Within four years of winning a single party majority in the Lok Sabha with 282 seats -- the first time it has happened in 30 years -- the BJP has lost it.
'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'
'BJP has achieved its aim by making him a regional leader dependent on them.'
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'When Etihad initiated their bid, it was conditional.' 'They said only if someone takes a 'haircut' would they be interested.'
'Punjab elections are there and so are UP elections. They must have done some calculations (before announcing the repeal).'
'The right wing has worked for 70-80 years at the grass roots before it burst onto social media.' 'Social media is an extension of its formidable work in society.' 'If you think you can fight them on social media, forget it. You can't.'
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf does a comparative analysis of suicide numbers released by the NCRB. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com.
'This is not the right way to speak about farmers. How can Kumaraswamy call farmers goondas?'
'The actual amount due to Jet Airways employees is Rs 1,200 crore, and the management is giving only Rs 52 crore.'
Journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on August 18 for a retweet and has been in custody ever since.
The result was so disastrous for the Congress and NCP that they lost 41 seats out of 48 to the BJP-Shiv Sena combine.
'They also think that if all opposition parties rally behind him, then 2024 will be Rahul versus Modi and that will be advantage BJP'
'Javed Ahmed was no mastermind of the riots, and this is not mentioned in the FIR against him either.'
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'A political party taking the law into its hands is objectionable, especially in the context of the 2002 incidents in Gujarat.'
'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.'
'Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal are the two people who have been marked and punished'
'After Father Stan Swamy's death one thing has become very clear, that if you fight for justice in India you will be called a Maoist by the State.'
'We cannot afford to be complacent about our food security needs.'
'They are trying to make the situation bad for Indian Railways so that they can hand it over to private companies.'
'Many BJP MLAs and ministers tell us the police does not listen to them.'
'Earlier, a lot of fear was in the minds of people that the BJP is anti-Christian and anti-minority, but over the years people have learnt to accept that the BJP is just another national party.'
'In many cases, I didn't take money because the Indian students had run out of cash.' 'The biggest high was the blessings that these students's parents used to give me on the phone or send messages thanking me on WhatsApp.'
'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.'
Where did the rasgulla originate from? Is the dish originally from Odisha or West Bengal?
'The Government of India should start a dialogue with the people of Ladakh, but the trouble is they are not willing to listen to our grievances.'
'Before entering Tihar jail, she told us not to worry and that we will together come out of this crisis soon.'
'As soon as the violence broke out, they should have stepped in and sent a message that the state is there to stop this violence.' 'Had they done it right there, the situation would not have gone out of control.'
'He is not acting solo.' 'The plot may have people within the Congress and outside.'
'The suppression is mounting and people may react.'
'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.'
The classic Marathi movie Simhasan would be an interesting watch today as it draws a parallels to the current political turmoil in Maharashtra.
'The BJP had a big threat from the Congress in J&K, therefore they were threatened by us.'
'In IIT, most faculty members have a bias against SC/ST students.' 'SC/ST and OBC students have no idea whom to approach for support.'
'They killed one Gauri, but now there will be lakhs of people who will continue to do Gauri's work.'
'We cannot believe the police encounter story at all.' 'They were in the hands of the police and they were de-weaponised.' 'They didn't have weapons. How can you kill them?'
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