New York: India’s discriminatory new citizenship law and policies have spurred violence against Muslims, Human Rights Watch said in a report released recently. “The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in December 2019 adopted the Citizenship Amendment Act, which for the first time makes religion a basis for citizenship. The act, together with a […]
Amritsar: The Dal Khalsa maintained that the Narendra Modi led Hindutva government in Delhi has rewarded former Chief Justice with a berth in Parliament’s Upper House for delivering the verdict in favor of Ram Mandir beside ensuring that the law remains on the right side of the Modi Govt in all it’s controversial decisions. The […]
Growth of RSS in Public Spheres (Excerpts from a write-up authored by Chinnaiah Jangam*) First phase of growth outside upper castes: • In 1975-77, during the Emergency period the [India] conceded public and political space to the Hindu right. The RSS had remained invisible till then. • By aligning with democratic mobilisations, the RSS enhanced […]