Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of former foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is set to make her poll debut in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In its first list of candidates, BJP announced that Swaraj will contest from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat. Soon after her name was announced, Swaraj said she will try to live up to the legacy set by her mother, who she was sure sending her blessings from heaven.

She said this achievement does not belong to Bansuri Swaraj, but every karyakarta (worker) of Delhi BJP. Bansuri Swaraj is a distinguished lawyer and brings wealth of experience in legal procedures to the political arena. She had been appointed by the BJP as the co-convenor of BJP’s Delhi legal cell last year.

She has 15 years of experience as an advocate as she had enrolled in the Bar Council of Delhi in 2007. She completed her graduation in English Literature from the University of Warwick and pursued a law degree from the prestigious BPP law School in London. Her academic qualifications include qualifying as Barrister at Law and being called to the bar from the honorable Inn of Inner Temple, London.

After enhancing her legal credentials, she completed her Masters of Studies from St Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford. Throughout her professional career, Bansuri has carved a niche for herself in the legal domain, representing high profile clients in contentious litigation. Her expertise includes a large number of legal areas, including disputes involving contracts, real estate, tax, international commercial arbitrations, and criminal trials.

Last year Bansuri launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party over the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Ammendment Bill), 2023. During a press conference she categorized AAP government as jhagdalu (quarrelsome) and nikammi (useless). She congratulated Droupadi Murmu for passing the bill and expressed confidence that the administration in Delhi would operate in accordance with the law.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday targeted the Centre over Make in India and said the Modi government has failed to complete inaction in creating jobs and utilising funds. He asked many questions as to why the government has failed to create enough jobs and on the under utilisation of funds in key sectors to promote manufacturing in India.

The Congress leader took to X and posted the Modi government failed to realize Make in India! The loud drumbeating on their interventions in the manufacturing sector has been drowned by complete inaction. He further asked why the value added by manufacturing in India’s GDP decreased from 16% to 13% over the past ten years.

Kharge also asked why the average manufacturing growth had declined under the BJP government at the Centre. He said it was 7.85% during the Congress – UPA government which plunged to 6% only. He said the Modi government had promised 10 crore manufacturing jobs by 2022. Kharge asked where are the jobs? He asked why has the workforce in manufacturing declined in the last 10 years?

The Congress leader also pointed out a majority of the Production-Linked Incentives (PLI) Scheme has failed to take off? He asked why has there been a massive under-utilisation of funds for key sectors? He added 96% of funds for the PLI scheme in the textiles sector remained unused.

Kharge said no funds had been provided for the PLI scheme in the renewable sector and 95% of funds for the scheme in the white goods for manufacture of components and sub- assemblies of AC’s and LEDs remain unused. He failed to understand the percentage increase in India’s exports, which was 549% during Congress-UPA, declined to just 90% during the Modi government?He slammed Centre over rise in imports from China despite border transgressions.

Former Union Minister and BJP PM Jayant Sinha on Saturday decided to refrain himself from participating in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Announcing his decision, he asked the BJP president JP Nadda to relieve him of direct electoral duties as he wanted to focus on combating global climate change in India and around the world.

Taking to X, the BJP MP from Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh said, that he has requested JP Nadda to relieve him of his direct electoral duties so that he can focus his efforts on combating global climate change in Bharat and around the world. Of course, I will continue to work with the party on economic and governance issues, he wrote in a post.

Expressing his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the opportunities provided to him, said that he had the privilege of serving the people of Bharat and Hazaribagh for the past ten years. Sinha previously served as Minister of State for Finance and Civil Aviation in the Modi Cabinet.

Notably, Sinha is the second leader after BJP MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir, who announced his decision to step away from politics.

Earlier in the day, the former cricketer, who has been assigned to mentor the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise in the upcoming edition of the IPL, had also requested party president Nadda to relieve him of his political duties so that he can focus on his upcoming cricket commitments.

Both of them decided to quit politics at a time when the BJP is about to release its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha Election 2024. This list will feature well-known personalities such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The party conducted prolonged overnight sessions in Delhi, including one overseen by the Prime Minister at his residence, starting at 11 pm on Thursday and ending at 4 am on Friday. The timing of their decision raises questions about whether their departure from politics is due to a shift in interests or an early attempt to mitigate risks.