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Here are 10 questions that Rahul Gandhi should answer as he meets Rajasthan farmers on January 9th

Nirwa Mehta - 4 January, 2019

Rahul Gandhi must answer these questions on the tall promises he had made to farmers

Election time ‘lollipop’ of loan waiver promises never benefit farmers, we are working towards their empowerment: PM Modi

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2019

PM stated that waiving off farmers' loan is never the solution, had it been the solution, why are there still farmers in distress while multiple governments have promised loan waivers over the years.

Government and Policy

Rajasthan: How Congress govt exposed their own legacy of mis-governance by changing an election related rule

Jhankar Mohta - 31 December, 2018

Congress' duplicity on various factors ranging from women empowerment to farm loan waivers has invariably reeked of their hypocrisy.

News Reports

Ashok Gehlot’s pick for Jaipur District Collector has various cases of corruption against him

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2018

Jaipur's new District Collector, who is believed to be CM Gehlot's close aide, has a controversial past

News Reports

Farmers lathicharged as severe mismanagement of urea supply rocks Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2018

The newly elected state governments' inability to distribute urea has a created a situation of shortage during the crucial rabi season in both Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, which is putting crops at risk.

News Reports

Despite Congress promises, Rajasthan farmers unlikely to get waiver certificate till after 2019 elections: Report

OpIndia Staff - 22 December, 2018

The report suggests that there is no clear timeline yet on how to proceed regarding the loan-waiver scheme and it will take a lot more time than expected to distribute loan waiver certificates to the farmers.

Crime

Agency handling Rajasthan police Twitter account needs to stop lying about Utambar case to hide their own goof-up

Nupur J Sharma - 22 December, 2018

It would certainly be in the interest of Rajasthan police to get rid of an agency that has the temerity to lie on social media about the ongoing police investigation in Utambar just to cover their own tracks

Politics

Charity needn’t necessarily begin at home – it can just as well end at home too

rohitagarwal - 19 December, 2018

“The answer is staring at your face”, the mendicant said, the wisdom gleaned from 60 years of misrule shining on his face. “Farm loan waivers.” He said.

News Reports

Rajasthan: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a major bureaucratic rejig transfers 40 IAS officers

OpIndia Staff - 19 December, 2018

A day after taking the oath, Rajasthan CM Gehlot has gone for a major bureaucratic rejig by transferring more than 40 senior officers in the state.

Crime

Rajasthan Police ends up declaring a true incident as ‘fake news’ on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2018

In a video being widely shared, a person can be heard complaining about 'Aurangzeb Rule' in Rajasthan and the people sharing the video claim it is from Utambar, Rajasthan.

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