Former finance minister says the idea is impossible to execute under the present Constitution of India, also takes on government on the issue of job creation.
Many at the Jaipur Literature Festival are drawn by the idea of taking selfies with celebrities than with reading their books or engaging with their ideas.
In this excerpt from his new book, 'Why I Am a Hindu',Congress MP Shashi Tharoor lists what changes can be expected if the Constitution is revised based on Hindutva.
In this excerpt from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's new book, Why I Am a Hindu, he talks about how the plural expressions of India's many identities is being stifled by its Hindu majority.
The Congress MP had tried to slip in a change through an amendment to the government’s bill to repeal 104 old laws, but Lok Sabha rejected it in winter session.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
So if Alpesh Thakor and Hardik Patel were able to mobilize people purely because they had no jobs is it the same with Anna Hazare ? What about Karni Sena ??
Also if 75 lakh new EPPO accounts were opened – does that mean 75 lakh jobs were not created ? Are jobless people opening Pension accounts ?
Instead of posing idiotic arguments like this – chidhambhram should come out with something real. Simply saying that China is creating 150 lakh jobs is meaningless – China is a manufacturing powerhouse. How many of the 150 lakh jobs are selling dumplings ?
So if Alpesh Thakor and Hardik Patel were able to mobilize people purely because they had no jobs is it the same with Anna Hazare ? What about Karni Sena ??
Also if 75 lakh new EPPO accounts were opened – does that mean 75 lakh jobs were not created ? Are jobless people opening Pension accounts ?
Instead of posing idiotic arguments like this – chidhambhram should come out with something real. Simply saying that China is creating 150 lakh jobs is meaningless – China is a manufacturing powerhouse. How many of the 150 lakh jobs are selling dumplings ?