The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
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 so called legal donations are put to very good use in Karnataka now and elsewhere later on. Those who give donations is not out of love for people or party. They would naturally calculate ROI. The donors also would have quid pro quo. Business houses are not charitable trust.
This news misses out on the important point that these are honest and perfectly legal contributions. On the other hand, the “cut” taken by TMC workers will easily go into thousands of crores (the total money spent on programs in Bengal is more than 30,000 crores). If we get rid of the honest contributions, all we will be left with is extortion and contributions that are under the table.
The so called legal donations are put to very good use in Karnataka now and elsewhere later on. Those who give donations is not out of love for people or party. They would naturally calculate ROI. The donors also would have quid pro quo. Business houses are not charitable trust.
This news misses out on the important point that these are honest and perfectly legal contributions. On the other hand, the “cut” taken by TMC workers will easily go into thousands of crores (the total money spent on programs in Bengal is more than 30,000 crores). If we get rid of the honest contributions, all we will be left with is extortion and contributions that are under the table.