Ordinance Raj

Modi Sarkar turns into Ordinance Raj: Good governance or poor strategy?

Of the eight ordinances which would have to be cleared in the budget session, two – Insurance and Land Acquisition - would be the most contentious. The decision of the president to question the urgency to amend the land act – a president usually only rubber stamps the government’s decisions – could be the start of a plethora of troubles for the Modi government.

Janata Parivar terms ordinances as Modi's gifts to industrialists, promises agitation

Janata Parivar offshoots will launch a joint agitation against the ordinances on land, coal and mines, which JD(U) President Sharad Yadav on Wednesday alleged, are the Narendra Modi government's "gifts" to its industrialist backers in India and abroad.

Modi to continue 'ordinance raj' in New Year - this time for E-rickshaws

The Modi government is planning another ordinance in the New Year, this time for E-rickshaws, in order to woo a segment of the Delhi electorate.