This thread tries to chronicle the things done, the things never before done and the things undone in the past few years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi!
Dholpur, an area with 25,000 acres of land along with a 5,000-year-old Shiva temple and cave has been under illegal encroachment. More and more people are coming to settle, displacing the indigenous population.
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30,000 acres of land has been encroached. The indigenous populations are affected by endless robbery & dacoity in the area.
Assam Govt took up an eviction initiative after discussion with local Muslim populations, in return of promising land as per land policy. They agreed.
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Eviction drive was going on peacefully for 2 days, but 10,000 people attacked the cops today & they had to retaliate. 2 people lost lives with 8 injured.
The situation has been diluted & Assam govt has been constantly in touch with Muslim organisations to maintain peace.
The 'fact check' by @the_hindu on PM’s remark on the history of vaccination in India ends up further exposing past governments' failures.
If we check out the timeline for major vaccines introduced in the world & in India we'll get all the 'facts' at one place!
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Small Pox was eradicated in North America & Europe by 1953.
Small Pox was eradicated in India in 1975!
The article itself recognizes that!
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Small Pox Vaccination Drive in India - A Recap
- Drive relied heavily on global support
- Took almost 2 decades to achieve self-sufficiency of the freeze-dried vaccine
- Bifurcated needles required for vaccination were provided by WHO!