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After the 10 per cent quota for the ‘poor’ in the general category, quota for university faculty is now in the news. A tool for empowerment, reservations are now a political and legal hot potato. In the government-judiciary tussle in this election season, the real rationale behind quotas is lost.
If Priyanka Vadra flops, it could deal mortal blow to the dynasty
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s entry into active politics signals a big change in the Congress party that earlier preferred soft political landing for the Nehru-Gandhi family members. It certainly is bravado politics in desperate times. But it could also deal a mortal blow to the dynasty if her charisma card flops.
It’s good to see Modi inaugurating museums
For a party accused of warring over history in textbooks and on the streets, it’s a welcome sign to see its leader, PM Narendra Modi, inaugurating a large number of museums – Bose, cinema, Sardar, Gandhi and police history. A museum is a safe space for unsafe ideas, after all.
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