Mainstream Weeklyby Arun Srivastava
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is not merely a political party instead is a community, a caste conglomerate founded on the vestiges of feudalism and Hindutva of RSS, rather than classical concept of Hinduism. An insight into their approach and attitude towards others— political parties, social outfits, classes— would exemplify that they behaves like upper caste feudal lords. Let me cite only three examples at the moment; their attitude towards Muslims, the (…)
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Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Jan 9, 2021
9 January 2021Letter to the Readers
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Too Much Democracy, Mr Kant, Or Too Little? | Avay Shukla
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So now we finally know why the Modi govt. has messed up the Farm Bills issue big time: it has advisors like Mr. Kant who no doubt firmly believe that a few more jackboots on peasant throats would have made them gladly swallow the legislation without any demur. And, for all we know, he’s the one who is also advising our resident sage: " We kant back down now!"
Amitav Kant is one of the most powerful and influential policy makers in the present (…)