Rajasthan Cabinet Scraps Two-Child Norm for Panchayat, Municipal Elections

• Rajasthan Cabinet approves amendment bills to remove the two-child norm for contesting Panchayat and Municipal elections.
• Law Minister Jogaram Patel confirmed the decision, stating the bills are likely to be introduced in the current Assembly session.
• Industry Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore emphasized the decision as a 'need of the hour,' unrelated to statements by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat or Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri.
• The previous two-child norm, implemented in 1995 by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government, has now been reversed by the Bhajanlal government.
• Minister Jogaram Patel noted that improved conditions mean the population pressure is not as high as before, justifying the change.