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GS-2FARMERS' ASSEMBLY RIGHTS AND TRADE POLICY PROTEST

Farmers Don't Need Permission to Assemble. Haryana Police Just Said They Do.

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) farmers gathered at the Khanauri-Data Singh Wala border on August 16 to begin a 228-km foot march to Delhi, but Haryana Police sealed the inter-state point with multi-layer barricading, saying the farmers lacked permission. SKM leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal called the barricading proof of the government's "anti-farmer face," alleging some outfit leaders were also detained ahead of the march.

Sub TopicPOLITY - ARTICLE 19(1)(B) ASSEMBLY RIGHTS AND…SourceTHE INDIAN EXPRESS
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GS-2ELECTORAL ROLL REVISION AND VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT

The Constitutional Loophole Behind Bengal's "Excluded" Voters

The Election Commission of India has stayed largely silent on how many of the roughly 38,000 SIR-related cases its tribunals had "disposed of" in West Bengal by June were actual deletions, even as the Supreme Court seeks clarity at an August 25 hearing. Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, visiting Bihar, credited the SIR exercise there - which removed around 70 lakh names - for the state's record 67.25%…

Sub TopicPOLITY - RIGHT TO VOTE AS A STATUTORY RIGHT AND…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-2FEDERALISM AND RESERVATION POLICY IN A UNION TERRITORY

J&K's Reservation Cap Is Stuck Not in Politics, But in a Statute Delhi Doesn't Have to Live With

Omar Abdullah said on August 15 that his government "has done its job" by sending a Cabinet-approved proposal to rationalise reservations to the Lieutenant Governor in November 2025 and that continued inaction risks Gen Z-style unrest. The proposal would cap total reservation at 50%, reversing the 70% ceiling the L-G administration itself set in 2024 after granting Scheduled Tribe status to the Pahari community.

Sub TopicPOLITY - CENTRE-UT RELATIONS AND THE J&K REORGANISATION…SourceTHE INDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-2POLITICAL LABELLING OF DISSENT AND FREE SPEECH

Why the Opposition Wants to Be Called "Dimagi Naxal"

PM Modi used the term "dimagi Naxals" in his 80th Independence Day address on August 15, calling for such people to be "identified and isolated." After Congress's P. Chidambaram declared himself "proud to be a dimagi Naxal," Kiren Rijiju issued a four-point clarification on X specifying that the term applies only to those who back Maoists, separatists, Article 370 or splitting the Northeast - a list Opposition leaders mocked…

Sub TopicPOLITY - STATE FRAMING OF IDEOLOGICAL THREATS AND…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-2INDIA-BANGLADESH EXTRADITION TREATY AND BILATERAL DIPLOMACY

Dhaka Wants Hasina Before It Wants a Summit

Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry spokesperson A.K.M. Shahidul Karim said on August 16 that Dhaka has asked India to "expeditiously act" on its request to extradite Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives, including the accused killers of student leader Osman Hadi, before Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visits India. India's MEA has said it does not endorse Hasina's press conference remarks and that the extradition request is under…

Sub TopicINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - NEIGHBOURHOOD DIPLOMACY AND…SourceMINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
UPSC Relevance8/10
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