PM’s candidate is welcome! What are the issues, if any? Opposition leaders had met the Government representatives and the common candidate is unlikely. If the past practice is any guide, there would be a Government candidate, possibly a BJP veteran or someone who could win the majority vote which is likely to gather momentum as…
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Democracy, Opposition party and Opposition unity.
Lalu Prasad Yadav Rally in Patna On August 27 in Patna! Lalu Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the major Opposition leader has called for a rally of major Opposition parties has called for a united rally, called BJP Bhagao Desh Bachaoa on August 27 in Patna to oppose some of the…
A definition of politics
What is politics? Why politics is a high priority? You see that ever since the time of Plato, from the 5th century BC to the present times, we are all bound and live by what we call politics, a process of power that we, without knowing fully well, take our political binding as given. At…
Can the Congress stage a comeback?
A touchy question. No one asks and no one seems to be anywhere near to come near attempting an answer either! The party is in clear decline. It is a leaking boat or a sinking ship. The signs are ominous. Mrs.Sonia Gandhi is clearly not interested in the job. See, even after one month passed…
What the Congress party has done for the Congress revival? In the last three years?
The functioning of government in Delhi today, that is, after the UP Assembly victory for the BJP, seems a bit directionless. The PM is talking suddenly about working for a New India! What this New India means? No one is explaining! As for the Delhi political scene, we see a certain emptiness. Mr.Arvind Kejriwal, the…
After the UP election victory, now the promises?
Fighting black money! Is it the target now? Black money is a topic most public opinion makers, old and young better avoid it. Even in New Delhi, in the leisurely leafy environments, the subject of current politics people avoids. We had spoken to AICC office bearers, they in fact are very nice and very courteous…
The tragedy of the Congress!
How the party can recover, if at all? The latest Assembly elections in five states proved many truths. The Congress party lost so badly in all states, except in Punjab. In UP, it was decimated. The most important state, UP, the very heart land rejected the party completely. Instead of dwelling on the reasons for…
Congress Party is doing things right?
Or, getting caught in its own fantasies? Justifying dynastic rule is highly unfair! As the economy grows fast, it very likely, that too in a democracy, corruption, the power of the corporate lobbies, why even the powerful industrial houses would only try to influence the party and government in power. Free media must be free….