Despite a marginal rise in vote share, Congress remains restricted to minority-heavy constituencies, with delimitation and split votes impacting its wider electoral success in the state.
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On 10 December 1998, then-Hajipur MP spoke in the Lok Sabha on a discussion on atrocities committed on minorities in various parts of the country. 'If we learn to interpret the word 'minorities' correctly, I believe we will develop a feeling that those we are fighting against are the same blood as us.'
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NCERT says that without these revisions, made in the Class XI political science textbook, the chapter on secularism came across as a 'justification of vote bank politics'.
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Paper finds male relatives of women getting cash transfers in Maharashtra spend 49% less, save 23% more monthly, while women’s own spending is up 46%. Odisha also shows dip in men's spends.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
One more reason for Congress to take its support from the minorities more seriously. Not feel, Aur kahaan jaa sakte hain. Along with Dalits and Adivasis, Muslims have generally been supportive of the Congress. Including in Gujarat. It should accord them a more central role in its politics.
Well, Ashok over here doesn’t understand that Muslim appeasement also stings SC and ST community.
Have you ever spoken to them ? There is a reason why the matua and the Adivasis in Bengal voted for the BJP.
I have read Ashok’s comment before and it’s fair to say this comment explains all the previous comments.
One more reason for Congress to take its support from the minorities more seriously. Not feel, Aur kahaan jaa sakte hain. Along with Dalits and Adivasis, Muslims have generally been supportive of the Congress. Including in Gujarat. It should accord them a more central role in its politics.