Failure to adapt to new socio-political dynamics, lack of introspection, inability to retain old bases have meant Left is now relegated to periphery of Indian politics.
Regional leaders, from Sharad Pawar to Mayawati and Mamata, share stage with the Gandhis at swearing-in ceremony, welcome Naidu and Kejriwal ‘under the tent’.
The 17-member politburo has two women and as many Muslim members, but lacks Dalits. The CPI(M) politburo has not had a Dalit member since the party was founded 53 years ago.
CPI(M) political resolution will allow an understanding with the Congress, in tune with Yechury’s line, which had earlier been rejected by Central Committee.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
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.
Irresponsible economics might make good politics, as we have seen in the recent budget, but irresponsible ambition surely makes bad politics. If Sitaram Yachury says Mamta Banerji’s party and BJP are two sides of the same coin, then he should at least get his hair dyed in Hydrogen Peroxide to look like comrade Prakash Karat: if this man is going to let ambition direct his narrative, then he should at least drop the mask of a “selfless worker” which is the minimum required from a champion of the poor.
Irresponsible economics might make good politics, as we have seen in the recent budget, but irresponsible ambition surely makes bad politics. If Sitaram Yachury says Mamta Banerji’s party and BJP are two sides of the same coin, then he should at least get his hair dyed in Hydrogen Peroxide to look like comrade Prakash Karat: if this man is going to let ambition direct his narrative, then he should at least drop the mask of a “selfless worker” which is the minimum required from a champion of the poor.