If this argument of south-vs-north is followed through, a direct corollary would be to also oppose money flows from Bengaluru to Bidar or from Whitefield to south Bengaluru.
Even before the assertion of Kannada pride under Siddaramaiah, non-native speakers started learning the language. But imposition remains a thorny issue.
The Congress will hold a three-day international conference in Bengaluru from July 21 to 23 on ‘Reclaiming Social Justice, Revisiting Ambdekar’, will culminate in a possible blueprint for a ‘common minimum programme’ for a united opposition ahead of 2019.
ANUBHUTI VISHNOI
The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
The author is can’t see the wood for the trees. The issue is not redistribution. The issue is mandating the use 2011 census data in the TOR of the finance commission without discussions, let alone consent. Moreover, there is no rationale provided for the departure from the existing norm, which was set for review in 2026.
The move was arbitrary. Hence, the states are well within their rights to protest and even oppose such a unilateral move.
Of course, most of the arguments by the politicians are for public consumption & are hence rhetorical in nature.
The author is can’t see the wood for the trees. The issue is not redistribution. The issue is mandating the use 2011 census data in the TOR of the finance commission without discussions, let alone consent. Moreover, there is no rationale provided for the departure from the existing norm, which was set for review in 2026.
The move was arbitrary. Hence, the states are well within their rights to protest and even oppose such a unilateral move.
Of course, most of the arguments by the politicians are for public consumption & are hence rhetorical in nature.