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Shiv Sena symbol row: Supreme Court to hear Uddhav Thackeray faction's plea on July 14
The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing on its plea over the contentious Shiv Sena symbol in wake of the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and K Vinod Chandran which agreed to list it on July 14. The counsel for the Shiv Sena (UBT) informed the bench that local body polls were likely to be notified soon in the state. The counsel appearing for the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction said a similar request was made on May 7 before a bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, also hearing the symbol row matter, and it was rejected. The Shiv Sena (UBT) counsel argued that Justice Kant-led bench had said the matter could be mentioned during the top court's partial court working days. He argued the matter raised the "question of peoples' choice". He said the plea seeks an interim arrangement similar to the one directed by the apex court in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) symbol row case. In November last year, the top court directed the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction to publish a disclaimer in newspapers, including Marathi ones, that the issue of allocation of "clock" symbol was pending in court. The order was passed when the top court was hearing the pleas of Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions over the purported use and misuse of "clock" symbol. The top court on May 6 paved the way for the state's local body polls which were stalled for over five years due to a reservation issue and ordered the Maharashtra election panel to notify it in four weeks. On May 7, the apex court asked the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction to concentrate on local body polls after the party sought an urgent hearing on its plea against the Maharashtra assembly speaker's decision to give the 'bow and arrow' symbol to the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The counsel appearing for Shiv Sena (UBT) had then said the assembly speaker gave the 'bow and arrow' symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction in 2023 based on the legislative majority, which was contrary to the Constitution bench verdict of the top court. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.
India Today
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- India Today
Debt of 'achhe din': Congress slams Modi government over rise in per capita debt
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Indian Express
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‘Why is every citizen in debt of Rs 4.8 lakh in ‘Modi Raj'?': Congress accuses Centre of catering to capitalist friends
A sharp rise in individual debt levels has sparked political fire, with the Congress lashing out at the Centre after a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report revealed that the per capita debt of borrowers has soared over the past two years. According to the RBI, the average debt per borrower jumped from Rs 3.9 lakh in March 2023 to Rs 4.8 lakh in March 2024, a spike largely driven by higher-rated borrowers. Taking aim at the government's economic policies, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh blamed the BJP-led NDA government for pushing ordinary citizens into debt while favouring corporates. 'Why is every citizen of the country in debt of Rs 4,80,000?' he asked in a post on X in Hindi. Attacking what he called the government's pro-corporate tilt, Ramesh alleged: 'Debt of 'Achhe Din'! The Modi government has ruined the country's economy in the last eleven years. No effort was made to improve the lives of the people, all the policies were made only for the capitalist friends, the losses of which are being suffered by the people of the country today.' Continuing the Opposition's criticism of unemployment and inflation, he added: 'Youth are unemployed. Farmers are dying by suicide. People are troubled by inflation. Constitutional institutions are being crushed. People are drowning in debt and Modi ji's best friends are making profits, their wealth is increasing.' Ramesh also cited data to highlight the nature of the debt burden. 'In 2 years, the per capita debt has increased by Rs 90,000 to Rs 4.8 lakh,' he said. Calling it 'deeply worrying,' Ramesh, 71, noted that unsecured loans have crossed 25 per cent and external debt stood at $736.3 billion by March 2025 – a 10 per cent rise over the previous year. Accusing the Centre of attempting to 'hide the real shortcomings by taking the help of statistics and experts', Ramesh said no one can 'deny the truth' that the debt burden on the country is at its peak in 'Modi Raj'.
