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Tacitly Acknowledging Public Distress, PM Extends Free Ration Scheme by 5 Years; Bad Kharif, Worse Monsoon—What’s the Real Story on India’s Food Security?
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Tacitly Acknowledging Public Distress, PM Extends Free Ration Scheme by 5 Years; Bad Kharif, Worse Monsoon—What’s the Real Story on India’s Food Security?

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Nov 06, 2023
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November 6, 2023

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The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has adopted three reports on Bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act, though members had sought more time to study the matter just 10 days ago. Opposition members have submitted dissent notes. This means the Modi government is going to push for their swift passage. The fact that the laws have Hindi names generated major controversy when they were tabled in during the monsoon session. But as the jurist G. Mohan Gopal has argued, the laws are also dangerous because

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