Addressing students at University of Texas, Congress leader spoke extensively on Bharat Jodo Yatra's transformative impact & drew parallels with Mahatma Gandhi’s political journey.
Bengal’s Left parties landed 0 seats in 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls as well as 2021 assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi-style yatras by young Communists may be their only hope in Bengal.
There is a long way to go for the Congress in this unlimited overs Test match of politics. But 99 not out is not a bad score on a bad pitch in the face of body-line bowlers, compromised umpires, and hostile commentators.
Published by Harper Collins India, ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra: Reclaiming India’s Soul' edited by Pushparaj Deshpande and Ruchira Chaturvedi was released on 29 March on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.
We don’t need a grand conspiracy theory to understand the lack of attention to BJY 2.0. But if you judge it by its impact on the Lok Sabha election, it could be called a success.
The report submitted to ECI shows party expenditure rose slightly to Rs 467 crore compared to previous fiscal, while income fell about Rs 90 crore to Rs 452 crore.
In February, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh had hinted the party was considering another yatra from Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat to Gujarat’s Porbandar.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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