Candidates for one of 550 MP’s positions in India’s House must declare if they have any criminal charges agains them. 46 percent of the candidates have done so.
31 percent of the charges are for Rape, Murder, Kidnapping. There has been a 55 percent increase in the number of candidates facing criminal charges since 2009. Those with criminal records were 4x more likely to win their election.
The Constitution of India allows for a maximum of 550 members in the House, with 530 members representing the States and 20 representing the Union Territories. At present, the Lok Sabha has 543 seats filled by elected representatives.
It’s very difficult to find someone without criminal background in India we find out. Makes our Congress appear as old pikers…though perhaps if we looked closely. Democracy in India comes with some surprises.
The video below fills in what is happening to Modi and his government. Modi up until now pretty much has had his way.
India’s new parliament, the Lok Sabha, convened on June 24 for its first session after a mammoth general election that lasted seven weeks. PM Narendra Modi, who has been in power since 2014, the election with his Hindu nationalist BJP lost the absolute majority. The BJP remains the strongest force, but Modi is in his third term of office, scheduled to last five years partners.
India’s Citizen Amendment Act provides a faster pathway for citizenship for religious groups other than Muslims. Biden and his crew express outrage and India responds in kind to our meddling in India’s business. Why tick off India? We need them in our camp.
Prime Minister Modi was just here in July I would hope courting him.
Recall
India and UAE agree to trade in rupees instead of dollars
“We are closely monitoring them.” Then what? Talking to them like children?
Of all countries in the East, India is the one we should be courting favor. Stuck with China and Russia as close neighbors, the last thing we want to do is force, out of anger, India concluding arrangements detrimental to the U.S.
Enter the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA)
The move has reignited the debate about the objective of the Act itself. Passed in 2019, the CAA was criticised by jurists and others for being discriminatory against certain communities, mainly Muslims. The Act claims to provide a faster pathway to Indian citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Buddhists and other minorities who have come to India illegally from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. The absence of Muslims in this list has been causing outrage and communal tensions since the conception of the Act. (Source)
So here we go-
Biden’s Aide Warns India On CAA, Hours After Amit Shah’s Attack On Foreign Media Narrative | LS Poll
After about one minute the translation stops….no further english.
Jaishankar ‘Confronts’ Biden With CAA-Like Examples In U.S; ‘Lautenberg Amendment…’ a terrific take down.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has hit back at U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, for criticising the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Garcetti had said one can’t give up on principles “no matter how close you are as friends”.
In response, Jaishankar said, “I have principles too, and one of them is obligation to people who were let down at the time of Partition,” Jaishankar said at the India Today Conclave. The Foreign Minister also highlighted how U.S. & Europe too implemented religion-based citizenship laws in the past.
CAA Storm: India Tears Into U.S. For Expressing Concern; ‘Lectures By Those Who…’
India has strongly rejected the U.S.’ remarks on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The Ministry of External Affairs labelled the comments “misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted”. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserted that the act is the country’s internal matter. India’s response comes after the U.S. linked the implementation of CAA in India to “religious freedom”.
Of course, this was all about courting our Muslim voters don’t you think?
March 18, 2024. Senator Ben Cardin – Time for these old fools to retire.
US Senator expresses concern over notification of CAA rules
Last week, the US State Department had expressed concern over the notifying of the CAA and said that respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles.
WASHINGTON: An American senator has expressed concern over the Indian government notifying rules for the implementation of the CAA, saying that as the US-India relationship deepens, it is important that the cooperation is based on shared values of protecting human rights of all, regardless of religion.
The Indian government implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 last week, paving the way for the grant of citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014.
The government also came out with a press statement to say that Indian Muslims need not worry as the CAA will not impact their citizenship and has nothing to do with the community which enjoys equal rights as Hindus.
“I am deeply concerned by the Indian government’s decision to notify its controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, particularly the law’s potential ramifications on India’s Muslim community. Making matters worse is the fact that it is being pushed during the holy month of Ramadan,” Senator Ben Cardin, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement.
Bonus: The MEA declined to comment on the remarks by the U.S. Senator, who most recently was in the news for placing a temporary hold on a US Congress notification for the sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India, over the issue of the alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Mr. Cardin removed his hold only after he said he received assurances that the US government would ensure a thorough investigation and full cooperation from New Delhi into allegations that a senior Indian official had overseen a plan to hire a hitman to kill Mr. Pannun.
Next time India will buy them from somewhere else. Keep your nose out of all of it.
I see after I put this post together, Congress members are chiming in as well.
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