On the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slammed the Modi government for undermining Adivasi rights, accusing it of diluting the Forest Rights Act (FRA) through its Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA).
15 November,2024 01:23 PM IST | New Delhi
The Congress party has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his unfulfilled promise to grant Special Category Status to Bihar. Jairam Ramesh raised concerns about Bihar’s poverty levels and the unimplemented financial packages, demanding answers from the government.
15 November,2024 01:18 PM IST | Mumbai
The Opposition party also claimed that DAJGUA, in "typical Manuvadi fashion", only sees these communities as forest-dwelling 'vanvasis' who are 'labhaartis' (beneficiaries), rather than political and economic actors in their own right
15 November,2024 11:41 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posed five questions which he said the people are asking the PM
14 November,2024 10:09 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Ahead of Prime Minister Modi's rallies in Maharashtra, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posed three questions to him, including what is his vision to address water scarcity in Marathwada
14 November,2024 01:01 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenges Prime Minister Modi on Bihar development projects, reservation policies, and the caste census ahead of his visit to Darbhanga, raising concerns about delayed projects and unfulfilled promises for the state’s people.
13 November,2024 11:08 AM IST | New Delhi
The controversy comes from Rahul Gandhi carrying a copy of the Constitution at his 'Samvidhan Sammelan' event in Nagpur where he also advocated for a caste census
07 November,2024 06:01 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
His remarks came over a media report, which claimed the NITI Aayog had proposed halting the fitting of equipment to cut sulphur emissions at coal-fired power plants. However, there was no official word from the NITI Aayog
01 November,2024 01:59 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Ramesh also stressed it is time to redo The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 to reflect the public health consequences of air pollution and also called for a review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, 2009
30 October,2024 01:41 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Data will be declared in 2026; no decision on whether caste census will be conducted alongside
29 October,2024 08:21 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesADVERTISEMENT
