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Opposition today targeted the PM Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government in the Lok Sabha over the issue of 'intolerance', saying instead of "developed India", a "divided India" was coming to the fore and it is a matter of serious concern.
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In a blunt warning to rich nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told developed countries which powered their way to prosperity on fossil fuels that it would be "morally wrong" if they shift the burden of reducing emissions on developing countries like India.
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Sahitya Akademi had convened a special Executive Board meeting in which a resolution was passed condemning the attack on and murder of any writer or artist and requesting the writers, who had returned the awards, to reconsider their decision.
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Forty artists and writers have returned their awards to protest against "recent mishappenings against the writers" and the Sahitya Akademi has requested them to reconsider their decision, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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BJP MPs were today asked to avoid making provocative statements amid the debate in Parliament over the issue of intolerance where controversial comments by some party leaders, including ministers, have come in handy for the opposition in its attack on the government.
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The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,500 people in Syria, including nearly 2,000 civilians, since declaring its "caliphate" in June last year, said a monitor.
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Barely days after its resounding defeat in Bihar, the BJP leadership faced its first open challenge from within since forming the government at the Centre in May last year. Four veteran leaders, including Margdarshak mandal members L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, issued a stinging statement — a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for London — that the party was being “forced to kow-tow to a handful”, its “consensual character has been destroyed,” and it has been “emasculated” in the last year.
