Ruchi Gupta

This false equivalence has so permeated the discourse that the exceptional nature of BJP's contempt for democracy, diversity and social justice has been normalised.

In the immediate term, this is a misuse of state power to coerce citizens into the user base of for-profit companies.

The PM dismissed the political role of an elected representative and instead favoured women's participation only to build toilets.

It is a legislative alternative to the organisational effort required to increase Hindu voter turnout.

As the party moves into governance mode, it will be difficult to paper over ideological differences.

By setting arbitrary standards the government is using executive decision of a state government to subvert the Constitution and the collective will of the Indian citizenry.

By merging 17,000 government schools into Adarsh schools, the Raje regime has forced students to drop out, besides providing a boost to private schools.