The ruling party at the Centre has to keep quiet about Nagaland’s thoughts on Vande Mataram if it wants to enjoy power in the state that will go to polls in early 2028.
The JD(U) may still have 12 members in the Lok Sabha and 85 in the state Assembly, but without Nitish Kumar as its face, the party is confronted with a big leadership vacuum.
A series of pronouncements by CJI Surya Kant-led benches last week—from Sabarimala to CAA and freebies—are set to resonate in the coming Assembly elections.
The Treasury benches laid a trap for LoP Rahul Gandhi with their vehement opposition to his reference to former Army chief Gen MM Naravane’s book. And he walked right in.
The cooperation ministry is working on a war footing. Even if cooperative societies are in the state list, the Centre is doing its best to streamline and reinvigorate the sector.
The big question is how actively Nitin Nabin will engage with the RSS. The Sangh was given his name as a fait accompli—for information, not confirmation.
What’s wrong with the BJP’s chief ministers? The lackadaisical governance of many stems from their reading of election victories as a result of three Ms: Modi, majoritarianism, money.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
It’s the TINA effect. All will change, The day Congress gets a leader who will bring discipline, national progress/ development as the guiding principle and execute it without bias of language, state, caste, religion and economic status.
Being Home minister Amit Shah is responsible for all UTs including Jammu and Kashmir. So he has to bear the responsibility of the security failure in Pahalgam. He cannot escape behind the justification that he also has to spend time in each election. Similarly do not blame BJP ministers that they are making holes in PM Modi as if Modi cannot make mistakes. He is to be blamed for his own mistakes.
Well written! It’s really chalta hai all the time, in all states.
I am so disappointed at the handling of this tragedy :
1. Projection of normalcy is more important than ensuring security
2. Lie at the all party meeting that baisaran was opened without approval on April 20 when it has been open all year round for a few years now. And if indeed April 20, terrorists must be like supernova, recceing in 2 days and that’s all they need to execute.
3. Modi’s absence in all party meeting was terrible. Bihar projects and elections more important than pahalgam? Are people of Bihar so insensitive that they won’t understand if PM has to alter his plans and be absent or do it later or do it remotely?
4. Why did modi scream from Bihar? He should have been in Pahalgam or at the very least Srinagar. Same message delivered from the soil of Kashmir would have had so much more impact. RaGa is a moron but at least he did what I expected out of the PM, visit Srinagar and spend time with the injured, visit the family of our deceased Kashmiri friend who died trying to save the others.
5. Resignation? Huh! Forget it. No politician resigns these days. Amit Shah should have, Ashwini Vaishnaw should for the rail accidents. Mamata banerjee should have resigned 3x by now. But all they are interested in is keeping power and minting money.
Pleasantly surprised and happy with Mr. Owaisi and Omar Abdullah’s gestures. They have shown more maturity, tact and sensitivity than the rest of our political leadership together.
It’s the TINA effect. All will change, The day Congress gets a leader who will bring discipline, national progress/ development as the guiding principle and execute it without bias of language, state, caste, religion and economic status.
Being Home minister Amit Shah is responsible for all UTs including Jammu and Kashmir. So he has to bear the responsibility of the security failure in Pahalgam. He cannot escape behind the justification that he also has to spend time in each election. Similarly do not blame BJP ministers that they are making holes in PM Modi as if Modi cannot make mistakes. He is to be blamed for his own mistakes.
Very well written article.
As war clouds gather on the horizon, the question arises – How would the Agnipath scheme measure up to the challenge of a single or a two front war.
Well written! It’s really chalta hai all the time, in all states.
I am so disappointed at the handling of this tragedy :
1. Projection of normalcy is more important than ensuring security
2. Lie at the all party meeting that baisaran was opened without approval on April 20 when it has been open all year round for a few years now. And if indeed April 20, terrorists must be like supernova, recceing in 2 days and that’s all they need to execute.
3. Modi’s absence in all party meeting was terrible. Bihar projects and elections more important than pahalgam? Are people of Bihar so insensitive that they won’t understand if PM has to alter his plans and be absent or do it later or do it remotely?
4. Why did modi scream from Bihar? He should have been in Pahalgam or at the very least Srinagar. Same message delivered from the soil of Kashmir would have had so much more impact. RaGa is a moron but at least he did what I expected out of the PM, visit Srinagar and spend time with the injured, visit the family of our deceased Kashmiri friend who died trying to save the others.
5. Resignation? Huh! Forget it. No politician resigns these days. Amit Shah should have, Ashwini Vaishnaw should for the rail accidents. Mamata banerjee should have resigned 3x by now. But all they are interested in is keeping power and minting money.
Pleasantly surprised and happy with Mr. Owaisi and Omar Abdullah’s gestures. They have shown more maturity, tact and sensitivity than the rest of our political leadership together.
This government exists only to collect taxes. Period.