Protests against the proposed nationwide NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act escalated Thursday in Delhi, Bengaluru, parts of Uttar Pradesh and other cities despite CrPC Section 144 imposed in certain parts of the country.
Mamata Banerjee govt has stopped preparation and updation of National Population Register in West Bengal. Census office calls the move ‘unprecedented’.
India has seen several demonstrations over the new citizenship law with Delhi witnessing massive protests Thursday. ThePrint explains what’s changed in amended Act.
Kolkata Police say strict action being taken against offenders under the Cyber Crime Act as violence continues in West Bengal over new citizenship law.
Mamata Banerjee blames Bengal violence on those 'paid by the BJP', makes a veiled reference to AIMIM, saying a ‘Muslim party’ was pushing community to vandalism.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Manifesto of a political party do not become the Constitution of the country. Certainly, Manifestos become the agenda for the country, if the party comes to power. As a politician, Pawan Verma should understand that. As an ally in NDA his party should have tried to tone down BJP’s manifest when the opportunity was available.
Indian Constitution was created by a select group which was not even elected for this purpose by people of India. They created the constitution and then Congress imposed it on all Indians. Indian constitution doesn’t represent the views of Indian masses. Even Congress has changed it many times. Similarly the Congress Idea of India is not the Idea of India of Indian masses. PV is a hypocrite like any other sickular who think that they are always right even indulging in violence is right for these hypocrites. First PV get elected by putting his views to people.
The BJP election manifesto cannot become part of the constitution. People might have read it. But voting to that party does not mean they have accepted the complete manifesto. Modi govt should understand this truth.
Their secularism is shallow. It is not true and balanced secularism. With their kind of secularism, they are keeping their vote bank within their fold. Did they ever raised an issue when 4 lac Kashmiri Hindus were thrown out from the valley? When militancy was growing under their beloved Dr Farooq Abdullah premiership from 1987 to 1989 resulting into mass migration of microscopic non Muslim minority from the valley.? Pawan Varma very eloquent speaker and versatile politician had nor spoken or written vehemently over the statelessness of Kashmiri Hindus, because it does not touch his vote politics? It is more opportunistic politics of their party, not a really pluralistic politics which they urge for. How much hue and cry our politicians are making over CAA when it does not hurt any section of Indian society. On the contrary, they are inviting other elements also who are not suffering or are not persecuted as religious minorities. Why should we allow floodgates for immigration open to all without reason and rhyme? Our population is jobless and where from we can feed them>. Does these class of politician want recurring law and order problems to enhance in the country by permitting unscrupulous people to get into India? Or they want to capitalise their vote strength by supporting all people to come from neighbouring countries to settle in JJ colonies. Our leaders should shun such cheap politics and think of Indian people first. then look beyond.
“Did they ever raised an issue when 4 lac Kashmiri Hindus were thrown out from the valley?” – The Kashmiri Hindus were chased away by the handful militants. No government, congress or BJP in the centre bothered to resettle them. The BJP was in coalition with the PDP in the last J&K government, but it also didn’t do a thing to resettle the Kashmiri Hindus. Ask the current Modi government what plans it has to resettle them. None! Nor there are very many of them willing to go back to J&K.
CAB / CAA may not amount to much in practical terms, nor will it set the EVMs on fire. Ideally, it should be struck down by the apex court. 2. However, a pan Indian NRC will cause havoc. Not because it will unearth millions of illegal immigrants but because of the incredible pain and inconvenience it will cause to all bona fide citizens, apart from immobilising the government machinery from doing all other duties. Very wisely, both Nitishbabu and Naveenbabu have distanced themselves from it. 3. Shri Pavan Varma, erudite, articulate, is the right man in the wrong company.
Manifesto of a political party do not become the Constitution of the country. Certainly, Manifestos become the agenda for the country, if the party comes to power. As a politician, Pawan Verma should understand that. As an ally in NDA his party should have tried to tone down BJP’s manifest when the opportunity was available.
Indian Constitution was created by a select group which was not even elected for this purpose by people of India. They created the constitution and then Congress imposed it on all Indians. Indian constitution doesn’t represent the views of Indian masses. Even Congress has changed it many times. Similarly the Congress Idea of India is not the Idea of India of Indian masses. PV is a hypocrite like any other sickular who think that they are always right even indulging in violence is right for these hypocrites. First PV get elected by putting his views to people.
The BJP election manifesto cannot become part of the constitution. People might have read it. But voting to that party does not mean they have accepted the complete manifesto. Modi govt should understand this truth.
Then, will the losing party’s manifesto will be the Constitution?
Their secularism is shallow. It is not true and balanced secularism. With their kind of secularism, they are keeping their vote bank within their fold. Did they ever raised an issue when 4 lac Kashmiri Hindus were thrown out from the valley? When militancy was growing under their beloved Dr Farooq Abdullah premiership from 1987 to 1989 resulting into mass migration of microscopic non Muslim minority from the valley.? Pawan Varma very eloquent speaker and versatile politician had nor spoken or written vehemently over the statelessness of Kashmiri Hindus, because it does not touch his vote politics? It is more opportunistic politics of their party, not a really pluralistic politics which they urge for. How much hue and cry our politicians are making over CAA when it does not hurt any section of Indian society. On the contrary, they are inviting other elements also who are not suffering or are not persecuted as religious minorities. Why should we allow floodgates for immigration open to all without reason and rhyme? Our population is jobless and where from we can feed them>. Does these class of politician want recurring law and order problems to enhance in the country by permitting unscrupulous people to get into India? Or they want to capitalise their vote strength by supporting all people to come from neighbouring countries to settle in JJ colonies. Our leaders should shun such cheap politics and think of Indian people first. then look beyond.
“Did they ever raised an issue when 4 lac Kashmiri Hindus were thrown out from the valley?” – The Kashmiri Hindus were chased away by the handful militants. No government, congress or BJP in the centre bothered to resettle them. The BJP was in coalition with the PDP in the last J&K government, but it also didn’t do a thing to resettle the Kashmiri Hindus. Ask the current Modi government what plans it has to resettle them. None! Nor there are very many of them willing to go back to J&K.
CAB / CAA may not amount to much in practical terms, nor will it set the EVMs on fire. Ideally, it should be struck down by the apex court. 2. However, a pan Indian NRC will cause havoc. Not because it will unearth millions of illegal immigrants but because of the incredible pain and inconvenience it will cause to all bona fide citizens, apart from immobilising the government machinery from doing all other duties. Very wisely, both Nitishbabu and Naveenbabu have distanced themselves from it. 3. Shri Pavan Varma, erudite, articulate, is the right man in the wrong company.