: The Political Fix: Why India’s new Parliament building may spark a North-South tug-of-war #IndiaNEWS Welcome to The Political Fix by Rohan Venkataramakrishnan, a newsletter on Indian politics and

The Political Fix: Why India’s new Parliament building may spark a North-South tug-of-war #IndiaNEWS
Welcome to The Political Fix by Rohan Venkataramakrishnan, a newsletter on Indian politics and policy. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up here. We don’t charge for this newsletter, but if you would like to support us consider contributing to the Scroll Reporting Fund or, if you’re not in India, subscribing to Scroll+. The Big Story: Foundational challengeOn December 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a new Parliament building in Delhi. It might seem odd for the Political Fix to focus on what sounds like a fairly ordinary government photo-op on the same week that Modi will face a Bharat Bandh, a national strike, despite several rounds of talks with protesting farmer groups that have been demanding the repeal of agricultural laws passed two months ago (see last Monday’s issue for more on this). The protests – partially blockading the roads leading into Delhi – have only grown more significant, as revealed by the government’s willingness to discuss amendments to the law to address the farmers’ concerns. The Indian Express reports that the government is even considering a special Parliament session to pass amendments, though the farmers have maintained their demand for a full repeal. The government’s potential backtracking is reminiscent of its retreat from an attempt to alter pro-business land acquisition laws in...Read more

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