Shivpal Yadav, who split from Samajwadi Party and set up his own political outfit, said he would request his elder brother and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav to contest Lok Sabha polls on his party ticket.
Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
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Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
1. Alliances are for accommodative convenience and that is what they should be. Hence, one can understand why so many small parties have left NDA; they may be just waiting for an opportunity to join UPA or so-called Federal/Third Front. One can also understand why the biggest ally of BJP in NDA, TDP, became BJP’s and PM Narendra Modi’s worst enemy. TDP along with so many other regional parties have a long wish to form a Federal or Third Front. That is fine. 2. As a citizen-voter I am not convinced that after 2019 Lok Sabha election, alliance government mainly of regional parties (as Congress participation in such a government is uncertain) would be in a position to provide good governance and manage our country’s affairs and its economy. 3. Reality is that not one of these regional parties has any national economic or political agenda. These parties have no common programme to deal with many issues. In fact, politicians like Shri Chandra Babu Naidu, Smt Mamata Banerjee, Smt Mayawati and other leaders of regional parties have always a limited objective-to remain in power in their respective State (Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, or whichever it is). 4. As a citizen-voter I wish to know what the Third l Front of regional parties would like to do to deal with issues like (a) economy’s current problems like inflation and unsatisfactory industrial production growth (b) farmers’ problems which lead to their suicides and agitations (c) creation of jobs in rural & urban areas (d) problems of public sector banks and other government undertakings like Air India (e) existing deficiencies in GST and how to rectify them, etc. 4. I think the Third Front leaders, whenever the front is formed, should come out with a comprehensive document, sort of White Paper (WP). The WP should be released, if not in 2018, at least well before next year’s Lok Sabha election so that voters would get time to study WP and then respond suitably.
1. Alliances are for accommodative convenience and that is what they should be. Hence, one can understand why so many small parties have left NDA; they may be just waiting for an opportunity to join UPA or so-called Federal/Third Front. One can also understand why the biggest ally of BJP in NDA, TDP, became BJP’s and PM Narendra Modi’s worst enemy. TDP along with so many other regional parties have a long wish to form a Federal or Third Front. That is fine. 2. As a citizen-voter I am not convinced that after 2019 Lok Sabha election, alliance government mainly of regional parties (as Congress participation in such a government is uncertain) would be in a position to provide good governance and manage our country’s affairs and its economy. 3. Reality is that not one of these regional parties has any national economic or political agenda. These parties have no common programme to deal with many issues. In fact, politicians like Shri Chandra Babu Naidu, Smt Mamata Banerjee, Smt Mayawati and other leaders of regional parties have always a limited objective-to remain in power in their respective State (Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, or whichever it is). 4. As a citizen-voter I wish to know what the Third l Front of regional parties would like to do to deal with issues like (a) economy’s current problems like inflation and unsatisfactory industrial production growth (b) farmers’ problems which lead to their suicides and agitations (c) creation of jobs in rural & urban areas (d) problems of public sector banks and other government undertakings like Air India (e) existing deficiencies in GST and how to rectify them, etc. 4. I think the Third Front leaders, whenever the front is formed, should come out with a comprehensive document, sort of White Paper (WP). The WP should be released, if not in 2018, at least well before next year’s Lok Sabha election so that voters would get time to study WP and then respond suitably.