Democratic Institutions
Farmers are agitating because they fear that diluting the mandi and APMC system would mean eventual closing down of the MSP system. As such the latest basmati rates have plunged by 35 per cent in the free market. To add to this, while the government says we are allowing free market access, it has banned the exports of onions, which could have proved lucrative to farmers. So all this mixed messaging is why the farmers are nervous and agitating.- https://kractivist.org/explained-why-farmers-are-protesting-the-3-ordinances/
Income Tax Department searches offices of HW News Network in Mumbai https://scroll.in/latest/973484/income-tax-department-searches-offices-of-hw-news-network-in-mumbai
- Contempt and Judiciary
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- How can Election Commission to gain credibility?
- The NOTA option does not having a substantial impact on the quality of politicians or the electoral process.
- Arun Goel resigns as Election Commissioner
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