The ruling party knows full well that no state legislature can implement sub-classifications in the SC reservation list at this point. So why make promises it really cannot keep?
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Union Steel Ministry to clarify its stand on a plea by miners from Karnataka, seeking a direction to lift the ban on iron ore export from the state.A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana sought the .
IFP Editorial: The defence lobby had always been at the forefront of opposing the withdrawal of AFSPA from areas where it is in force and states have always been reluctant to go against the lobby.
IFP Editorial: Years of experience tell us that under the shadow of AFSPA, the armed forces operate with impunity and get away with torture, rapes, killings and fake encounters while prosecution is a mirage.