Minority Appeasement

BJP’s attack on Congress as a Muslim party may be good campaign strategy, but its accusations are ludicrous

BJP's concerted attack on Congress makes some sense as an early salvo as part of an election campaign, but it has no discernible connection with facts or the historical record

Muslim teachers' request to provide time for Friday prayers leaves Delhi government in jitters

A Delhi Minorities Commission letter forwarding a request to provide time for Friday prayers to Muslim teachers in primary schools has left Delhi Education Department in jitters and officials hiding behind technicalities

Ram Navami celebrations in Bengal: TMC move to hijack BJP event shows changing definition of 'secularism'

If we look at the political discourse leading up to the 2016 Assembly elections, the focus was on unabashed minorityism and the TMC chief was quite explicit in wooing the 'votebank'.

Bengal BJP hails Narendra Modi's vision for 'New India', slams Congress and TMC for playing 'divisive politics'

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha chief Poonam Mahajan alleged on Tuesday that political parties such as the Congress and the TMC propagate pseudo-secularism and minority appeasement to divide society for political benefits.

UP Election 2017: In a caste-dominated state, BJP will need at least 30 percent votes to win

In a multi-cornered contest, any party or coalition getting 30 percent of polled vote can form a government with absolute majority. A strategic BJP may eye on 30 percent plus votes, and to achieve that it must appeal to the floating electorates apart from the 22 percent upper caste that are likely to vote for the BJP

Supreme Court's verdict on religion, caste, race will affect BJP less than its political rivals

Contrary to popular belief, Monday's landmark Supreme Court judgement deeming vote-seeking in the name of religion, caste, race and community or language illegal may affect the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) less than its political rivals

Has Mamata Banerjee conceded defeat? How else to explain her bitter rant against own police force?

Mamata has claimed that police has unleashed "a reign of terror" in the state and will face "consequences" if she returns to power

Rediscovering Janmashtami: Congress' grand strategy to counter Hindutva

The Congress can’t treat the perversity bedevilling secularism unless it simultaneously rebuilds the party apparatus.

Antony is right: Why 'reservation secularism' is the definition of insanity

AK Antony has said Congress'style secularism is seen as minority appeasement, indicating that this causes a strengthening of the Hindu votebank. One wishes he had instead called for abolition of all votebank politics.

Congress and AAP have policy of minority appeasement: BJP

Slamming Congress and AAP for following a policy of "minority appeasement", BJP today alleged they were "sympathetic" to terrorists and trying to instill fear in the minds of minorities against it to win election in Delhi.