Syed Firdaus Ashraf, Patcy N

Stories by Syed Firdaus Ashraf, Patcy N

'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2024

'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.'

'There are chances AAP can disintegrate'

'There are chances AAP can disintegrate'

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2024

'If Kejriwal is adamant on running his government from jail, then his government could be dismissed and Article 356 imposed on Delhi, in other words President's rule in Delhi.'

'You can never write off Arvind Kejriwal'

'You can never write off Arvind Kejriwal'

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2024

'This is the biggest crisis Kejriwal is facing in his life.' 'If he is able to come out of this, then he will have a great future.'

'No way Kejriwal can be saved'

'No way Kejriwal can be saved'

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2024

'The evidence against Kejriwal is strong.'

'His death was a cold blooded murder'

'His death was a cold blooded murder'

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2024

'If my brother was a criminal they could have filed a case against him and put him on trial. Why kill him?' This is not justice.'

'PM Modi wants BJP leaders with no spine'

'PM Modi wants BJP leaders with no spine'

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2024

'He only promotes those leaders who will never show any resistance to him in future.'

Electoral bonds list topper had first brush with law in 2011

Electoral bonds list topper had first brush with law in 2011

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2024

Santiago Martin has funded Rs 1,368 crore to political parties between October 2020 to January 2024 through electoral bonds.

Is the BJP targeting Haryana's Jat community?

Is the BJP targeting Haryana's Jat community?

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2024

'The BJP has started a war-like situation against farmers and the Jat community.'

'BJP has changed the functioning of Election Commission'

'BJP has changed the functioning of Election Commission'

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2024

'The Election Commission cannot be regulated by the government.'

'CAA has got nothing to do with Muslim community'

'CAA has got nothing to do with Muslim community'

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2024

'Nowhere does the CAA state that Muslims will be deprived of their Indian citizenship.'

'I was not comfortable in BJP as I am a liberal'

'I was not comfortable in BJP as I am a liberal'

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2024

'In the BJP I realised they are a different people with different mindset. They had a different ideology which was more rigid, and somewhere I was not comfortable.'

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2024

'Nobody is speaking up for Muslims today.' 'Secular parties too have calmed down because they feel this will hurt the Hindu vote (bank).' 'In this scenario, where does a Muslim go?'

'If you want to be a singer, you can only think of Bollywood. This is not right'

'If you want to be a singer, you can only think of Bollywood. This is not right'

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2024

'I have made a new rule: When I'm having my morning tea, a guy keeps the harmonium on my bed.' 'So while I'm writing what my plan for the day is, that harmonium is in front of me and I do riyaz of 40-50 minutes.'

What Makes Yodha Different

What Makes Yodha Different

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2024

This is the first time that a trailer has been launched midair.

'See what happens in Himachal in 2 days'

'See what happens in Himachal in 2 days'

Rediff.com   29 Feb 2024

'The Congress government is on its way out in Himachal Pradesh.'

'Modiji ko haarana mushkil ho sakta hai, namumkin nahi'

'Modiji ko haarana mushkil ho sakta hai, namumkin nahi'

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2024

As the Bharatiya Janata Party, which the former Union minister and two-time MP quit in 2021, and the Trinamool engage in a verbal war ahead of the general elections due in a couple of months' time, Babul Supriyo is very clear that if the BJP wins, as is widely expected, "democracy may not exist in India."

How BJP Uses Influencers To Win Over Voters

How BJP Uses Influencers To Win Over Voters

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2024

'While other parties generally need support directly from their central leadership to get influencers or celebrities to endorse their party, the work of identifying and contacting such influencers has been decentralised to state and district level IT cells to get more engagement in the BJP.'

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

'Are You On The Side Of Hatred?'

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2024

'The time has come for all those believe in a democratic India to stand up and be counted and to make a choice.'

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2024

'Till today, we don't know how many people died of Covid in India.' 'How many migrated from cities to villages during the Covid pandemic?' 'How many corporates contributed to PM Cares?'

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2024

'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.'