One Year of Modi 2.0: Section 370 to CAA; Corona's 'break' to Modi-Shah's fast chariot

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 30, 2020 02:19 PM2020-05-30T14:19:17+5:302020-05-30T14:19:17+5:30

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Today marks the second year of the second term of the Modi government, which took over the reins of the country for the second time with a clear and large majority. After accepting the post of Prime Minister for the second time, Prime Minister Modi took a bold decision in the first six months.

Deleting Article 370 from Kashmir has always been on the BJP's agenda. However, in the first term of the Vajpayee government and the Modi government, it was not possible to delete Article 370. But after re-establishing power with an absolute majority last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Triple divorce was a key issue in the country's politics and sociology. However, the Modi government had started taking steps in this direction to repeal this law which is unjust to women. In the first term of the government, the Lok Sabha passed a bill in this regard.

Similar to Article 370, the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is also at the top of the BJP's agenda. Meanwhile, in a Supreme Court hearing, the court had ruled in favor of the Ram temple. The government then made an immediate decision to build a Ram temple.

After the triple divorce, Article 370, the Modi-led central government took up another controversial issue. The central government, during the winter session, introduced an amendment bill to the Citizenship Amendment Act. According to the bill, in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

During the second term of the Modi government, Amit Shah took over as Home Minister. He then took the initiative for strategic decisions such as Section 370 and the Citizenship Amendment Act. As a result, he became the second most powerful leader in the BJP after Modi.

The BJP, led by Modi and Amit Shah, has won a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, but not in the Assembly polls this year. BJP became a big party in Maharashtra and Haryana. But in Maharashtra, BJP got elected due to non-alignment with Shiv Sena.

However, the Modi government, which has taken drastic decisions like Section 370 to the Citizenship Amendment Act throughout the year, is currently facing a serious challenge from the corona virus. Corona has shut down businesses and economic transactions in the country. Also the number of corona victims in the country even after the lockdown.