The protests against the CAA-NRC have had many salutary effects, but one thing that is consistently overstated is its effect on India’s domestic politics. For many who are singing revolutionary songs, it is tantalising to say this is the beginning of the end. But there is no evidence that the Narendra Modi government’s stand on citizenship is unpopular, barring certain states, or that the BJP is indeed losing support over it.
So far, the only successful outcome of the protests is the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi was forced to retreat on the rhetoric of a nationwide NRC. But even here, the government is still zealously holding on to the issue of “illegal immigration”, which looks like the next big ‘core issue’ of the Sangh Parivar, now to be pursued through the route of National Population Register (NPR).
The widespread protests will not be a turning point for the Modi-Amit Shah government until ‘ordinary Hindus’ join it in large numbers. The base of the CAA-NRC-NPR protests remains confined to the groups that were already opposed to the BJP government: the largest number has been provided by Muslims, along with liberal middle-class professionals, Leftists, and dissenting students.
The surprising participation is of a number of ‘apolitical’ (or politically passive) young people, who might have largely been silent over the past few years. Now, they are speaking out on social media, attending protests, and joining the camp of active, politically engaged dissenters. But even among these, only a handful, if that, would have voted for the BJP in 2019.
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BJP stand agreeable to Hindus
Outside metropolitan areas such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and outside of states such as West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, these have overwhelmingly been Muslim protests. In the cities of Uttar Pradesh, for instance, protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have almost exclusively been led by Muslims. This is not ‘wrong’ given how it is Muslims who will be the most affected by the Islamophobic and discriminatory nature of the CAA. But it is debatable how effective these protests will be in altering the massive popularity that the BJP enjoys.
In the heartland states of the north and the west, which is the base of the BJP, it is likely that the ruling party’s positions on CAA, NRC and now NPR are indeed popular.
The headline of a report by The Indian Express’ Ravish Tiwari succinctly summarised the findings: “On the ground in Uttar Pradesh, protest divide along religion, not politics”. The report found that “across the constituencies of Baghpat, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Sambhal and Rampur, many Hindus who voted for Opposition parties during the Lok Sabha elections support the government’s citizenship move”. It stated that the “ruling establishment’s arguments against the protests and for the crackdown find resonance among Hindus in this region” including people from backward caste communities.
It is not hard to understand why. The BJP’s position ticks a lot of boxes that deeply resonate with Indians. First, a bottomless appetite for ‘cleaning up the country’ rhetoric, which was also the reason why demonetisation in 2016 proved so popular. Despite the havoc it wrecked in their daily lives, it was more than made up by resentment towards the “rich and the corrupt”. Second, the rhetoric of cleaning up India of the ‘outsiders’ taps into an equally strong resentment towards “illegal immigrants”, especially because it is invoked in terms of Muslims.
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Constitutionalism doesn’t sell
As the last five years have showed, arguments that PM Modi is violating the Constitution find little traction on the ground. Ordinary Indians don’t seem to particularly care about specific Articles of the Constitution, neither does adherence to constitutional principles makes for an emotionally captivating rhetoric. No matter what legal nit-picking the opposition does with nuanced arguments, Modi controls the narrative.
On the other hand, there are emotionally incendiary visuals, both real and doctored, of ‘rioting Muslims’ from small towns of Uttar Pradesh. These visuals are being, and shall be, incessantly played in the media that the BJP mostly controls, and pinged across millions of WhatsApp groups. The BJP’s propaganda machinery is incredibly powerful, and it won’t stop until those images are indelibly linked with the protests in popular consciousness. It is very likely that Chief Minister Adityanath government’s strongman posturing, from the brutal police action on protesters to seizing people’s properties, is being silently applauded by the Hindu majority, as The Indian Express report attested.
Some NRC-CAA protests have been massive, such as the one at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai that perhaps drew an excess of one lakh people. But to extrapolate from these protests and conclude that the Modi government is losing support would be exceedingly naive.
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Support of ‘silent majority’
Populist leaders like Narendra Modi rely on the support of the “silent majority”, a term former US President Richard Nixon popularised during a presidential address in 1969. In the backdrop of the growing anti-Vietnam war protests, he invoked those “ordinary” Americans who were opposed to the protests and also did not partake in the counterculture, whose voice was being drowned by the loud protesters. This proved to have a powerful appeal, in spite of the tumult of the late 1960s, with the Black Power movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the Martin Luther King Jr assassination riots.
Nixon highlighted the underlying contrast between the views of the “silent majority” and the views of a vocal minority composed of mediapersons, intellectuals, cosmopolitans, and liberals. This was smart because polls showed that two-thirds of Americans were opposed to the anti-war protests, while also hoping for the Vietnam War to end quickly. The appeal to “patriotic Americans” to not let those opposed to the United States win, was therefore a politically winning strategy, especially among older and working-class voters. In 1972, Nixon won a landslide re-election, winning 49 out of 50 states, vindicating his “silent majority” strategy of stitching a cross-class White coalition.
BJP is on track
It would be strange to expect a country that gave the BJP two consecutive resounding majorities to suddenly change course over secularism or on the constitutional rights of Muslims. It is therefore likely that the ‘silent majority’ of Indians stand with the Modi government on citizenship issues, and that the BJP would win an equally resounding victory if the elections were held today. The BJP might have to make a few tactical retreats for PR purposes, or to assuage the international media, but its political strategy likely remains a winning one.
The author is a research scholar in political science at the University of Delhi. Views are personal.
The author of this article is encouraging current facist govt to continue doing what it has been doing. Sooner or later the northerners will pay the heavy price for electing a facist party to the power. Unfortunately the whole country has to share the cost.
Just wait and watch. By 2030, we the youth will ensure that no Hindu is ashamed of wearing their amazing culture and heritage with pride. We will ensure that these Arabised Muslim rapists are wiped out from the country. Only the Swadeshi-Muslims will be allowed to live here. Jai Shree Ram!
The print needs to be stopped this is not journalism you are spitting venom, you lot are no different from others who want to divide out nation. Boycott the print!!!
You propaganda won’t sell here, real Indians will always stand with the truth.
This Hindu-Muslim episode is being run by the leftist. When India,s partition was on religious ground,Muslims got their share in form of Pakistan ,now their claim is fake, & this should they keep in mind.uniform civil code will be accepted soon.there is no question to rule the country through shariat,.Muslims have to follow the laws of land ,if not they are free to go elsewhere they like. During this regime they are not free to commit crime, they are liable to be prosecuted irrespective of their religion. Earlier they were free in the name of secularism,. Any damage to public property will be recovered from those who are responsible for that.
I am a Muslim and i dnt think caa or nrc is bad.
Its bad for those who are living in our country and utilises our resources without paying back anything.
And believe me my fellow muslim brothers and sisters, you will never find a single country on planet where you xan have this type of freedom of speech. Before jimping to conclusion, one should read what CAA clause states. There is not a single word of muslim in those clause or entirity of clause.
So please stop spreading propaganda and dnt be victim to it.
Baddi siddat k baad aisa hukumanat mila he jo sorf apne desh ko sovh raha he. Na ki hindu muslim sikh isiai ki…
Print the so called seculars we are not idiots, we can see that you are anti – modi do not try to manipulate the facts the whole world is concerned about Islamic terrorism not hindu ideology you moron…hindus are not violent in nature they just respect other cultures unlike these so called secular aggressive Islamic extremist who are running a propaganda…so change your name to the jihad.
Mr.Asim Ali,
It only reflects the racist colour of your ink when you use the term ‘ordinary hindus’.
Just because certain section of Hindus support your narrative do they mean extra ordinary to you and the rest seem lesser mortals?? Really??
The hindu who vote for cong,sp,tmc are real fool
you are right. Keep up your protests agqainst CAA. Keep up your religious slogans, you are putting more and more hindus against you. The left liberal pseudo intellects, were already in a minority, now they are becomeing even more miniscule minority. So, who is supporting musllims? You are putting more and more people into BJP camp. 2024 BJP is getting 2/3 majority. Thankyou katuas
Muslims are majority in 56 countries and irony is all are having the same issue, Only Islam no other. Why entire world feel Islam and Muslims are the enemy of humanity? Why there are no human rights protection for other minorities in Islamic countries? India offer highest benefits to musl but still Indian Muslims support Islamic countries over india…We all know Fight for NRC, CAA, NPR is to protect Bangladeshi, pakistani, Afghanistani Muslims it’s nothing to do with Indian Muslims. Something superior Islamic leaders should think about it.
Sad fact is that most Hindus regardless of caste are huge supporters of fascism and supremacy. Muslims and other minorities will need to punish Hindus for taking away their rights. Plus Muslim nations may have to punish India and Hindu residents through expulsions and boycotts to punish them. Regardless, Hindus are mostly a fascist people as the world sees.
Dear Mr. Ruddin,
I was wondering about your psychological sanity, Sir. … when you say, “…….Hindus regardless of caste are huge supporters of fascism and supremacy…….”
Do you even know, when the ENTIRE world is worried about the heinous jihadi attitude AND THE MISOGYNIST attitude of islam and political encroachment strategy — in countries like Australia, New Zealand, USA, entire Europe even the indigenous nationals of those countries are overwhelmingly welcoming and accepting the most peaceful spiritual philosophy of Hinduism, THAT TOO VOLUNTARILY and not through PROSELYTISATION at the point of SWORD!!!!!
Please look at the islamic history of the WORLD since 622 CE how islamic supremacists are behaving across the world with a CLEAR attitude and intention of encroachment of Geographical boundaries across any country wherever islam steps in.
Do you even remember the statement of the fanatic libiyan muammar gadhafi, who said in Timbuktu on 10th April 2006, “We have 50 million muslims in Europe? There are signs that allah will grant islam victory in Europe — Without Swords, Without Guns, Without Conquest”
…. basically he was pointing to the factors of retaining 4 wives legally allowed in islam and numerous unaccountable childbirth (at least 12-15 per family), which is helping muslims to overcast Europe, Bharatbarsha, United States, Canada with massive population burst !!!!
Muslims are most democratic people in the entire world. All their issues they try to settle in a democratic way. The do not follow path of terrorism. All Muslim countries in the world are peaceful democracies and respect all religions. There is no blasphemy laws. Everybody is free to practice their religions.
This was the dream I saw yesterday night and worried now should I see a psychiatrist.
muslim nations love hindus cos of their sincerity n hardwork .. muslim nations will in fact punish indian muslims … if anything happens to indian hindus .. wonder what will happen to indian muslims n they cant do anything to INDIA …. traitors will meet their fate …
Please change the print.in and rename it as antimodi.in
Exactly so… It is EXTREMELY clear that theprint.in is COMPLETELY anti-Hindu and anti-BJP with its team like Y.P. Rajesh joining Shekhar Gupta to fuel minority appeasement and set rhetoric favouring the oppositions of Mr.Modi, RSS and the majority community of Bharatbarsha, the Sanatan Dharmik Hindus, otherwise HOW can theprint.in can even dare to publish an article as above by someone like asim ali which is COMPLETELY full of hatred against Hindus and favouring the most radical and jihadi community in this ENTIRE PLANET, muslims — whose 1400 years of history has ONLY exemplified loot, encroachment, supremacism, proselytisation of the Hindus at the POINT of sword, heinous rape of Hindu mothers, sisters and daughters, barbaric persecution and Hindu genocide!!!!!
This is the most demented article i have ever read. CAA target minorities fleeing from Muslim majority countries who have suffered religious persecution at the hands of Muslims, with cmpassion. It gives the fleeing minorities a home and dignity. Clearly this seems so unacceptable to Indian muslims and libtards protesting against CAA simpoly because sadism is the name of Muslim-Libratd-Communist nexus. The fleeing minorities are Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Christians and Bhuddists.
To say Indian muslims will lose Indian nationality is a lie and if the print author truly thinks that way, he has the brain of the finest idiot and he is from the Delhi University? God save that pathetic university employing such dunce brained and fibbing morons.
Very TRUE… this is an absolutely biased and insane article generating hatred against the Sanatan Dharmik Hindu community of Bharatbarsha which unarguably has been accepted to be the MOST peaceful Spiritual Philosophy in this planet for which Hinduism is the fastest growing philosophy in Australia and New Zealand and would have been fastest in other parts of the world too had the minority community not taken the mission of population burst with the help of 4 legal wife and 15 -20 or endless number of children.
(Sanatan Dharmic Hinduism is not even in alignment to the concept of the rhetoric of the word “religion” par say like the supremacist Hebraic, Zeonic or Abrahamic concept of “religion” which demands complete unquestionable subjugation without any liberty to ask questions and is based on one book, one prophet and one lord)
Yes, baring Muslims, who never vote for BJP, those who are protesting against CCA, like the armchair intellectuals, seldom go for voting. In most of the cases, the protesters are muslims, and hired goons on the street. You will find these vary persons in protests of any party or combination. They are paid for this or are there in violent rallies to gain from the loot by such mobs. The ordinary common voter of BJP and neutral voter finds nothing wrong in CCA. And as far as the violations of constitution by Modi government, ordinary people are too ordinary for such complications. These matters are for courts and TV debates, which no voter listens. The opposition parties are exposing themselves by siding with the rioters.
First of all … let us understand that even according to the constitution of the right to live, freedom of expression, speech and equality of religious practice — NOTHING has been violated from the Bharatiya constitution by Modi government, as ALL the above principals of the Bharatiya Constitition ONLY and ONLY applies to the existing Bharatiya citizens ONLY (of any religious belief) and NOT to citizens of any other nations who are seeking refugee shelters as the Hindu, Sikh & Christian women and girl children are encountering rape, force marriage along with proselytisation on the point of sword and murder on non-compliance.
And Yes, ALL your other POINTS are absolutely correct like baring Muslims, who never vote for BJP all other extreme leftists and naxalite students like kanhaiya kumar, oyasi ghosh, and islamic separatist like umar khalid, sharjil imam protesters are dancing against CCA, NPR, UCC, Birth Control etc. by shouting for ajadi, are all pseudo-intellectuals and pampering pakistans islamic aspiration of gazwa-e-hind, which is basically NOTHING but killing or converting all the Hindus of Bharatbarsha and converting into islamic sharia law-abiding country which will NEVER happen!!!!
Article 14 applies to all “persons” and not just citizens. Please read it once.
The Hindu -Muslim, Hindu -Christian divide needs delving a little more deep into iniquities of India’s caste system. The recognized varnas are four in which shudras number at fourth place ; below shudras are people from the fifth, sixth,seventh & eight varnas . Dalits and tribes belong to the fifth & sixth varnas and have been treated in an inhuman way even now ; in Karnataka even today in the country side separate cups are kept for them and children of the upper caste wont eat food cooked by dalits. Be that it may , the seventh and eighth rung’s people were treated even worse by the case hierarchy , which included dalits & tribes and it is these people who got converted en masse at the first available opportunity available after the arrival of missionaries and mughals . The friction began ever since then between the converted and those remained in the clutches of the Indian caste hierarchy. The divisions were first fueled by the British when they saw all natives getting together against them and the Hindu Mahasabha lit the fire , which has not died down even after partition on religious lines, which was the demand of the Muslim league after the Hindu Mahasabha pressed for it . Even under the British caste Hindus had disproportionate representation in government jobs and the then legislatures . The league’s demand stemmed essentially out of it ; Ambedkar himself pressed for separate legislative seats for dalits to be elected only by Dalits and got the short shrift because of Gandhi’s steadfastness against it and Rajaji’s canniness . The league itself came into existence on account of preponderance of the Hindu upper caste in the Congress party. The Hindus must know & understand reasons why dalits quit Hinduism en masse and embraced Buddhism along with Ambedkar
Who remembers the Varnas in the urban scenario? Only politicians so that they can use it during elections? SC and ST have got a good opportunity for upward mobility through reservations. The only requirement is to make it broad-based and let the maximum community should take advantage of it. If the same family takes advantage of reservation across many generations, it does not leave any scope for others. Look at the Meenas in Rajasthan as part of ST reservation. They have captured the entire reservation benefits and deprived others. Now the second most important part is that Dalits and ST must develop their professional competence so that they gain respect in society. Rest of the things will fall into place. Dalits should depend on the constitution and themselves to grow and not blame others for their poor status. Incidentally, Dalits have got nothing to do with anti CAA protests, they are thoroughly nationalists, while the anti CAA protests are supported by people who do not have Indian interest at heart though they try to show their anti-national character covertly ie Sharjeel Imam is one example. Studies in IIT Mumbai, Jamia Milia ….all subsidized education …anti-national agenda. Do you find any Dalit talking on that agenda. Dalits are nationalist and do not have any doubt about it.
MODI-SHAH HAVE CREATED A FRANKENSTEIN IN THE CAA. IMAGINE IF THE USA, THE UK & THE EU AMEND THEIR CITIZENSHIP LAWS TO BE IN TUNE WITH INDIAN LAW AND THAT TOO WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT SAY 1971 WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MIGRANTS FROM INDIA TO THOSE COUNTRIES. NO AMOUNT OF PSEUDO -NATIONALISM CAN BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR GOOD ECONOMIC AND JUST SOCIAL GOVERNANCE . AFTER ALL, THE WHEEL OF ELECTORAL FORTUNE ALSO DOES NOT REMAIN WHERE IT IS . STRAWS IN THE WIND HAVE BEEN HARYANA. MAHARSHTRA & JARKHAND. THE OPPOSITION LOST THEIR CHANCE IN 2019 BY NOT SEVERELY PILLORYING THE GOVERNMENT ON ITS PULWAMA FAILURE- BESIDES SEVERAL ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT’S SECURITY INSTALLATIONS,, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT COVERED UP BY ITS BALAKOT DRAMA . IT IS THE OPPOSITION WHICH LET MODI OFF THE HOOK WHEN THEY COULD HAVE HELD THE BJP BY THE SCRUFF OF ITS NECK FOR SECURITY FAILURES , BESIDES THOSE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT.
CAA applies to illegal migrants and also who are persecuted. In us you find skilled professional people who legally come and settle.it requires just common sense to understand.
South Indians in general lacks common sense. Their agenda is to show they are different from Hindus (North / West) , nothing else. They accepts idiots such as jaya lalita, stalin just because it suits their local interest. They never had national interest in mid and never will
Dude have some education first. Read the CAA again it is for *giving* citizenship and not *taking* citizenship. And please don’t show your literacy by calling out NRC or NPR. NRC is not coming as given by government in writing in Parliament. And NPR is a regular 5 yearly exercise started by your dearly Congress in 2010 and is being held ever since.
Which country will allow you to take their citizenship if you do not show your documents? Let Modi and Shah handle their agenda but will you allow any foreigner in your country when you are scared about his credentials? Be realistic.
These jokers have guts to write such articles even when their brothers in Pakistan were stoning Sikhs famous temple after kidnapping Granthis daughter from home..I have watched multiple videos on Pak and believe me there is no difference between Muslims in India and Pak except they are careful in India due to less numbers.Modi has just sprayed Baygone spray and cockroches came out in numbers. Media personnel especially older generation having programed into slave mentality are supporting them. When a bus is burned obvious question is to driver who burnt the bus but not even one interview with bus driver but projecting false images as bus burnt by Delhi police.
there is no difference between BIGOTS in Ind and Pak, ok? be them muslm or hndu or skh or chrst.
There won’t be acche din for raising economic standards of indians by misleading billion+ people.
Take a pen and note it down.
If India becomes a hindu rhastra in next 10 years or so with economy that of argentina and brazil, then u people won’t have any right to blame modi like how u do with gandhis.
Bcz modi is a bigot and he believes and lives in those dummy facts manufactured by sangh.
And if not Hindu Rashtra then India is destined to be a Muslim Majority state in next 50-60 years. Then forget about right to blame modi, you won’t even exist to blame anyone either you will be killed or forced converted to a *peaceful* religion and female members of your family will be raped in streets. Don’t believe me? Then watch what happened during Partition to the Hindus left in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Or watch documentaries on what happened to Pundits in Kashmir valley. Forget the case of India. Learn from Iran atleast, the country with a culture full of Parsis and Zoroastrianism was converted to a Islamic Republic where now women are forced to wear hijab and you are killed if you don’t believe in their religion.
It is wake-up call. You already can see CAA protesters saying *jis din ham abaadi me zada hojayenge uss din hinduon ko patak patak ke maarenge*
May be it i foolish to think that many Hindus who voted twice for Modi will vote for any one else but let us do the math: he got 37% vote in 78% turnout. that makes 37*78= 28.9% of the vote of the population that was eligible to vote. next time, if a few of the 30% is less enthu about modi (because of economy for example) and stay at home, and if a few of the 22% who stayed at home actually come out to vote against it, the equation is done. also consider that next time a lot of the 19/20 year olds who are out in the streets today will be voting.
It is naive to think that economy is going to be in a bad shape in upcoming 4-5 years also.
It is naive to think that Indians do care about the economy in elections.
It is naive to think that in the first past the post system, you can have the arguments of voting percentage.
It is naive to think that BJP is not going to take back the Maharashtra, MP, Chattisgarh and Raj in upcoming 4-5 years.
It is naive to think that just because some people are watching the video of Kunal Kamara and Dhruv Rathi, they are going to vote against BJP or even going to vote at all.
Dhruv Rathi was equally famous 6 months back but for the opposition, 2019 was a worse year than 2014 when Dhruv Rathi was not even there… Dhruv Rathi here representing all left youtubers and commedians.
Economy will see a turnaround by the end of this year, don’t worry
Most of these 19-20 yr olds that you are talking about are either Muslims(don’t vote for Modi anyway) or a small minority of woke liberals(urban, hipster baba log crowd), who don’t vote at all.
Majority of the 19-20 year olds(Hindus) are sitting at their homes and will vote for Modi like they did 7 months ago. I find it funny how some posh woke liberals have become representative of youth of India.
India is much bigger than what Delhi-Mumbai ‘s english speak crowd can even imagine, stop trying to copy US liberals and try their ideas in India, not that they are successful anyway.
Where is the guarantee that the 22% voters who have not voted in 2019 would vote against BJP. They may vote to BJP.
When the silent majority among Muslims all over the world start opposing Jihad, start having smaller families like the rest, and discard regressive practices — then, and only then, the so called infidels (kafirs) will get some peace of mind.
Dear sir whoever you are don’t spread hatred among Indians (hindus, muslims, sikhs, Christians and all other minorities). May be our religions are different but in one thing we are one and that’s ‘we all are born Indians’. This fight is against CAA, NRC, NPR, which is unconstitutional. We are not bothered about which government is implementing it, so please don’t politicise the democratic issue of the nation..
It is not unconstitutional. Supreme court will uphold the Act.
Even opposition knows this that is why they are desperately provoking riots on streets to put pressure on Modi and Shah.
Have you ever know the meaning of jihadi if u come to know jihadi meaning u love to become jihadi pls know everything and comment on. The meaning of jihadi is who fight against evil no matter what it is whether if it is corruption ,dowry ,superstitious social evil ,superstitious believe fight against adultery fight against alcohol etc etc. I really want to become jihadi first fight against bad.
Wow…if you are at it please also fight against evil practices like Triple Talaq, Halala and polygamy. Thanks
Muslims commit more crimes than any other immigrant community in every western countries. Is that a part of your ‘jihadi’ culture?
Why didnt you include that jihad fi sabilillah, also means holy war against us polytheists, idolators, and imposing eh one and only true religion down our unwilling throats.
Whatever steps government is taking on CAA, NRC or NPR, it is good for the whole nation. I support these steps not because those are taken by BJP government, but for bright future of the nation building. I’ll still support if government is of any other party. People, rather opposition parties, are unnecessarily provoking the common people and setting India on fire, without reading/understanding the bills.
Bills? NRC is not a bill yet – no one knows what form it will take. it will be shock and awe again! please inform yourself instead of accusing others of being misinformed.
Gandhi family basically from Pakistan Muslim so they support them to grow for the vote majority.
Jawahar Lal Nehru was a Kashmiti Pandit. How is he basically from Pk?
The article has been written with assumption that CAA, NPR are anti muslim. I still do not understand, how CAA is anti muslim. I have read 2 page , I have not found any thing objectionable for Muslim. It has set up cut off 31st De 2014 as cutoff for granting citizenship to certain community, hence it is one off. If it violets constitution , then one should approach supreme court. Only giving argument that it violets constitution by certain people, does not make common man to believe, until it is ruled by supreme court. Hence, the person who have anti CAA view should approach to supreme court that to protest and creating havoc to day to day life of common.people
How such comments are admitted by the ThePrint beats understanding . Gandhi is a surname used mostly -the Punjabis also have Gandhi as surname- by Gujaratis and since most Parsis in India hail from Gujarat they have Gandhi as surname besides many other Gujarati surnames including Modi& Shah
The agitations are all unnecessary. In the long run people will understand how they were carried away at present and past seven decades. Development of the nation nation is important. Whoever delivers it people will vote for them. cast constitution etc etc are all secondary and will not feed your needs. Put the nation first.
This is not a Hindu/Muslim question. Shah-Modi are diverting attention from lack of jobs and crashing economy by gutting the constitution.
The capacity of the August Kra to Maidan is not more than 15000 people. It is amusing how media is packing more than one lac persons in it. Ha ha
may be, but think of the kranti that was launched from that Maidan one day in august almost a century ago – and see how THAT panned out. THAT is the kranti that we have to defend again.
Congress along with the left and communal parties are stoking anti-india fire in their quest for vote bank politics. This is purely an anti national exercise intended to weaken the strong secular and cosmopolitan character of the Indian community.
In doing so, these parties are giving a bad name to the minority community whereby the ordinary indians perceive their conduct as anti-national and anti-Indian. But the fact is that the minority community is being misled into conducting themselves in the way they are doing.
I do not wish to blame the minority community for their thinking except hold them responsible for the violence and damage caused by them to public property.
Finally and most importantly, it is the responsibility of the opposition parties to conduct themselves in a responsible manner keeping their role in nation building. The opposition parties have miserably failed in this exercise
I personally think that the parliament must pass a “no confidence motion” against the opposition parties which have conducted themselves in the manner described above.
I hope and pray that members of the parliament will read and consider my observations and do the needful. I hope. I pray.
no confidence motion against the opposition parties – this is the funniest I have heard. Open your eyes, bhakt! It is the government that has power, not the opposition. the opposition is doing its duty at last in trying to curb the excesses of the government.
Ordinary Hindus will do extra ordinary by bringing back our leaders who have saved Bharat from the hands of invaders.
Bharat mata ki Jai!!!
Hmmm
Ordinary Hindus will do extra ordinary by bringing back our leaders who have saved Bharat from the hands of invaders.
Bharat mata ki Jai!!!
It’s wrong to say that CAA-NRC is against Muslims. It has nothing to do with the existing citizens of India. It only simplifies the process of getting Indian citizenship to those minorities who are being ill-treated by the majority populism at their home state and have illegally entered India.
I am sure most of the people who are on the streets protesting against CAA will not know what CAA is for.