While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) went to early elections in May 2004 on the platform of high economic growth, the Congress counter was, “Aam admi ko kya mila (What has the common man got)?”
It has to be understood that if the Congress is in power, it is due to Ms Gandhi’s untiring efforts and commitment to secularism and social justice. Whenever she has gone by her instinct, she has been proved right.
Pankaj Vohra examines...
Among the opportunities thrown up by the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Yadav brigade — consisting of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Samajwadi Party boss Mulayam Singh Yadav and JD(U) president Sharad Yadav — has spotted a chance to revive the post-Emergency ‘anti-Congressism’.
Srinand Jha examines...
Are you looking for an extraordinary career? Do you want to become a member of the country’s most powerful club? And are you a woman? If so, the time has come to grasp a fantastic opportunity, writes Manas Chakravarty.
All those nice folks, convinced that reserving seats for women in Parliament will be lovely for womankind are celebrating because 33 per cent of the total number of seats are now on their way to being block-booked for women? Indrajit Hazra examines...
The Women’s Reservation Bill is an illuminating example of how politicians can promote a deserving cause in the most unfortunate way, writes Karan Thapar.
Legislators who obeyed the party whip in the Rajya Sabha are privately agitated about the effects of the Women’s Reservation Bill on their political fortunes in the next election. Pratik Kanjilal examines...
The credibility crisis confronting the Yadavs may well rub off on their determined effort to become symbols of opposition to women’s reservation, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
The women's reservation bill saw some good speeches from leading lights in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday outlining the positions and ideologies of the different parties over the long-debated legislation.
When a sitting MP jumped up on a bench to avoid being ejected from the House by marshals and then smashed a glass threatening to cut himself with it, there was utter silence in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday afternoon, reports
Nandini R Iyer.
The top Bharatiya Janata Party leadership may believe it has scored a powerful political point by supporting the passage of the women’s quota Bill in the Rajya Sabha, but discontent is brewing within its ranks.
Bad political management continues to haunt the Congress, which will run into rough weather once the much-awaited Women’s Reservation Bill is taken up in Parliament for voting today, writes
Pankaj Vohra.