gandhi has been sentenced ... .Read more
Updated on 27 March, 2023 Polity Governance Current Affairs
