Punjab govt’s action on drugs welcome but timing of FIR against Akali leader suspect
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Punjab govt’s action on drugs welcome but timing of FIR against Akali leader suspect

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It’s good that Punjab government has finally acted on the task force report on drugs. But the timing of the FIR against Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia is suspect. CM Charanjit Singh Channi must realise pre-poll activism of CBI, ED and Income Tax has been ineffectual. Voters aren’t fools.

Bengal’s saffron story is going awry. BJP looks as clueless as Congress

BJP’s decimation in Kolkata civic polls, after its drubbing in assembly bypolls and desertions by legislators, shows Bengal’s saffron story is going awry. For once, BJP looks as clueless as Congress when confronted by a formidable adversary. But Mamata Banerjee is too astute to write off BJP in Bengal yet.