'Thanks to Modi Saab, He is Turning Rahul Into Gandhi': Non-Congress Oppn Unites Post RaGa's Removal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd6bW8cejAc The Wire Mar 28, 2023
With only one year to go for the general elections of 2024, the opposition parties in India are seeing Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a potential glue to keep the so called opposition unity intact. On 27th March, a meeting of senior opposition leaders commenced at Mallikarjun Kharge’s house in New Delhi, but as Pratap Bhanu Mehta says, this opposition unity is more like a chimera at the moment, meaning it is more performative than it being real.
We will have to wait and see if this analysis is true, but what we see for now is a clear opposition unity, at least on paper and in the media. Take a look at how various non-Congress parties react to the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha.
We are joined by Rajya Sabha MP of Shiv Sena (UT), Priyanka Chaturvedi, DMK’s Lok Sabha MP Dr Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, CPM’s Tikender Panwar, Raj Bhati, the spokesperson of Samajwadi Party and the spokesperson of RJD Mr. Nawal Kishore.
बड़े-बड़े नेताओं को घसीट कर ले गई पुलिस, Rahul Gandhi के लिए लाल किले पर कांग्रेस का मशाल जुलूस https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErKlekUp1hE 28.3.2023 Congress leaders with torches in their hands gathered near the Red Fort on Tuesday to protest against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament. Where the police was already ready. As soon as the Congress leader reached the Red Fort, the police started taking him into custody. Police forcibly picked up many leaders and put them in the van.
अब Modi सरकार पूरी तरह से बौखलाई हुई है- Jairam Ramesh | Adani Scam | Rahul Gandhi Disqualified https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVt3khYCzcw 28.3.23
Editorial with Sujit Nair : Is Rahul'S jibes on Savarkar harming Congress Prospects? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctM_Uk-7mPw In this episode of editorial Mr Sujit Nair talks about the the recent jibe by congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Savarkar and its political repercussions on MVA.
Delhi Congress holds ‘mashaal’ march to protest against Rahul Gandhi disqualification, many detained https://youtu.be/tIgqFDpYeGc?list=RDNSTO2QMjR1ce4 Mar 28, 2023 Delhi Congress today organised ‘Mashaal’ march to protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha. Several Congress leaders were detained during the 'Loktantra Bachao Mashaal Shanti March' and were brought to Kingsway Camp PS in North Delhi. Later, major leaders along with other detainees were released. Section 144 was also issued in the Red Fort area ahead of Congress march. Women Congress leaders alleged that Delhi Police misbehaved with them while detaining.
A.M. Singhvi On Rahul's Savarkar Remark:'Local Considerations Led To Misunderstanding’ |Daily Mirror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO2QMjR1ce4 MIRROR NOW
Mar 28, 2023 In this episode of Daily Mirror, the host Shreya Dhoundial will discuss how another day, same all chaos in Parliament. That’s been the story of India’s Parliament over the last couple of weeks. First, the Adani issue stalled proceedings and now Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification. For a second day in a row, Congress MPs turned up wearing black clothes in protest. They rushed to the house and chanted slogans against the government. So both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned within minutes. But in this short time there was maximum chaos. Congress MP tore up pieces of Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification notice and threw it at the Speaker’s chair. The Congress is also planning to move a no-confidence motion against speaker Om Birla. Outside the house, the opposition organised a march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk. In response a few BJP MPs participated in a counter-protest. They accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting OBC communities with his comments on the ‘Modi surname’. We are joined by a few panelists who will be expressing their views on this issue. “Rahul Gandhi is being intimidated & harassed; MPs being threatened with defamation. Opposition parties are united against threat to democracy,” said Dr. A.M. Singhvi, Congress MP.
Why Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification May Be a Turning Point Christophe Jaffrelot https://thewire.in/politics/why-rahul-gandhis-disqualification-may-be-a-turning-point
A new sequence in Indian politics has just started. When institutions of the Republic are captured by the ruling party the way they are in India today, the opposition is forced to find alternative ways and means. Rahul Gandhi first invested himself in Parliament, then embarked on a Bharat Jodo Yatra to forge a deeper connect with the people. He had to be neutralised by the ruling regime.
1. India, therefore, is weakening its claim of being the “mother of democracy” and the “Guru of the word” 2. radical moves like this one foster the unity of the opposition. 3. the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi (and his possible imprisonment) may be counterproductive for the country’s rulers. .. it may result in the shift of the victimisation repertoire from one side of the political spectrum to the other...,
But the ball is in the court of the opposition, of the judiciary – and in the court of Rahul himself! I do not expect any reaction from the West whose priorities are not articulated in terms of democratic values anymore and whose presence in the debate may be counterproductive anyway:
Historians suggest that the heroes the BJP is invoking to allegedly attract castes either do not exist or their role is being exaggerated.
The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Sunday forced to replace a ceremonial banner it had erected in Karnataka’s Mandya district to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Opposition leaders pointed out that it featured two purported 18th-century Vokkaliga chieftains who the saffron party claims had killed Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan. According to the historical record, the Mysuru king was killed by the British.
18/03/2023
Karnataka polls: Progressive thinkers, writers launch campaign, Eddelu Karnataka, to vote BJP out https://thefederal.com/states/south/karnataka/karnataka-polls-progressive-thinkers-writers-launch-campaign-to-vote-bjp-out/
25 March, 2023 A statement said.. “We must take up the task of preserving the nation’s identity, heritage, life and future.” At the forefront of the campaign are veteran writers, academics and activists, including Devanur Mahadeva, Purushothama Bilimale, Kamala Hampana, Rahmat Tarikere, Vijaya, Professor A.R. Vasavi, Allamaprabhu Bettadur, Du Gu Saraswati, former labour Minister S K Kanta, former minister H Ekantiah, environment expert Tara Rao and Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya.
Backing them are members of the “Bharat Jodo Abhiyan” including Vijay Mahajan and Yogendra Yadav.
“In today’s suffocating toxic political environment, the coming elections will decide whether our country can take a long breath and recover,” a statement put out by the group said. “In the last four years, Karnataka has seen the worst days in its post-independence history.
Writers and thinkers, including the late Prof UR Anantha Murthy and Devanur Mahadeva, had in 2012-13 launched a similar movement against the then BJP government.
Rahul Gandhi पर हमला करना BJP को पड़ा भारी ! PM Modi | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rS7yZvFC-M
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Indian Electoral Politics: Shifting Sands
Seven decades down the line the electoral scene has changed for the worse and is currently dominated by emotive issues. The foundation of derailing the ‘this worldly’ issues was the Ram Temple movement. This movement became stronger after the implementation of Mandal Commission report. Since then the domination of emotive, identity issues is on the rise. This is reflected by the fact that in 2019, no party dared to utter the word secularism, as claimed by the winner of 2019 elections, Mr. Narendra Modi himself. He presented it as a trophy for the efforts of RSS-BJP’s political success.
https://countercurrents.org/2022/11/indian-electoral-politics-shifting-sands/
It is in this track that any issue can be given a religious turn as we witnessed its peak in the coining of phrase ‘Corona Jihad’. This showed how electoral politics can be reduced merely to game of identity issues. BJP has mastered this art over a period of last few decades. The media, which is prostrating to BJP ideology, is putting its best efforts to magnify the doings of communal stream.
Not to be left behind, Arvind Kejrival is trying to compete which these divisive efforts revolving around identity issues, in his own unique smart ways. The AAP, which in a way, is an alternate model of communal politics; is playing its Hindutva/communal card with shrewdness. Kajriwal party is also an example of blind subservience to the dictator by the other leaders of that party. As Kejriwal demanded this; all his cronies, stated saying the same. The peak of this was Atishi Marlena, who stated that this demand of Laxmi-Ganesh is not merely Kejriwal demand, it is the aspiration of 130 crore Indians! Most of the dictatorial tendencies believe they are speaking for the whole country. This is a duplicate of what Narendra Modi, when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat, used to say that he is talking on behalf of Five Crore Gujratis. India needs a party which can accommodate all sections of society with equality and dignity, apart from welfare; it also promotes employment and proactively deals with marginalized sections of society. We need a party where religion is not mixed with politics. For many, AAP began with a big promise for a better politics, but its reality is there for all to see with its trajectory leading to demanding Laxmi and Ganesh on currency notes and dumping of Jan Lokpal in the dustbin of Hisotry!
2/11/2022
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