In an astounding moment in Shakespeare’s
King Lear, the king tears off his own robes when he sees a naked beggar, realising how he has neglected the hungry and homeless. Abandoned by his daughters and left to the elements, he finally understands that humanity is much more important than power. The play had such a subversive impact that in subsequent years, it was diluted to make it less disturbing to the powers that be. In the same play, there is another character, Gloucester, whose eyes are gouged out, and yet, he sees the world with profound compassion for the poor. If a blind man could feel that, there is every reason to expect that our high-ranking judges clearly needed to see the plight of the migrants that was in full view of the nation and was brought to their notice continuously over the course of the last nine months.
Maharashtra: Struggling for funds, govt proposes over Rs 21,000 cr for excess expenditure
According to the supplementary statement of expenditure, which was tabled by Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on the first day of the winter session of the state legislature, just about 34 per cent or Rs 7,509 crore of these have been set aside for public sector investment in capital works. December 15, 2020 5:58:27 am
Leaders who joined the BJP before elections will return to NCP in the next three-four months, deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar said on Saturday. (File photo)
Struggling to raise funds to meet its budgeted expenditure, the Maharashtra government on Monday proposed additional budgetary grants worth Rs 21,993 crore for meeting projections of excess expenditure. According to the supplementary statement of expenditure, which was tabled by Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on the first day of the winter session of the state legislature, just a