The party wants to keep the power centre in Delhi to benefit from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity.
Political compulsions drive the Hindutva party’s outreach to the minority group. Some Muslims publicly support it even if they do not vote for it.
An MP who was not present in Parliament on Thursday, SR Parthiban, was on the initial list of those who were suspended.
The court on Thursday sent the accused persons to police custody for seven days.
The government said that some religious places were using loudspeakers at volumes exceeding the prescribed limit.
Marrying a first cousin or within the same caste is common. But blaming individuals ignores the complicated nuances of a socio-cultural norm.
An excerpt from ‘ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn,’ by Rajeev Bhattacharyya.
Deepa Bhatia’s docuseries is available on Prime Video.
