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A group of activists, academics, authors and journalists on Thursday wrote an open letter to Opposition parties, urging them to work together and step up “constructive action” to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and hold the central government accountable for its handling of the crisis.
“India is thirsty for a compassionate, consensual and cooperative leadership that truly works towards furthering peoples’ needs and aspirations,” the appeal to Opposition parties said. “We hope you will rise up to the occasion, for history will judge all of us for what we do next.”
The letter signed by 187 individuals said it endorses the joint letter written by 12 Opposition leaders to Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month putting forward nine demands, which they said should be undertaken “on a war-footing” by the government.
India News: NEW DELHI: After addressing multiple petitions and open letters to the Union government, all of which received no response, a group of 187 eminent aca.
Indian Government’s ‘Vanity’ Project in New Delhi Invites Public Wrath
Amid a pandemic crisis and decimated economy, many question the government’s insistence on a redevelopment project in the capital.
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May 24, 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second left, accompanied by other leaders leaves after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
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NEW DELHI, INDIA – The construction of a $2.8 billion “Central Vista Redevelopment Project” in the heart of capital city New Delhi by India’s Hindu nationalist government has triggered a public backlash.
Launched in 2019, and spread over 86 acres, the four-year project aims to revamp a core administrative area that hosts a galaxy of iconic government buildings. It also envisages the creation of a common Central Secretariat housing all ministries under one roof, a fresh Parliament build