Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged the Congress president to talk for 15 minutes about the achievements of the Karnataka government without looking at a paper.
Many voters, especially the young, said they found Rahul Gandhi immature and inexperienced. But it was more a perception than based on specific reasons.
Opposition parties in Punjab have termed the shift in focus from Punjab to India as a move to ‘belittle and insult the glorious history of Sikh gurus’.
The old BJP office was a typical Lutyens’s bungalow – open on all sides, with an easy, relaxed vibe. The posh new office, on the other hand, is a fortress.
The two national parties have played spoilsport for each other on many seats in the last three elections. But the Congress is now considering an alliance.
By including two MLAs who were present at protests supporting Kathua rape-murder accused, the BJP has tried to reclaim the narrative that it fights for Jammu’s rights.
According to RSS affiliate Bharatiya Shikshan Manch, many states, including opposition-ruled Punjab, Karnataka and Odisha, have given positive responses.
Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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