PM Modi inaugurating Kashmir’s Hazratbal shrine development project marks a significant outreach to Muslims weeks after Ram temple consecration. While the gulf between his party’s Hindu base and Muslims is wide, any such moves deserve welcome. For Kashmir, his development pitch is wise and both elections and statehood should follow.
Karunakaran’s daughter joining BJP exposes key flaw in Gandhi dynasty’s thinking
Kerala ex-CM Karunakaran’s daughter, Padmaja Venugopal, joins a long list of Congress dynasts who’ve shifted to BJP. Dynasty-run party’s apathy and don’t-care-a-damn attitude toward them betrays a fundamental flaw in Gandhis’ thinking– that only they are the Congress. It’s this sense of entitlement and egotism that’s hurting Congress the most.
SC’s call for educating police about free speech is key to prevent citizen harassment
Supreme Court has rightly used strong words to quash the ‘waging war’ case against the Maharashtra professor who merely updated his WhatsApp status criticising abrogation of Article 370. It has called for educating the police about free speech and democracy. This is key to preventing citizen harassment by the authorities.