Published by the Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy The BJP-led Governments of Rajasthan and Haryana have amended their Panchayat Acts to bar citizens without middle and secondary school education from contesting elections. The amendments, which disqualify about half of the rural population with Dalits, Tribals, Minorities and women the worst hit, were upheld by the Supreme Court last month.
Abridging Citizenship in a Democracy
Abridging Citizenship in a Democracy
Abridging Citizenship in a Democracy
Published by the Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy The BJP-led Governments of Rajasthan and Haryana have amended their Panchayat Acts to bar citizens without middle and secondary school education from contesting elections. The amendments, which disqualify about half of the rural population with Dalits, Tribals, Minorities and women the worst hit, were upheld by the Supreme Court last month.