Public Policy Matters – Vidyut Jain's Blog

September 9, 2016

The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012- An exploration of Untouchability as a social practice.

The constitution of India, when adopted was very clear on the need to abolish the practice of untouchability, which has been prevalent in India since the ancient times, by making it a fundamental right, it sought to eliminate the derogatory practice once and for all, enshrining it in article 17 of chapter 3 of the

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September 1, 2016

Law and Women: Religious personal Laws some thoughts with regard to the Uniform Civil Code

The contemporary Indian society is multicultural that is pluralistic with regard to religious laws. These are laws governing different religious groups according to their religious tenants. These laws sometime come in conflict with the common law laid down by the constitution with the promise of the fundamental rights and legal entitlements for every citizen of

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September 1, 2016

Letter to Indian citizens, 1 September 2016: Introducing India’s only liberal party and how it can fix India’s problems.

Dear fellow citizen of India, Subject: Inviting you to consider the vision and approach of India’s only liberal party Our freedom fighters sacrificed their lives for India’s liberty. They would have been deeply disappointed with what India has become. Our governance is one of the world’s worst. Corruption, injustice, insecurity and filth stalks us at

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August 31, 2016

India’s only liberal party challenges the PM to implement Minimum Government, Maximum Governance

National Press Release – to be released across India 26 August 2016 – embargoed till 4 pm. [Marathi version of the press release: in Word | PDF] President of Swarna Bharat Party, Sanjay Sonawani, asks Mr Modi to substantially increase funding for the police and judiciary Swarna Bharat Party, India’s only liberal party, held a press conference in

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