Pavan K. Varma | Karnataka's lesson for BJP: Divisiveness has limits
1 year, 8 months ago

Pavan K. Varma | Karnataka's lesson for BJP: Divisiveness has limits

Deccan Chronicle  

The results in Karnataka may or may not influence the final outcome in the parliamentary elections next year, but they hold important takeaways for all parties, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party. Quite apart from the fact that in Assembly elections people vote for the government they think can work for them directly, there is also something unacceptable in the logic of the “double engine” argument, because it insults the pride and self-respect of the people of the state. There are innumerable occasions when the BJP even in a minority has cobbled together a government through allegedly money power or other inducements, thereby vitiating the actual mandate of the people. The Congress won in Karnataka not because it has suddenly become organisationally strong, but because of the poor performance of the BJP government.

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How BJP’s Dual Strategy Secures Electoral Supremacy
1 month ago

How BJP’s Dual Strategy Secures Electoral Supremacy

The Quint  

In the North, the BJP cemented its dominance by dismantling caste-based regional alliances. In Uttar Pradesh, constituencies like Phulpur, once symbols of Congress-era politics, now reflect the BJP’s consolidation of non-Yadav OBCs and non-Jatav Dalits. Constituencies like Madarihat illustrate its success in blending Hindutva rhetoric with economic promises to appeal to both urban middle classes and rural labourers, particularly in …

Rift in BJP Karnataka: Vijayendra, Yatnal Camps Clash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rift in BJP Karnataka: Vijayendra, Yatnal Camps Clash

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The BJP’s defeat in the recent by-elections in Karnataka, losing all three contested seats, has only deepened the sense of crisis within the party. The growing factionalism, marked by a divide between state president BY Vijayendra and Bijapur MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has exposed cracks that workers fear could hinder the party’s long-term revival. Vijayendra, son of former CM …

Pavan Varma | EC's double standard on byelections irks parties
2 months ago

Pavan Varma | EC's double standard on byelections irks parties

Deccan Chronicle  

While critics allege so, I have tried to believe that the Election Commission of India is not partial and discriminatory in implementing its constitutional obligation of conducting elections freely and fairly. I tried to reach the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar last week to inform him that the four by-polls due on November 13 in Bihar would be seriously affected …

Pavan K. Varma | Tectonic shift: Can Modi turn into new Vajpayee?
7 months ago

Pavan K. Varma | Tectonic shift: Can Modi turn into new Vajpayee?

Deccan Chronicle  

Today, the Narendra Modi 3.0 government will take oath. While the reasons for the below-expectation performance of the BJP have been analyzed at length, the real issue ahead is, whether Mr Modi is temperamentally capable of running a coalition government? In the 2024 elections too, the PM, expecting a third term with an absolute majority, “abki baar 400 paar”, acted …

Will focus on developing the State, not revenge: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan
7 months, 1 week ago

Will focus on developing the State, not revenge: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Emphasising that the new government in Andhra Pradesh will focus on rebuilding the State and develop all sectors for overall growth, Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan asserted that neither he nor other parties in the alliance will adopt a vindictive attitude. During a meeting held at the party office in Mangalagiri on Tuesday, Pawan thanked his cadre, fans, …

Narasapuram Lok Sabha Election 2024: TDP-JSP-BJP Alliance Hopes to Pack a Punch in This Andhra Pradesh Constituency
8 months ago

Narasapuram Lok Sabha Election 2024: TDP-JSP-BJP Alliance Hopes to Pack a Punch in This Andhra Pradesh Constituency

News 18  

Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 25 parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, falls under the General category and encompasses parts of West Godavari district. The TDP-JSP-BJP alliance is working in full swing to replace Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP as the state goes through state and parliamentary elections simultaneously. However, the alliance settled on the BJP’s Bupathiraju Srinivas Varma, a …

Number Theory: In Maharashtra, how BJP traded uncertainty for influence
8 months ago

Number Theory: In Maharashtra, how BJP traded uncertainty for influence

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra sends the second largest number of MPs to the Lok Sabha, 48, after Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80. The Bhartiya Janta Party and its allies – the Shiv Sena and the Swabhimani Paksa in 2014 and just the Shiv Sena in 2019 -- swept the state in both Lok Sabha elections winning 42 and 41 of the 48 parliamentary …

BJP and Congress Lock Horns in Crucial Polls Northern Karnataka
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP and Congress Lock Horns in Crucial Polls Northern Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

MANGALURU: May 7th marks a crucial electoral showdown in the Northern Karnataka region, with 14 constituencies, including Kalyana-Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka, heading to the polls. In the 2019 election, BJP had won all these seats.This electoral spectacle features a noteworthy lineup of candidates, including two Union Ministers, two former Chief Ministers, and the children of three Karnataka Cabinet Ministers, alongside …

Hindutva and caste calculations overtake real issues of drought and backwardness in north Karnataka
8 months, 1 week ago

Hindutva and caste calculations overtake real issues of drought and backwardness in north Karnataka

The Hindu  

Under a scorching sun and amidst a severe drought, 14 constituencies in northern and central Karnataka are going to the polls on May 7. The BJP candidates in the 14 constituencies are clearly heavily dependent on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and, in certain pockets, the Hindutva agenda. New names, old issues North Karnataka was broadly categorised into Hyderabad Karnataka …

BJP president J.P. Nadda seeks votes in Karnataka to make India a developed nation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP president J.P. Nadda seeks votes in Karnataka to make India a developed nation

The Hindu  

Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the political discourse of the country in the last 10 years, BJP national president J.P. Nadda sought votes for the party to make India a developed nation by 2026–27. Addressing an election campaign meeting in Shivamogga on April 30, Mr. Nadda said 10 years ago, the political discourse was marked by depression, …

View: Belligerent PM Modi puts Congress in a fix over Muslim empowerment
8 months, 2 weeks ago

View: Belligerent PM Modi puts Congress in a fix over Muslim empowerment

Hindustan Times  

After a relatively staid first round of polls, the campaigning for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was fired up with the opposition Congress firing salvos of wealth distribution, inheritance tax, and including Muslims in the OBC category for reservation in Karnataka to protect its minority vote bank, which is key to defend its 15 seats in Communist-ruled Kerala and increase …

The importance of Karnataka
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The importance of Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka is seen as an outlier in the political map of South India for its willingness to back the Bharatiya Janata Party. In all of 130 Lok Sabha seats in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala and the Union territory of Puducherry, it is the 28 constituencies in Karnataka that the BJP banks on to …

Narendra Modi has no moral right to seek votes in Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah
9 months ago

Narendra Modi has no moral right to seek votes in Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah referred to the Union Government’s ‘’apathy’’ towards the distress caused by drought in Karnataka and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no moral right to seek votes in the State. ‘’Though we had sought ₹18,171 crore to take up drought relief works, Mr. Modi has not released a single paisa so far and this is because …

'PM Modi-led govt only way forward for Karnataka's development': Tejasvi Surya at Vijaya Sankalpa Samavesha
9 months, 1 week ago

'PM Modi-led govt only way forward for Karnataka's development': Tejasvi Surya at Vijaya Sankalpa Samavesha

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya, while urging the people of Karnataka to support the National Democratic Alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, affirmed that a Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is the only way forward for the state's development. READ | Amit Shah blames Siddaramaiah for delay in drought relief funds to Karnataka "Projects exceeding ₹1.3 lakh crore …

Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?
1 year, 1 month ago

Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

Deccan Chronicle  

The results of the recent five Assembly elections signal both a victory for democracy and a crisis for India’s democratic system. The reasons for this precipitate plunge are known: Inept leadership, defunct organisation, no convincing counter-narrative, rootless coterie, lack of a credible face, and — the visible elephant in the room — the stranglehold of the Gandhi family, which insists …

'Think and speak': Congress president Kharge challenges BJP's 'ATM' claim, cautions against election rhetoric
1 year, 2 months ago

'Think and speak': Congress president Kharge challenges BJP's 'ATM' claim, cautions against election rhetoric

India TV News  

In response to the Bharatiya Janata Party's assertion that Karnataka is akin to an "ATM" for the state government, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge offered his perspective on the matter, emphasising the need for measured statements during election times. He urged political leaders to think before speaking and expressed his disapproval of attempts to tarnish the government's image due to election …

The BJP’s Tamil Nadu outreach
1 year, 5 months ago

The BJP’s Tamil Nadu outreach

The Hindu  

The participation of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami in a recent meeting of NDA leaders in New Delhi has laid to rest speculation that the Dravidian outfit and the BJP may part ways. After attending the NDA meeting, Mr. Palaniswami was quick to assert that his party will lead the alliance with the BJP in Tamil Nadu. The Indian …

Pavan K. Varma | Why 2024 promises to be an exciting election
1 year, 5 months ago

Pavan K. Varma | Why 2024 promises to be an exciting election

Deccan Chronicle  

The fact that almost the entire political canvas divided into two groups to meet on the same day, July 18, in the lead-up to the 2024 parliamentary elections, was a first in the history of democratic India. The goal of the two groupings was different — for the Opposition, the attempt was to strive for more unity amidst often irresolvable …

Pavan Varma | Mayawati: Forgotten leader with a winning poll formula
1 year, 7 months ago

Pavan Varma | Mayawati: Forgotten leader with a winning poll formula

Deccan Chronicle  

As we approach the 2024 parliamentary elections, many are asking — where has Mayawati disappeared? In Punjab, where Kanshi Ram was born, the dalit population is 32 per cent, the highest in the country. Mayawati’s original strategic mistake was to reduce Kanshi Ram’s vision of a pan-India Bahujan movement largely to UP. The CBI filed a case of disproportionate assets …

Karnataka has shown how to defeat Modi — India must now learn
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka has shown how to defeat Modi — India must now learn

Al Jazeera  

Modi turned the state election into a referendum on himself. India’s political landscape is again alive with new possibilities after the southern state of Karnataka threw the Hindu supremacist Bhartiya Janata Party out of power in recently-held assembly elections and elected the long-struggling Congress Party. The decisive defeat of the BJP in Karnataka means that now, all of southern India …

DC Edit | Sidda-DKS govt should hit the ground running
1 year, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Sidda-DKS govt should hit the ground running

Deccan Chronicle  

After six days of intense deliberations, negotiations and bargaining, the Congress high command picked Siddaramaiah as the chief minister of Karnataka, a decision which could have been taken after the first session of the newly-elected legislators once the results were announced last Saturday. The Karnataka leadership has had the nerve to be seen unequivocal against the BJP’s overtly communal agenda; …

The K’taka verdict can worry the BJP
1 year, 7 months ago

The K’taka verdict can worry the BJP

Hindustan Times  

Are you sure we are winning so comfortably?” the senior Congress leader’s voice on the phone sounded anxious. The reaction typifies how an aura of near invincibility has been built around Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s persona, best typified in the 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party social media slogan, “ Aayega to Modi hi ”. The BJP didn’t win a single one …

What are the future implications of the Congress victory for Karnataka politics?
1 year, 7 months ago

What are the future implications of the Congress victory for Karnataka politics?

The Hindu  

Published : May 17, 2023 16:54 IST - 10 MINS READ The verdict of the Legislative Assembly election in Karnataka is largely a mandate against the BJP’s politics of centralisation and communal polarisation and its model of exclusionary economic development. The election also saw civil society organisations of various hues coming together under the banner of Eddelu Karnataka to spread …

BJP mulls rethink on fate of its regional satraps post Karnataka results
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP mulls rethink on fate of its regional satraps post Karnataka results

The Hindu  

BJP’s defeat in Karnataka has given much food for thought for the party’s national leadership, including the treatment of regional satraps in the poll-going States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. There have been attempts to reinvent his image and the BJP’s central leadership is invested in reviving the party cadre which is suffering from a lot of poll fatigue already. …

Karnataka Results: Why BJP Needs to Course-Correct Before 2024 Lok Sabha Polls - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Results: Why BJP Needs to Course-Correct Before 2024 Lok Sabha Polls - News18

News 18  

At 10:30-11:00 am on the 13th of May, as the seventh to eighth rounds of counting was ongoing, the Congress party was clearly ahead in the Karnataka ssembly elections. The only way the Congress government in Karnataka could crumble now is if there was a major split due to internal rivalries, a possibility that the BJP could well look into, …

'Surprised that PM Modi has given...': Sharad Pawar on Prime Minister's Karnataka election campaign
1 year, 8 months ago

'Surprised that PM Modi has given...': Sharad Pawar on Prime Minister's Karnataka election campaign

India TV News  

Karnataka Elections 2023: The Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has spoken on PM Modi's campaign in poll-bound Karnataka saying he is surprised that the Prime Minister gave 'religious' slogans during campaigning adding when one takes up a religion or religious issue in an election, it creates a different type of environment and it is not a good thing. Addressing …

Karnataka Election 2023: PM Modi met nearly 3,000 people during 7 days of campaign blitzkrieg in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Election 2023: PM Modi met nearly 3,000 people during 7 days of campaign blitzkrieg in Karnataka

Firstpost  

Karnataka Election 2023 LIVE Surprised over PM Modi giving ‘religious’ slogans, says NCP Chief Pawar NCP president Sharad Pawar has said he is surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given “religious” slogans during election campaigning in Karnataka, which votes on May 10. When one takes up a religion or religious issue in an election, it creates a different type …

BJP will trump in Karnataka, TS: Etala
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP will trump in Karnataka, TS: Etala

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP legislator Etala Rajendar on Saturday said that they would form the next government in Karnataka as people were keen on a BJP government. Along with Union health minister Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya, Rajendar campaigned for the party candidate Avinash Jadev in Chincholi Assembly constituency apart from participating in a massive rally that culminated with a public meeting in Kunchavaram. …

Karnataka Elections 2023 UPDATES | BJP thinks democratic principles are in its pockets: Sonia Gandhi
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023 UPDATES | BJP thinks democratic principles are in its pockets: Sonia Gandhi

India TV News  

Mounting a fresh attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that for the sake of vote bank politics, it has nurtured, given shelter and surrendered before terror. Wading into the controversy surrounding the movie 'The Kerala Story', Modi said the film is said to be a work based on the terrorists' deceitful policies and conspiracies in …

BJP will make Karnataka 'Number 1' state in India: PM Modi
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP will make Karnataka 'Number 1' state in India: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

MANGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in Mulki, expressed the Bharatiya Janata Party's resolve to make Karnataka the number one state in every field of development. The Congress party, on the other hand, wants the state to be the number one ATM for the 'Shahi Parivar' in Delhi, taking an 85% commission in every project," he said. …

'Snake is the charm of Lord Shiva's neck...': PM Modi responds to Mallikarjun Kharge's jab in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

'Snake is the charm of Lord Shiva's neck...': PM Modi responds to Mallikarjun Kharge's jab in Karnataka

India TV News  

Karnataka elections 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday responded to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's 'poisonous snake' remark on him saying that a snake is the charm of Lord Shiva's neck and for him, the people of the country are like Lord Shiva, therefore, he accepts being a snake who stays with them. Further hitting out at the Oppn, PM …

‘PM Modi is not God to bless anyone’, Siddaramaiah on JP Nadda’s remarks
1 year, 8 months ago

‘PM Modi is not God to bless anyone’, Siddaramaiah on JP Nadda’s remarks

Live Mint  

Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday condemned BJP national president JP Nadda's statement about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's blessings on the poll-bound state. Taking to Twitter, Siddaramaiah said, "I condemn the statement of @JPNadda about @narendramodi's blessings on Karnataka. Siddaramaiah filed his nomination from the Varuna constituency for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls, as …

What drama in K’taka reveals
1 year, 9 months ago

What drama in K’taka reveals

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing drama over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate list for the forthcoming assembly election in Karnataka should not surprise anyone. PREMIUM Interestingly, Karnataka is perhaps the only state in the country where the party has consciously avoided corruption as a campaign issue The first is the nature of politics in the state over the years, where, irrespective of the …

In Karnataka, BJP has to go beyond just Lingayat base
1 year, 9 months ago

In Karnataka, BJP has to go beyond just Lingayat base

The Hindu  

As election dates have been announced for Karnataka, one of the most keenly watched contests, for the BJP, the challenge is not just to retain the lone southern State in its kitty, but to look at a broadbasing of its support base beyond just the former Chief Minister B.S. The big mystery for a while has been why, with Mr. …

Karnataka votes on May 10: Why the stakes for BJP and Congress have become higher
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka votes on May 10: Why the stakes for BJP and Congress have become higher

India Today  

Karnataka will vote on May 10 and the result of the assembly election will be declared on May 13, the Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday. Karnataka will be the first election to take place after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha following his sentencing in a criminal defamation case, triggering protests by the grand old …

PM Modi, Shah as Stars & a Dash of Infra, Culture. Will BJP’s K’taka Script Be a Hit? - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi, Shah as Stars & a Dash of Infra, Culture. Will BJP’s K’taka Script Be a Hit? - News18

News 18  

From visits within days of each other, election yatras from opponents’ strongholds, unveiling statues of Lingayat and Vokkaliga icons, to using deeply rooted southern cultural icons, historical figures and movies, both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP’s election strategist and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have their target set and locked — to strengthen the BJP’s Hindutva message in …

A vote for BJP is a vote to divide Karnataka, alleges Congress
1 year, 9 months ago

A vote for BJP is a vote to divide Karnataka, alleges Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Criticising Maharashtra government's decision to extend its schemes in 865 villages of Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee D.K. Shivakumar termed it as an attempt to ‘disintegrate’ Karnataka by Bharatiya Janata Party and observed that ‘A vote for BJP is a vote to divide Karnataka, to take away our territory and also to …

Can the BJP turn the tide in Southern Karnataka?
1 year, 10 months ago

Can the BJP turn the tide in Southern Karnataka?

The Hindu  

One of the Vijay Sankalpa Yatras of the BJP criss-crossing election-bound Karnataka is presently winding its way through the southern districts of the State – Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Mandya, and Hassan –that have historically remained lukewarm, at best, in its response to the overtures of the saffron party and proved to be its Achilles heel. With the party leadership identifying southern …

News analysis | Not just a numbers game for the BJP in the northeast
1 year, 10 months ago

News analysis | Not just a numbers game for the BJP in the northeast

The Hindu  

In the ideological sense, the impact of the BJP’s performance in Assembly polls in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland is considered by the party as far more than a numbers game, as it aids the perception of the party being more than one limited to the Hindi heartland, capable of registering victories in minority dominated states and on a developmental plank. …

Karnataka election 2023: BJP rules out alliance with JD(S)
2 years ago

Karnataka election 2023: BJP rules out alliance with JD(S)

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party that has set itself a target of winning at least 150 of the 224 assembly seats in Karnataka, has made it explicitly clear that it has no plans to partner or ally with the Janata Dal or JD in the state, before or after the polls. The party is hopeful that the message will prevent confusion …

‘BJP’s strategy will boomerang in Karnataka’
2 years, 9 months ago

‘BJP’s strategy will boomerang in Karnataka’

The Hindu  

Janata Dal has been attacking the BJP Government for raking up communal controversies for electoral gains. Though the party was seen as being inexplicably “soft” on the BJP Government, giving rise to suspicion of an internal understanding, former Chief Minister and JD leader H.D. Excerpts: Do you think the Government failed in curbing communally sensitive issues from growing big? The …

Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking dharma
2 years, 9 months ago

Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking dharma

Deccan Chronicle  

Political leaders and political parties have to often resolve the dilemma between mechanical legality and moral rectitude. The Shanti Parva, as expounded by the smitten Bhisma lying on a bed of arrows, states: “When wishing to smite, should speak gently; after smiting he should be gentler still; after striking off the head with his sword, he should grieve and shed …

Pavan K. Varma | Persevere and be clear to build a robust Opposition
2 years, 9 months ago

Pavan K. Varma | Persevere and be clear to build a robust Opposition

Deccan Chronicle  

The five Assembly elections concluded recently have two clear-cut lessons. In 2012, Mulayam Singh Yadav swept UP, with the BJP getting only some ten per cent of the votes; in 2014, the BJP swept UP, trouncing the SP. This has emerged as a very serious weakness in the combined aspirations of the Opposition, since the Congress is the principal opponent …

From 'Jeet Ka Chauka' to A Dig at 'Experts': PM Modi’s Top 10 Quotes after Electric Electoral Show
2 years, 10 months ago

From 'Jeet Ka Chauka' to A Dig at 'Experts': PM Modi’s Top 10 Quotes after Electric Electoral Show

News 18  

Prime minister Narendra Modi addressed Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Thursday to congratulate them and laud their efforts following a resounding victory in four state elections. “We had said before that Holi will start from March 10…It’s a ‘jeet ka chauka’ by our NDA workers.” “I thank all voters for participating in this festival of democracy and ensuring BJP’s victory. …

Dynasts look out for their 'political interests' when nation faces a challenge: PM Modi in Varanasi
2 years, 10 months ago

Dynasts look out for their 'political interests' when nation faces a challenge: PM Modi in Varanasi

India Today  

Dynasts look out for their "political interests" each time a challenge crops up before the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a poll rally in Varanasi, referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a rally in Varanasi's Khajuri village on Sunday, PM Modi said, "When some challenges crop up before the nation, these dynasts look for their …

Pavan K. Varma | Budget ignores real threat in favour of speculative relief
2 years, 11 months ago

Pavan K. Varma | Budget ignores real threat in favour of speculative relief

Deccan Chronicle  

There were two unwelcome guests sitting outside finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s capacious office in North Block before she presented the Budget. In other words, the real suffering of the middle class and the poor has been ignored on the basis of a promise that may or may not fructify two-and-a-half decades later. Education accounts for 2.8 per cent of the …

Pavan K. Varma | Time to teach a lesson to Haridwar’s hatemongers
3 years ago

Pavan K. Varma | Time to teach a lesson to Haridwar’s hatemongers

Deccan Chronicle  

The so-called Dharma Sansad or “Religious Parliament” held at Haridwar over December 17-19 witnessed a level of hate, bigotry and open incitement to violence against Muslims that most Indians will find unbelievable. We need hundred soldiers who can kill 20 lakh of them to win this.” These are but samples of the extraordinary rant of pure vitriol and venom at …

Pavan K. Varma | With trust as weapon, forge a Naya Kashmir
3 years, 6 months ago

Pavan K. Varma | With trust as weapon, forge a Naya Kashmir

Deccan Chronicle  

Chanakya had a basic dictum: you cannot rule a people against their will. The most important takeaway from the meeting was that the principal Opposition parties in Kashmir, the People’s Democratic Party and the National Conference, attended. It is expected that after delimitation the number of seats in Jammu would go up, thereby upsetting the current numerical domination of Kashmir …

Pavan Varma | How govt's own credo of accountability got violated
3 years, 7 months ago

Pavan Varma | How govt's own credo of accountability got violated

Deccan Chronicle  

Although the BJP likes to appropriate our ancient wisdoms, it is becoming increasingly clear that the government does not follow their injunctions. The philosophical sanction for a ruler was thus quite akin to Locke’s Social Contract, wherein people themselves, in their own self-interest, concur in one of them assuming the power of a ruler. All our ancient texts categorically state …

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