'India has demonstrated that if tomorrow, any enemy country that has a lot of satellites threatens it, India can (bring them down).'
'Akhilesh Yadav made voters think why is the BJP asking for 400 paar.' 'They understood his words and believed the BJP wanted 400 paar only to demolish the Constitution and end reservations.'
'Under this amendment, in any dispute over Waqf properties, the Waqf Board cannot approach the court.' 'This is very surprising because the government instead of protecting Waqf properties they are snatching it away and not allowing them to go to court.' 'The third biggest landowner in India is the Waqf Board after the Indian Army and Indian Railways.'
'The wave of terrorism is over in Kashmir. Local people do not support it.'
'Nowhere does the CAA state that Muslims will be deprived of their Indian citizenship.'
Nothing 'accidental' about this movie, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Modi will do himself a favour if he starts studying about Mahatma Gandhi.' 'I feel pity that we have a PM who has no idea of our own history.'
If Govinda wants to give Bollywood's filmmakers a wake up call, he needs to do a film that showcases his acting talent, writes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'They said that my leaving for the Quit India Movement event would be a threat to law and order so I should not leave the police station and to be stationed there till the time they do not get permission.'
No one can make the audience laugh like Govinda, raves Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'In the case of a road accident, prevention is the only answer.' 'There's no cure to death or disability when the accident happens, and when it's due to reckless or negligent driving, it's worse because it's avoidable.'
'There is some deep rot that has set in the Congress party. This requires an organisational surgery.'
'This government has done positive things, we got the Transgender Persons (protection of rights) Act under this government. Dheere-dheere hota hai.'
'A very large part of this would have come from opium.'
'There is a huge wait in Kashmir for compassion from the prime minister of India.'
'I love to meet people.' 'I love that personal connect when they express their genuine, heartfelt feelings.'
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
'Congress leaders are ready to lose the election and not form the government, but are never ready to share seats with others.'
Indians waiting patiently in serpentine queues outside Mumbai banks tell Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf they are ready to suffer for the larger good of the country.
'...or go to jail.' 'The government is getting them silenced.'
'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.'
Sanju is a repeat of Munnabhai, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'We moved out just in time. The fire spread so fast.'
'If a Brahmin child by birth is poor then he must get reservation benefits rather than an OBC child who is rich and born in a rich family.'
Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha's tenures in the Rajya Sabha end this month.
'And once someone is dead in a family the ritual is to shave your head.'
'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.'
'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.'
'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.'
'I went to jail and met my father to convince him to join politics and believe in the Constitution.'
Say hello to the Guddu Rangeela team!
'All of these guys who are opposing the Supreme Court judgment are from dominant scheduled caste communities and none of them come from the scavenging community.' 'Not a single scavenging leader will oppose this Supreme Court judgment.'
'Nobody wants to run an exploitation factory.'
'Shivakumar is an andhbhakt of Congress ideology and principles.'
'It was my first day in office, so you cannot blame me for the missing photos.' 'I had to join the office and sit on the chair at a particular mahurat time.'
'The BJP is racing against its opponents by putting a chain on their legs.'
'Hindutva will not win any elections. Hindutva as a political plank never works.'
'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.' 'There are all sorts of (human) intervention going on in that area.'
After watching Uri: The Surgical Strike, Syed Firdaus Ashraf gets the feeling that Modi has added another tool to help him win the 2019 Lok Sabha election: Hindi cinema...
'Imran Khan's rule was dismal. Despite this, he has become a cult figure.' 'He sold the dream of a Naya Pakistan to the people of Pakistan, especially the youth, and branded all other politicians as corrupt.' 'Hence, his popularity.'
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