'Siddaramaiah was openly taking on the BJP's communal agenda, which very few non-BJP politicians do.'
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'If we want a stable society, then all groups must feel that they have a seat at the table of power.'
'A slum free Mumbai cannot happen with Dharavi at the centre of the city.'
'This trope must have been taken in 30 films.' 'The rogue agent is a common trope and not something unique.'
'This is not the right way to speak about farmers. How can Kumaraswamy call farmers goondas?'
'The decline of the Congress party and its inability to play the lead role in Opposition politics has created a space for the TMC to expand.'
'The act of demolition, for whatever reason, was far too hasty without even giving an opportunity of an appeal.'
'When Etihad initiated their bid, it was conditional.' 'They said only if someone takes a 'haircut' would they be interested.'
'Since I was held at gunpoint I had no option but to give them the car keys.' 'They took the car and drove away.'
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'I would like to see Kharge include Shashi in the Congress Working Committee.' 'The other alternative is that the Congress will marginalise him.'
'William Mustoe, the director of horticulture during British rule, named the Presidential Palace garden after the Mughals.' 'He simply kept the name because it was made on the pattern of a Mughal garden.''He simply kept the name Mughal gardens because it was made on the pattern of Mughal garden.'
'If the Congress gets to form the government in 2024, then Sonia Gandhi by virtue of being CPP chairperson will have the authority to decide who will be the prime minister and not Kharge.'
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'The BJP always said Rahul Gandhi is an 'air-conditioned leader', but after this yatra he has proved them wrong.'
'Every traffic police station in the city has a policeman designated unofficially as the 'cashier.' 'His job is to collect the bribes and, at the end of every month, distribute this money among the cops according to rank.'
'It was Maulana Azad's foresight which created the IITs, UGC, science academies across the country.'
'Switching loyalty from one party to another is completely unfair as it devalues my vote.'
'Many BJP MLAs and ministers tell us the police does not listen to them.'
'BJP has achieved its aim by making him a regional leader dependent on them.'
'If you want to change everything all of a sudden to polyester, then the production of khadi flags will come under trouble.'
'The place I used to sleep in the jail had a big window high up on the opposite side, where at sunrise and sunset time a bird would drop in every day.' 'It could be an eagle or a peacock. And sometimes a monkey.' 'Those moments calmed you, brought hope...'
'They killed one Gauri, but now there will be lakhs of people who will continue to do Gauri's work.'
'While I am talking to you, I have no idea whether I'm infected or not.' 'I just want to go back home safely.'
'Whenever the Government of India throws the debris, they will not take such care of the mosque's debris and Muslims may object to such a move at that time.'
'There is a sense within the government and Modi that things are not as good as they were in 2019.'
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'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot go ahead and talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.'
'You need to have enough funds to maintain the primacy of public transport and it should not suffer because of lack of funds.'
'Verdict shows they had illegally imposed President's rule in Uttarakhand.'
'Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal are the two people who have been marked and punished'
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'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'
'When the Congress is put against someone like Narendra Modi, they do not have anything new to offer to the people of India.'
'It is a well-thought-out decision. I feel it is difficult for him now to step back.'
'Ajit Pawar's speech leaves no room for reconciliation.'
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'There was outside intervention which is what led to the initial violence.' 'Once the violence started, there was a brutal lathi-charge by the police.'
