The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to cancel its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, making a U-turn on the issue amid criticism from the Opposition and a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). PM Modi believes that the move…
A couple of allies in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA have opposed the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) decision to fill 45 government posts through lateral entry. The two prominent BJP allies from Bihar – the Janata Dal (United) and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) – opposed the move. “We are a party that…
Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Union minister and LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has pitched for a nationwide caste census but warned against making the figures public as it will lead to “division” in society,…
