Governance has come to a standstill in Maharashtra as three ruling parties have bargained hard for plum portfolios and ministerial positions for days. It’s bad omen for India’s economic powerhouse. Three different coalitions with conflicting interests have stymied governance since 2019. Maharashtrians didn’t bargain for this game of musical chairs.
Mamata Banerjee won mandate on porivartan promise. But legacy of political violence continues
Large-scale killings and violence in West Bengal panchayat polls deserve the strongest condemnation. It desanctifies electoral process. TMC-led government and state election commission must be held accountable. CM Mamata Banerjee won mandate on promise of porivartan. Her government has ended up presiding over the worst legacy—culture of political violence.
Sikh separatists got low turnout in US, UK, Australia. Don’t inject life into it with panic
Low turnouts at much-publicised pro-Khalistan rallies in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have again made clear Sikh secessionism’s only homeland is on social media. The threat from violent secessionists must be taken seriously. But India’s political leadership must not inject life into this dead movement with panicked polemic.