Singh was uncomfortable with the Agniveer scheme and the Modi government’s handling of the wrestlers’ protest. The Agniveer scheme and the wrestlers’ issue have indeed caused deep anguish among Jat voters in some states
Our lack of engagement with protests is what continues to give the state a free pass in responding to them. Why will it bother to oust Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh when we, the masses, are inevitably going to forget about this?
Sule, who is the Lok Sabha member from Baramati in Maharashtra, also claimed that both the state and central governments were not serious when it came to protecting the dignity of women.
Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and others reportedly had a late-night meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his official residence in Delhi on June 3.
In today's edition: A look at how the ongoing ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur have made their way to government services; Shubhra Gupta reviews Zara Hatke, Zara Bachke; and more.