BJP, the Party with no difference – BJP Presidents nominated
BJP, the Party with no difference. The Bhartiya Janata Party boasted to be a party with a difference. It had, time and again declared that it stood for high principles, unique characteristics and had come to maintain high standards in politics unlike others parties.
As per the BJP Party Constitution, the term of the President is three years, and the incumbent may not serve for more than two consecutive terms. The President usually does not also hold a post in the government. Many had, therefore resigned the position to accept posts in government.
JP Nadda was appointed on January, 20, 2020. He would have ended his term in January, 2023 but could have been re-elected for another term. But his term was extended till 30th June, 2024 after amending the BJP constitution in cases of emergencies and the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. After 2024 elections, Nadda became a Minister for Health.
BJP had been passing inuendoes on the Congress for not electing the Presidents. Mallikarjun Kharge has been a duly elected President in recent times.
BJP, the Party with no difference – BJP grabs opposition leaders
BJP, the Party with no difference. The Congress lost 222 of its candidates and 177 of its lawmakers, the highest for any political outfit, to other parties, while the BJP turned out as the biggest beneficiary attracting 253 candidates and 173 lawmakers to its fold in the past seven years according to ADR report
BJP lawmakers are the best hate speech owners and Narendra Modi being the worst.
The BJP got the largest number of lawmakers in the country with declared cases of hate speech against them, as per an Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) study. Of the total of 58 current MPs and MLAs with declared cases of hate speech against themselves, 27 are from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Pragya Thakur, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri, Yogi Aditya Nath, Amit Shah, Hemant Biswa Sarma are few examples.
During 2024 election campaigns, Narendra Modi castigated minorities when he referred to Machli, Maans, Masjid, Mangalsutra. He went on to say that one of the buffalos taken away from Hindus and would be given to Muslims and even waters could be removed to appease the minorities.
Ajay Mishra Teni renominated.
During 2020–2021 farmers organised protest against three farm acts in Lakhimpur Kheri, the constituency of Ajay Mishra Teni, MP and Minister of State for Home Affairs
Teni threatened the farmers. Tajinder Singh Virk, a farmer leader, organised a protest against Teni and Keshav Prasad Maurya.
On October 3, 2021, Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra, drove his vehicle over farmers killing four farmers and a journalist were killed and injured several others.
Three members of the Minister’s convoy were killed in the mob lynching by the protesting farmers following the incident. Eight people died and more than ten were injured. When no action on the accused Ashish Mishra was forth coming, the Supreme intervened, he was interrogated and later arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police on October 9, 2021.
Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, the father of Ashish Misra, the key accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, was fielded again by the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections who lost his elections.
The car which ran over the farmers belonged to Ashish Mishra, but he had denied that he was inside the vehicle during the violence.
BJP and its government expenditure.
BJP spent about 1092.1558 crores i.e., 80.21% of its expenditure of 1361.683 crores for its election and propaganda during the year 2022-2023. The Centre spent ₹6,491.56 crore on advertisements in print and electronic media since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014.
BJP amass most of the donations from Electoral Bonds
The BJP is the single biggest beneficiary of Electoral Bonds donations. Data from the Election Commission show that 57 percent of total donations between 2018 and March 2022 through the Bonds went to BJP, amounting to 5271 crores of rupees. The Congress received 952 crores of rupees.
BJP, the Party with no difference. 30 Companies donate 335 crores pending investigations.
Reports revealed that 30 companies involved in investigations by agencies, which have become recovery agents, had donated Rs 335 crore to the BJP during the investigation. Congress party wrote to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanding a probe into allegations of quid-pro-quo between the BJP and 30 companies that had allegedly donated huge sums of money to the ruling party while being under the scanner of federal agencies.
BJP government cripples the Congress party
BJP, the Party with no difference. The Congress’ main bank accounts were frozen over an income tax demand of ₹210 crore but an I-T appellate tribunal later allowed it to operate. It however, recovered ₹65 crore from the accounts of the Indian National Congress out of the total outstanding tax dues of ₹115 crore. Has it recovered from BJP, it is not known.
Disqualification of Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi got disqualified as member of the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2023. The dis -qualification followed a conviction by the Gujarat High Court, which had sentenced him with two-year imprisonment, on the accusation of defaming Modi’s surname.
Speaker of the Lok Sabha disqualified him from the membership of the House within twenty-four hours. On 4th August, 2023, however, the conviction was stayed by the Supreme Court. He was reinstated on 8 December 2023 and was back in the Lok Sabha.
Disqualification of Mahua Moitra
BJP, the Party with no difference. Mahua Moitra, Trinamul Congress, M.P. was disqualified and expelled from the Lok Sabha following recommendation of Ethics Committee for sharing her login and password of NIC portal. The communal attacks of Ramesh Bidhuri, BJP MP on Danish Ali, the then BSP MP did not get his disqualification.
BJP government suspension of 146 MPs.
The ruckus created by two intruders on 13th December, 2023 in Lok Sabha, was the undercurrent of desperation of the general public against misrule and overrule of Modi. Modi’s despotic ways led to the suspension of 146 Opposition Members of the Parliament.
BJP government enforces laws to mend opponents
The frequent strengthening of laws was a relatively recent phenomenon and had a chilling effect on dissent. The government branded criticism of its policies as “anti-national,” using this label to attack opposition. An army of volunteers was employed to identify online dissenters. Firstly, academics were targeted, with university administrators and faculty facing investigations, discipline, or forced resignations due to their perceived political views.
BJP government onslaught of administrative harassment
Critics of the government within civil society often find themselves subjected to administrative harassment. In 2020, the Modi government tightened its grip on civil society independence by amending the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
These amendments targeted the logistics of foreign-fund transfers, imposed limits on the nature of spending and the sharing of funds between non-governmental organizations (NGOs), granted central and state governments discretionary powers to suspend NGOs, and prohibited public servants from affiliating with such organizations. Government authorities consistently utilized financial audits and tax-related raids, operating within the bounds of legality, against a broad spectrum of civil society groups.
BJP government harass Journalists
Indian journalists often find themselves in precarious situations, facing threats to their lives and enduring relentless online harassment orchestrated by troll army linked to the government. This grim reality created a cascading effect on major media networks, stifling their ability to criticize the Modi government openly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself refrained from engaging with the media in any substantive manner, having not held a single press conference in the last nine years. The lack of direct engagement with journalists further restricted transparency and accountability in the government’s actions and policies. End of Part-I