Tag: Protests
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Underestimating the Kisan? How Farmers Protests Can Upend the BJP’s Calculations
The protests, with the aid of farmers, towards the government’s new farm legal guidelines have been happening for over two months now. The protests first started around Delhi but have now unfolded to other parts of North India as well. These lengthy jogging protests could create political problems for the BJP inside the Hindi belt ... -
‘Bharat Band’ underway in protest against farm bills
Several farmers’ unions have come together to express their displeasure at the three far bills passed by the Centre through a Bharat Bandh. Despite staunch opposition from framers in several states, the Centre passed in rapid succession three bills that will give private players more leeway in the agriculture sector. The prospect of government’s retreat ... -
Gold smuggling case in Kerala turns political
With the suspects in the case discovered to have ties to the chief minister’s office, opposition parties have been protesting and demanding accountability. Protests erupted in several parts of Kerala with opposition organisations calling for the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the recent case of smuggled gold apprehended at the Thiruvananthapuram airport. Protests ...