While on the Supreme Court, Arun Mishra had described the PM as an “internationally acclaimed visionary who could think globally and act locally”. Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge has dissented to the NHRC appointment on the grounds that candidates from marginalised communities were not considered.
Despite the fact that the media and public have shifted their focus away from the farmers' protest due to the COVID-19 crisis, protesters are still finding novel ways to keep the momentum alive.
According to opposition parties, Satish Dwivedi and his mother have been involved in buying four plots of land worth Rs 2.37 crore for only Rs 60 lakh.
Earlier in the day, CM Mamata Banerjee had written to PM Modi, requesting him to withdraw the Centre's order recalling the bureaucrat.