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Manipur shows the horrifying possibilities India will face on its current path-a path upheld by many from well to do & middle classes, a path condoned by selfish corporates, a path allowing ideologically inebriated crowds to run amock, the path of exclusion, hate, majoritarianism
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So, a serving DGP believes that an ordinary citizen has no standing when it comes to criticizing a CM. Where did he learn this gem of political science?
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BJP will undoubtedly unleash a campaign that Washington Post is anti Hindu, Soros funded etc. Our media will report those accusations without reporting what the Washington Post says. 1/7
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When police become routinely complicit in harassing citizens and administration takes pride in breaking heads, it's not just about individual blood lust. It speaks about the regime's character and intent.
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BBC documentary taken down in india, its fragments and related tweets etc. are disallowed PLUS proposal that PIB will decide what is fake news and such news will be prohibited,with all this, do we still have a free media and freedom of expression?
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Akhil Gogoi in jail WITHOUT BAIL for one year. Any one talking of personal liberty?
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Sometimes, it's better to have a lower IQ than to have a wrong ideology. The former is an individual limitation, the latter can become a social ill.
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To say that arrest of Kejriwal is an attempt to deflect attention from Electoral Bonds is not persuasive. Arrest of a sitting CM is what it is: a firm message that elections simply won't be fair--much less free.
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An urgent plea must be placed before SC to prohibit ECI from announcing next LS elections in view of absence of information about funding and electoral bonds needed for voters to make informed choices during elections. 1/6
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I deeply regret the judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the contempt case against Mr Prashant Bhushan. I affirm my right to criticise and express dissent with any action or inaction of the Judiciary when necessary.
Retweet if you agree.
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When a prestigious private university goes out of its way to tweet to dissociate itself from an ongoing research work, we can assure ourselves that academic freedom has met with its end finally among the country's institutions.
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Adani accusations, no answers. JPC demand, refusal. Malik revelations, no answers. SC demand for documents, defiance. Is democracy about an elected but unaccountable government?
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@sardesairajdeep
More problematic is laughter on the face of member sitting next to him. And why was his mic not switched off by presiding officer? Are these remarks expunged now? Will the speaker take action? Will the House suspend him? Will the party reprimand him? Making history wrong way.
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Very strictly speaking, hasn't the SC actually said that formation of Shinde govt doesn't have legal basis? It may not have ordered removal of the govt but once legality is gone, govt must go too
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The fear and frustration of Muslim brothers and sisters over what is happening around is simply heart-wrenching and pointing to the duty of any fair minded and nationalist Indian. If you don't feel disturbed, you are neither Indian nor nationalist.
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Why did your party not get these repealed ?
We welcome this observation by the Supreme Court.
उच्चतम न्यायालय की इस टिप्पणी का हम स्वागत करते हैं।
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Any statement by IAS association about the duty of breaking heads of citizens ? Or broken heads of citizens correspond to lost spines of officers?
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पुरस्कार दिलेल्या पुस्तकाचा पुरस्कार परस्पर परत घेण्याच्या / रद्द करण्याच्या महाराष्ट्र शासनाच्या निर्णयामुळे मी राज्याच्या भाषा सल्लागार समितीच्या सभासदत्वाचा राजीनामा दिला आहे.
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An ECI busy responding to Cong President, has no time attending to the full blown anti Muslim campaign. Not even a meek murmur.
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When history of today's India media will be written, the history will be unanimous on media's complicity not just in ills of democracy but actual deaths of many. Just through servility of media.
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Even after second conclave of oposition parties, if Modi gets prime time, it's clear that media is a party in the ongoing battle over the spirit of India. Media is an active player on behalf of bjp. That makes the contest even more unfair and unequal.
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Curious: if the governor's order to hold floor test was wrong, how is UT group responsible for not facing floor test? And, how was the earlier SC ruling asking to hold floor test itself correct?
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A leader after losing sixty seats doesn't even mention the setback. Arrogance or contempt?
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It's 4 pm. ECI website shows BJP leading 243 with 37. 84 percent votes. Hope we don't suddenly witness marginal seats going to bjp --thus adding to its seats without much accretion to vote, taking bjp to 265. Remember change in turn out figures?
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Strange everyone expects opposition leaders to answer questions and even explain strategy but nobody minds a PM never answering media. Quite strange democracy.
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सध्याच्या भीतीच्या वातावरणात सभा घेणे धाडसाचे, धमकी असताना सभेला जाणे त्याहून मोठे धाडस, गाडीवर हल्ला होताना आत असणारे आणि काचा झेलणारे यांचे धाडस आणखी और, आणि नंतर भाषण करणे हे पुढचे धाडस- एवढे धाडस एका भाषण स्वातंत्र्यासाठी करावे लागणे याला लोकशाही म्हणतात की लोकशाहीची गळचेपी?
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Where death does not deface or defile but graffiti does.....A new wonderland
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A handbill inserted in newspapers declares-- "having created Ram mandir, let's now create Rashtra mandir." It has a photo of Modi at the feet of Sri Ram. Is this not asking votes on religious grounds?
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Why is it that even after second wave of covid, public health does not become a political issue and policy preference in India?
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Shouldn't a leader who loses majority in the elections and loses 20 per cent seats from last time, at least formally offer to resign and let others say if he should come back?
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Didn't know that the Gurudev is an expert on agricultural economics, knows how many farmers support these false and alluring demands , etc. And didn't understand how making demands in a democracy disrupts the economy of 'Bharat'.
Surely a regime anointed saint!
A small fraction of farmers cannot dictate for all across the country. Do not be allured by false promises. No one should disrupt the growing economy of Bharat.
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@PMOIndia
@AgriGoI
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With one more reported resignation by a faculty member from Ashoka, serious cracks begin to appear in the dream of combining excellence and academic freedom. (1/7)
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December 6 is a landmark in the foundation of current regime. All those who contributed to 6 December to happen need to be treated as contributors to current erosion of inclusive democracy in India. Above all, LK Advani.
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Meaning Shri Modi will personally pay, right? Not from public money?
Modi will bear the cost of treatment of senior citizens above 70 years of age: PM Modi at poll rally in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh
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An airport gets temporary status of international airport--and we debate about influence of corporates on the government. At one time, it seemed that the critique about state being executive arm of capital was exaggeration. Now it appears understatement for today's Indian state
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Prashant Kishore's projections can be discussed with seriousness; but we should discuss: what's his Politics? Someone who actively helped bjp in 2014 and has (to my knowledge) never explicitly rejected Hindutva can't be relied for constitutional democracy.
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If one wants to see clarity of what morality means, read
@pbmehta
Pratap Bhanu Mehta in Indian Express today.
"...unless we throw out from power..this morally callous regime... .. our expressions of shame will just be empty hand-waving."
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However one may otherwise assess Mamata Banerjee, 'Jai Shri Ram' is unmistakably a militant ear cry by a political section which has nothing to do with devotion or piety. It symbolizes provocation for supporters and ridicule for political opponents of that section.
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As the decade of current regime gets completed, its noteworthy contribution will be the hurt caused to institutions. But there is a catch. ...
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First PM speaks; then FM speaks for three days! Clever headline management and pliable media ensure that actual misery is forgotten; everyone talks of meaningless numbers and platitudes instead of absence of public policy. Degeneration of public discourse into PR
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Isn't the freezing of bank accounts of an opposition party on the eve of parliamentary elections violation of free and fair election?
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सूर्य सुद्धा ' त्यांच्या ' मुळे उगवतो, पदकांचे काय घेऊन बसलात?
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Simultaneous elections is a ploy to effectively alter the constitution. The Kovind committee report makes it very clear.
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Ground breaking constitutional discovery. By this logic, all protests should be banned permanently to save national image globally. Lawyers advising delhi police must be congratulated on this discovery. .
"Right To Protest Does Not Include Maligning Nation Globally"; Delhi Police Moves SC For Ban On Tractor March Planned On Republic Day
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When a minister posts an advertisement as truth --claiming, that a war away from home was paused by India to evacuate Indians--the lines between self delusion and plain cheating get blurred. Is there a policy to penalize spreading falsehood on X?
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Curious how TV channels cover the Satya Pal Malik interview. Any information most welcome. Also print media in non-english languages. Over next couple of days, do these mediums report and how do they do it, if at all. Let's make a public repository of this.
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Does it not fall in the ambit of ECI to ensure free & fair elections by asking IT authorities not to freeze bank accounts of a party during election period?
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Giving Rajiv Gandhi's name to Sports award can be described as servility and cheap politics; REMOVING HIS NAME can be described as single minded hatred and equally cheap politics.
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If protests are continuing over a month and many opposition parties say they are concerned and supportive, why shouldn't they convene citizens' parliament consisting of entire Opposition members and invite members of ruling party in case they care for the People?
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Whatever the security implications of Mission Shakti, one thing is clear: This government treats Election Commission of India and its Model Code of Conduct with utter contempt. Loss of shakti for ECI.
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हेडलाईन मॅनेजमेंट कशाला? खुद्द माध्यमेचस्वतःचे ' सेल्फ मॅनेजमेंट ' करताहेत
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What is politics? Isn't raising your voice when a speeding car mows down protestors a legitimate and necessary form of politics?
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Announcement of Phalke award may or may not affect TN election but what does the independent ECI have to say about the timing of the announcement?
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In view of the regularity with which NCERT is 'rationalizing', among other books, political science textbooks, our names should not be used as Chief Advisors, I and Yogendra Yadav
@_YogendraYadav
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When we speak of toys and dogs instead of spread of pandemic, economy and foreign aggression, what does it mean? Wrong priorities? Misleading the people? Running away from real issues?
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Even if Mumbai police have pursued the TRP case for political reasons, if they follow it up resolutely, they will have done some service toward alerting to media mess .
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Two lessons from developments in Maharashtra-- a)Governance matters. b) Role of opposition is crucial.
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माध्यमे कशी सत्ताधारी पक्षाच्या दृष्टीने चालतात आणि बोलतात याचे फारशी चर्चा न झालेले एक उदाहरण : INDIA या आघाडीचा उल्लेख एक मराठी वर्तमानपत्र 'इंडी आघाडी ' असा करते, केवढी ही अचूक भाषा ( की भाजपा ? ) निष्ठा !
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@sardesairajdeep
Moral of the story, whatever the judiciary may rule, govt will overturn it by using executive and legislative powers.
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Press conference by
@INCIndia
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Have we collectively decided to forget about the alleged hineous crimes of Prajjwal? No serious social action anywhere.
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A fervent appeal to INDIA: no need to respond, less to oppose, use of Bharat. Matching churlishness of ruling party doesn't bring stature or support. India, that is Bharat, needs protection from pseudo nationalists using semantics as red herring. Live the spirit of Bharat jodo
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Politics over Rahul Gandhi apart, police notice to him for his speeches in UK indicate what will happen to anyone participating in seminars abroad, writing in non-Indian publications, speaking to journalists from outside India, etc.
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Everyone says campaign is over. However, for someone dedicated to permanent self promotion, how can campaign end? Even the ostensibly most personal experience of meditation continues to be advertised both for current election and for continuous construction of personality cult.
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After Bollywood turning conveniently communal, we witness similar communal turn among economists. Will we soon see scientists from physical/ natural sciences taking a similar turn? Is it only political expediency or something that was subterranean that is now becoming explicit?
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Signals from the ECI episode: for those who wanted (further) evidence how current regime corrodes autonomy of institutions, this is one bit of evidence. 1/5
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When will this case get transferred to CBI?
Watch | "Mumbai Police has been alerted about a new racket involving false TRP": Paramvir Singh, Mumbai Police Commissioner briefs media
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An election commissioner being in the list of pegasus-gate raises serious questions about the haloed institution and its ability in future to function and seen as functioning independently.
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Busy day for cartoonists indeed! Moral of the story: a long beard or a cheap rhyme do not make you a gurudev.....
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Asking 6 more months, no less, to investigate Adani affairs, SEBI shows it's either incompetent or knows what may tumble out and is buying for time. Shows how the Court erred in trusting existing mechanism. Also shows that truth shall not be allowed to reach the public formally.
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Educated ' urban middle classes' is the section that legitimizes filthiest of stereotypes, approves of violence against minorities(of course by the less privileged ones) and functions as the fulcrum of anti intellectualism sustaining the WhatsApp university
Three is nothing surprising in it
Nothing at all. Being educated ie thoughtful is way different from being trained in some skill like plumbing or for that matter, computing.
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A social psychology puzzle. Even after a decade in power, why are most bjp supporters so venomous even without provocation? Any difference of opinion brings out that venom with furious vigour. Bad for their health, really.
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Without mincing words, the anarchy over constitutionalism in contemporary India is only partly due to lack of vision and leadership by CJIs. Rest of the burden remains on shoulders of judges who choose to remain silent within the system.
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A sociological puzzle: Will developments in Manipur and Gurugram as also the killings in a railway train unnerve the middle classes for what they have been upholding or will these developments make them gloat with a sense of sadist victory?
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Many may be happy but surely a problematic decision. Courts cannot replace politics and become legislature.
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Delayed and muted response by many sportspersons or celebrities doesn't only indicate their cautiousness, it suggests how we live in an atmosphere of fear and whataboutery.
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When a social activist spends her third birthday in jail without trial, how does that reflect on Judiciary, our democracy and on us as a society?
On Sudha Ji's third birthday in jail, re-reading this piece about her:
"The Sudha Bharadwaj the government doesn't want you to know."
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दोन मित्रपक्षांचे दोन मराठा उपमुख्यमंत्री असताना एक मराठा नेता पळवून आणावा लागतो, अशाने शत प्रतिशत परपक्षीयांचा वरचष्मा राहणार की काय?
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मुंबईत लोकल ट्रेन बंद, कॉलेजे सगळीकडे बंद, वसतिगृहे बंद, शाळा चालू केल्याचे नाटक आणि शिक्षण विभागाची पोलीसगिरी, ही सगळी धोरण शून्यतेची लक्षणे की दुय्यम अधिकारी मंडळींची अरेरावी? की तीन तिघाडा ..?
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When the SC said that speaker of Maharashtra assembly should decide in 'reasonable time' (the case of 16 SS MLAs) , everyone knew that it would take unreasonable time.
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Emergency musings: As we remember proclamation of emergency 48 years ago, and rightly so, let's remember the number of political detenues languishing in jail today without bail and without trial and on charges of sedition and 'unlawful' activities.
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Looks like the current Court believes that it's facing its 1973 moment sandwiched between a repressive regime and deeply divided and chaotic political arena. 1/6
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Oh, and by the way, don't ask where the resources for this massive assault on democracy. We have our judiciary to thank. It has facilitated this by deferring the case of Electoral bonds. But who knows, it may fund them perfectly legal. 7/7
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New 'rule of law'= arrest but don't file chargesheet in time. Yet oppose bail. Deny the accused access to medical records ....and while the accused is caught up in legal maze, claim that the country is full democracy.
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Whether Karnal of Indore, do we need any further proof that it is the Indian state that is waging war against its citizens by all foul means in broad daylight?
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Govt of India's tribute on Constitution Day. 'No Entry' for protestors into country's capital plus water canons.
Farmers' Protest: Teargas, Barricades, Water Cannons Greet 'Delhi Chalo' Marches at Borders
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द्वेष आणि अज्ञान यांचा विकृत संगम..
राहुल गांधी हे ओरिजनल गांधी
नसून खान आहेत.
राहुल गांधी हे महात्मा गांधीचे वंशज नाहीत.
फिरोज खान यांची पुढची ही पिलावळ आहे : शरद पोंक्षे
🔗
#sharadponkshe
#RahulGandhi
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As always, a pleasure to converse with Karan Thapar. Being no fan of Kejriwal, I still argue that his arrest, irrespective of the merits of case against him, has a more threatening message.
#TheInterview
| 'I thought for a sitting CM such an arrest has a message and that message is that the Opposition parties of the Union govt will not be allowed to function freely in the election season,'
@PalshikarSuhas
told Karan Thapar.
Watch:
#Politics
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Sorry to disappoint you, but we are not receiving any regular payment from NCERT. As members of textbook development team, they paid us one time remuneration in return of services and copyrights in 2006-07.
@PalshikarSuhas
It's a Good thing that you & Salim resigned. You were a Burden on the Exchequer..... 🙏
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This image tells a lot about how majoritarian and authoritarian politics wins legitimacy.
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Why has asking questions about details about attacks on our land and our soldiers suddenly become anti-national?
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Dunno if every Indian has a Godse and a Gandhi inisde her but surely there are quite a few Indians who do have a lot of Godse in them--suppressed all these years and now coming out in the open. Scary for those of us who may have some Gandhi left inside them!
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Candidature for president may be tokenism but even on token messaging opposition has failed to make a mark
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A radical idea making rounds that
@pbhushan1
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Dilemma for activists taking up countermajoritarin causes: Going to courts doesn't help once courts start restricting their role. Approaching political parties and representatives doesn't help because they are part of the majoritarian ecosystem.
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Increasingly, bjp made every election a test of Hindus being Hindus. The vote has warned that politics will need much more than merely pitting Hindus against the rest. Hijacking religion and a community is bad politics morally and it's bad strategy too.
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Some self hypnotized opinion makers, industry bosses and economy-experts kept arguing since 2013 that Modi is about development and strong economy. Will they still say the same thing now or will they publicly apologize for misleading the public? I mean, if they have a conscience
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Such a deep suspicion of the petitioner! Plus, the judgment says that doubting the system is not good. One thought that doubting the system (of power) is the quintessence of democracy.
From Justice Dipankar Dutta's judgement on the VVPAT. He questions the motive of an organisation which has proven, through decades of work to strengthen democracy. The attacks on civil society by judges, in their orders, is a dangerous trend.
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If so many of us really feel so strongly about an elephant--which we must--then surely that many of us (including Tata and Varun Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi) must also be really upset when human beings are killed, made to suffer and treated as sub-humans?
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Does a country's highest court read newspapers reporting a CM making public threats amounting to death threats? How does it respond? Just asking a hypothetical question .....
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