Seema Pant, Syed Firdaus Ashraf

Stories by Seema Pant, Syed Firdaus Ashraf

'No one can touch Bharatiya Muslims'

'No one can touch Bharatiya Muslims'

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2021

'Netaji Bose followed the concept of Bharatiya and he united all religions and communities of India as Bharatiya.' 'I follow that politics of Netaji and so does the BJP.'

'Farmers' movement is not only alive, but is kicking'

'Farmers' movement is not only alive, but is kicking'

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2021

'This government will end after five years, but farmers will not end after five years.' 'This is the source of our confidence.'

'Modi-Shah saved a revolt in Uttarakhand BJP'

'Modi-Shah saved a revolt in Uttarakhand BJP'

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2021

'If Modi-Shah had not changed the leadership, one section would have parted ways with the BJP for sure.'

'Modi will solve Naga issue'

'Modi will solve Naga issue'

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2021

'PM Modi is not taking Kashmir's stance as far as the Naga issue is concerned.'

Op Silent Viper: How a rapist was caught after 22 years

Op Silent Viper: How a rapist was caught after 22 years

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2021

'When a criminal assumes a new identity he think everybody knows them by that name only.' 'Criminals forget that the police are always hunting for them to put them in jail.'

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Renaming in Modi's India: From cities to fruits

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2021

Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.

Explained: Why are fuel prices rising in India?

Explained: Why are fuel prices rising in India?

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2021

The oil crisis could not have come at a worse time for the Modi government as its tax collection has fallen short of its 2020-2021 target by Rs 5.2 lakh crore.

'Govt wants 1.38 bn Indians to be yes men of the ruling party'

'Govt wants 1.38 bn Indians to be yes men of the ruling party'

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2021

'It is a sad day when social activists, environmental campaigners, anti-corruption workers are singled out as anti-nationals and then criminalised.'

'Government wants to turn us into goats and sheep'

'Government wants to turn us into goats and sheep'

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2021

'Silencing citizens has become a major institutional process under this regime.' 'The anti-Indian argument is a bogey -- meant to silence independent thinking people in India and turn us into goats and sheep.'

'Farm laws will have to be repealed'

'Farm laws will have to be repealed'

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2021

'The issue is not whether the farm laws are beneficial for the farmers or not.' 'The farmers have taken a stand that they do not want these laws.' 'Why do you want to thrust these laws down their throat?'

'Should we have such thin skin?'

'Should we have such thin skin?'

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2021

'I don't believe that it beholds democracies like us who claim to be the largest democracy in the world, to have such a thin skin about the possibility of foreign commentary.'

'You can't build large dams in the Himalayas'

'You can't build large dams in the Himalayas'

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2021

'We have been appealing to various governments for so many years that there should be no dams in the Himalayas, but no one listens.' 'Nature responded in its own way.'

'Intense sun melted glacier'

'Intense sun melted glacier'

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2021

'Unlike in the Kedarnath floods of 2013, which happened due to heavy rains, no such thing happened in Chamoli.' 'The damage was done only because of the hot sun.'

'Government does not want independent journalism'

'Government does not want independent journalism'

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2021

'They are deliberately targeting journalists who are not succumbing to government pressure and therefore these journalists are paying a price.'

'Is Modi supposed to plant nails on roads?'

'Is Modi supposed to plant nails on roads?'

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2021

'There is no democracy, and in fact, there is some kind of monarch ruling.' 'They are protecting themselves and they are scared.''

'Yes, it is a setback to our movement'

'Yes, it is a setback to our movement'

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2021

'Our movement was not about putting any flag on the Red Fort, but it is to secure our livelihood.'

'Violence was scripted by the government'

'Violence was scripted by the government'

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2021

'On January 22, when the last round of talks took place, the farmer leaders were told by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar that the government is also prepared.' 'And they did this.'

Why I quit BJP and joined tractor protest

Why I quit BJP and joined tractor protest

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2021

'A perception has been built in our country that whatever Modi says you cannot challenge that.'

'Our father saw the cricketer's spark in Siraj's eyes'

'Our father saw the cricketer's spark in Siraj's eyes'

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2021

'Father always wanted Siraj to play for India and make India proud in the cricketing field, but unfortunately, he is not there to see this glorious moment in Siraj's career.'

'Insertion of MSP in three farm laws is no solution'

'Insertion of MSP in three farm laws is no solution'

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2021

'Will you declare MSP for 100 odd crops that the farmers of India grow?'