All that the announcement does is to follow exactly what several judgments of the Supreme Court have ordered. The announcement of the schedule for elections for five state assemblies was a much anticipated event. What attracted attention of some observers was the inclusion of requirements for disclosure of criminal antecedents by candidate and political parties […]
The Union minister of state for home affairs was acquitted in a 2000 murder case, but appeal is still pending before the Allahabad high court, and the case is still sub-judice. Ajay Kumar Mishra is one of the three ministers of state in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Some of his personal and professional information can […]
Despite the ECI’s enquiries and reassurances, there is a fairly widespread impression that the attempted linking of electoral roll data with Aadhaar may have resulted in the disenfranchisement of legitimate voters. After a gap of six years, the dubious linkage between voters IDs with Aadhaar numbers is back in the news. It was reported on […]
हाल ही में हैदराबाद की एक विशेष अदालत ने तेलंगाना राष्ट्र समिति की सांसद कविता मलोथ को छह महीने कारावास की सजा सुनायी है. कविता ने 2019 लोकसभा चुनाव में अपने पक्ष में मतदान के लिए लोगों को पैसे बांटे थे. चुनाव के दौरान मतदाताओं को पैसे बांटने के लिए किसी पदस्थ सांसद को अपराधी […]
The Sangh parivar knows that its Hindu rashtra project is close to complete. It cares about little else. The nation seems to be in a state of suspended animation. The loss of lives due to the coronavirus pandemic, the unprecedented collapse of the economy, the loss of jobs, the destruction of businesses, the short shrift […]
Presenting the current impasse in the Collegium as one that could ‘cost India its first female CJI’ would be a mistake. Should token gender empowerment trump fairness? The question may not be politically correct, but please read this headline: “Will collegium impasse cost India chance to get woman CJI in 2027?” I am not sure […]
The polarisation caused by traditional bases of political and electoral mobilisation means that new methods are required. The farmers’ protest has transcended these divisions. “First they came for the rationalists (Dabholkar, Pansare, Kalburgi), and I did not speak out – because I was not sure I was a rationalist.Then they came for Dalits (Rohith Vermula, […]
The authors of this article are Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member & Trustee of ADR) & Gaurav Jain (Advocate). Scores of tenants are virtually trapped in their rented accommodations for not being able to pay rent which they expected would be paid by the Delhi government as per its promise. On December 17, 2020, the […]
Five tenants and one landlord have approached the Delhi high court asking it to direct the state government to fulfil a ‘legitimate expectation’ promised by the chief minister. Can, or should, the poor of Delhi have any expectations at all from the Delhi government? Five tenants and one landlord, living in the area of Palam […]
On December 21, the Central Information Commission ruled that voters and citizens need not know how political parties are funded, implying that they cannot be described as “public authorities”. The issue is electoral bonds. In two decisions on December 21, 2020, a single-member bench of the Central Information Commission (CIC) said that people/citizens/voters do not have […]