Misrepresenting information is the favourite past time of the PM. India did move up 42 places to 100 in 2018 from 142 in 2015 on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking, a measure of business-friendliness, the ranks are not comparable because of frequent revisions in parameters. After the revisions, India’s ranked jumped from […]
The SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed under the Rajiv Gandhi government to protect SCs and STs from social injustice. The Act provided for the immediate arrest of accused under the Act. The amendment made by the BJP government excludes public servants from the arrest without approval from their appointing authority. It also ruled […]
The country is trying to move towards ‘women-led development’, and as the first step, women of India have been fighting to get the Women’s Reservation Bill passed. But BJP is in no mood to get it passed, thanks to the patriarchal leadership at the top. If that were not the case, why would they not […]
BBMP detailed plan to make the city more safe for women includes installing 5,500 high resolution cameras with face recognition, a special control room to monitor these cameras, 100 police outposts near women’s colleges, safety islands in bus stands, 300 four wheelers and 1000 two wheelers for police officers in vulnerable locations. The project which […]
Mr. Modi’s statement reeks of ignorance of the independent India’s history. The Congress Party has been constantly striving towards the betterment and empowerment of the tribal communities in India. The Forest Rights Act 2006, Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955, The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 are examples of some […]
When electricity reached Manipur’s Leisang village in April 2018, PM Modi claimed that after over 70 years of Independence, electrification of all villages was completed. The Prime Minister was quick to take credit for the work done by previous governments. When the BJP came to power, 97% of villages were already electrified. UPA, between 2004-14 […]
The daily highway construction was about 13 km between 2011-12 and 2013-14 (three years). In comparison, average daily highway construction during the first three years of the Modi government (2014-15 to 2016-17) was 17 km which 1.3 times than UPA which not much of an increase and definitely not three times. Read more here: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/fact-checking-pm-modi-s-claims-made-at-westminster-hall-in-london-1215969-2018-04-19 […]
One of the innumerable u-turns which Modi has taken after becoming the PM is on the Aadhaar. Before becoming the PM, Modi had opposed the Bill tooth and nail. Its implementation was stalled primarily due to the Opposition from leaders of the current ruling party. However, after coming to power, they changed their minds. The concept […]
It is sad that our PM is more interested in politicising the Doklam stand-off, when he should ideally be thinking of a solution to it. Congress, being the largest Opposition party, is expected to take up issues of national importance. Meeting a Chinese convoy is no crime for the President of the Congress Party. For […]
Banking policies since 2000s and the previous governments do have a hand in increasing NPAs. But for the PM to evade responsibility of the NPA mess during his tenure is imprudent. The corporate write-off between 2007 – 2014 was about Rs 1,21,650 crores which took a quantum leap to Rs 2,33,141 crores just between 2016 […]