-
Kejriwal has made politicians squirm, but is this enough?
When the all-powerful politician squirms in discomfort at accusations of wrong-doing, fumbles for answers to sharp, irreverent questions and loses his trademark swagger before the general public, it’s indication that his confidence is crumbling. After Arvind Kejriwal’s big bang arrival on the scene with the anti-corruption agenda and his unrelenting #Arvind Kejriwal #PoliticalPlay #Politicians
-
Beni’s gaffe: Why Khurshid must be in tears after colleague’s defence
Salman Khurshid must be an utterly confused man by now. First he had to take the brunt of the guerilla attack from Arvind Kejriwal who dug out information from God knows where to embarrass him in public and now there’s support from colleague and co political traveller from Uttar Pradesh #Beni Prasad Verma #ConnectTheDots #Salman Khurshid
-
A rape every 22 mins: What makes us so complacent?
One woman gets raped every 22 minutes in India. One child gets raped in every 76 minutes. Only one in every four accused in the crime gets convicted. Between 1971 and 2011 cases of rape registered a 873 percent jump. That is the biggest among all categories of crime. This #Chautala #Haryana #InMyOpinion #Rape
-
Finally, it’s not about Vadra or Kejriwal, it’s about the truth
Finally, it’s about the truth. Allegations without logical follow up action are a vacuous, self-serving exercise. It’s heartening to note that there is some action on Robert Vadra’s property deals in Haryana. The Allahabad High Court has taken up a Public Interest Litigation filed against Vadra on the basis of #Arvind Kejriwal #ConnectTheDots #DLF #Robert Vadra
-
Killers as martyrs: The Akali Dal is fiddling with disaster
Never mix religious passion with politics. The concoction has always been highly volatile. Someone must tell the Akali Dal that. Not that they need to be told. The memories of the Khalistan movement should be sharp in the generation of leaders heading the party and they would be aware of #SGPC #Shiromani Akali Dal #ThatsJustWrong
-
Why is Team Kejriwal scared of taking Vadra to court?
When perception pretends to be the reality, insinuation masquerades as incontrovertible evidence and emotions overtake practical common sense, it’s time to sit back and reflect. In a state of existence where insinuations, perceptions and emotions dominate, truth ends up as the victim. Add ignorance and malice to the mix, you #Arvind Kejriwal #DLF #InMyOpinion #Robert Vadra
-
For cricket’s sake: ICC, get ruthless on ‘fixer’ umpires
It’s quite common in local tournaments, at least the allegations are. Umpires in cahoots with tournament organisers give favourable verdicts to ensure that particular teams win. Whenever the foul play is discovered by the 'victim' team it goes for instant justice - it’s usually a good thrashing. Bleeding referees or #Cricket #CriticalPoint #Match Fixing #Nadir Shah #Umpires Match-fixing
-
Expectation trap: Mr Kejriwal, don’t be like a jaded ‘90s movie
"We have to deal in broad strokes, pander to the lowest common denominator in the target audience and sacrifice a great deal of intelligence. Dear friend, mainstream movies in India are targeted at people in the mental age bracket of 9-13. Thus you can safely expect their quality to be #Arvind Kejriwal #InMyOpinion #Politics
-
Khaps: Obnoxious, yes but they can be useful too
Mobile phones encourage love affairs. Girls wearing jeans invite inappropriate male attention. Movies and television are a factor in the growing number of rape cases. And the solution to bring down such cases? Marry girls off early. The khaps in north India never cease to amaze. Their rulings range from #Haryana #InMyOpinion #Khap panchayats
-
Can India Inc provide the healing touch in troubled J&K?
The Jammu & Kashmir discourse needs relief from its morose predictability. The trouble-torn state, which continues to be a victim of history as well as geography and the politics of the day, must be helped to shed the baggage of the past and move beyond the time warp it is #InMyOpinion #Jammu and Kashmir #Omar Abdullah #Rahul Gandhi #Ratan Tata