With regional parties struggling to project a unified Opposition in Parliament, and no leader in Delhi able to mediate, Centre-state tensions are playing out as open conflict.
Thaawarchand Gehlot walked out of the Assembly without completing the speech amid protests by Congress leaders, deepening tensions with the Siddaramaiah government.
Haryana Congress is hoping to reap some benefit out of the Chautala family feud, expecting Om Prakash's grandson Dushyant to pull a rabbit out of the hat.
Several party colleagues of Thaawarchand Gehlot expressed support for his decision, saying it was a step in the right direction to discourage the ‘evil of lavish weddings’ that have emerged as a status symbol.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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