#Maharashtra Election 2014

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India spends a tiny fraction of its budget on public healthcare. Even in spending that minuscule fraction, expenditure on mental health comes last. In fact, the government encourages people to reach out to faith healers for “spiritual” treatments. The ministry of health and family welfare mentions on its website that “recent research has shown that religious practices can be helpful in curing and preventing physical and mental illnesses.” It adds, “When medical care becomes unaffordable, futile, and of no use, spiritual care is absolutely feasible, and a logical solution.”

[...] many superstitious beliefs, because long and deeply held, are also considered integral parts of religious faith and granted the protections attached to it. This is true not just within Hinduism, but also in Christian, Islamic and tribal belief systems. Superstitions begin to seem less banal particularly when they fuel prejudices prevalent within communities. Superstitious beliefs often provide legitimacy to oppression and injustice, acting as a way to maintain the status quo in a society, villainise minorities and women, or to keep people in their places. On the darker end of this spectrum are superstition-based crimes, which can involve human sacrifice and allegations of witchcraft. [...]

Where there is superstition, there is also a battle against it. But, while India has a lineage of rationalists and sceptics, the murders of its leading icons demonstrate how imperilled these figures are. Narendra Dabholkar, a rationalist who was among those demanding a stringent anti-superstition law, was assassinated in the run-up to the 2014 general elections, in which the Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi was elected prime minister. Within a year of Modi taking office, the rationalist Govind Pansare was also assassinated in Maharashtra, and another rationalist, MM Kalburgi, was assassinated in Karnataka. A police investigation found that Kalburgi’s statements made during a discussion on an anti-superstition bill were perceived as “anti-Hindu,” and had been the trigger for the attack on him.

cw: rape, graphic violence, ritual murder in the link below

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Modi’s Pm Tenure Is the Second Longest Tenure in the History of India.

PM Modi took the oath of pm along with 72 cabinet members

Modi 3.0

The rumble of the pm post came to an end after pm Modi became the third consecutive prime minister of India. There were rumours like I.N.D.I.A bloc to make Nitish Kumar the PM of India but the offer was not accepted by Nitish Kumar hence last night Modi became the pm.

But as the many changes happen in the movie more changes happened in the Indian election there were ups and downs once it was looking like the I.N.D.I.A bloc was going to sweep the election but the fate of Modi was good at this time Chandra Babu Pawan Kalyan also Nitish Kumar scored well and hence were offered to became deputy prime minister of INDIA which was shocking but things did not happen as per Congress term.

PM Modi now has taken the oath of PM and has started his duty but will the government be strong as a diamond till 2029 or it will dissolve like butter?

We have seen what Triple Alliance has done in the state of Maharashtra.

Inter Politics of India

From 2014 till 2023 no one in the country could challenge the BJP because of its strong ideology of Hindutva and leadership of MODI but after the result of 2024.

The Modi wave has been downed by the current situation the ideology of Hindutva has also been which was extremely booming but why God knows due to the tactics played by the centre have not positively affected the states of India and mostly the people of India don’t’ like such type of politics? That could be the reason.

The centre’s policy to look upon Gujrat development is also not liked by the people of India specially the state people of Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu, because the growth of these states has simultaneously been reducing as Maharashtra’s GDP should have been positive but due to the new leadership of Maharashtra it has been fall and matter got worse after 17 tech companies of Pune left Maharashtra.

Seems the state election is going to soon happen in Maharashtra and the rumble will be on for the most prosperous state of Maharashtra whose GDP is more than Pakistan.

Geo Politics Around India

The South Asia group of Nations called ASEAN is now dead as the entry of PLA (people’s Liberation Army of China) & U.S.A. in the politics of Bhutan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan only Bangladesh has been pro-India. In such a situation, India also has to develop its own naval fleet.

India has developed in the past decade since Andaman & Nicobar Island is India’s best asset government of India has mainly developed these islands as a naval fleet to keep an eye on China’s trade and especially the presence of China’s navy in the Indian Ocean. And also, for Pakistan which has become a close ally of China these days.

In the Persian Gulf India has made its two allies Iran & Afghanistan which are contemporary enemies of Pakistan.

If we move towards the Arabian region India has maintained great relations with Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Oman which are contemporary trade partners, and especially Oman which is the doorway for India to do trade with the other nations of Arab nations.

Central Asia

If we move up towards central Asia India has to maintain special relations with Tajikistan as India has its air base in Tajikistan.

Other central nations have maintained neutrality in the context of Indo-central relations.

RUSSIA

If we look at the past century Russia is one of the closest and most trustworthy allies. This is positive to India as the current political scenario Russia is more towards China as China provides Trade and other needs to Russia as it is affected by the restrictions put by the West & U.S.A.

Russia signed the same treaty with China as India in 1971 as a treaty of peace and cooperation. The same treaty was signed by Russia and India in the 1971 war but there is a loop.

The relationship between China and Russia has not been good since the issue of the Mussoorie River clash in 1969 hence China is a trade partner of Russia not of trusted partner.

Korean peninsula

The Korean peninsula conflict is since WW2 but India has maintained a balance and good relations with South Korea & North Korea and India has developed the tech trade with South Korea and Japan.

Japan is becoming the new military as well as a tech partner with India. India is going to operate a military base in Japan both sides bilateral talks were conducted at the 13th Japan Summit.

South East Asia

Southeast Asia and India relations have been very negative since the independence, also during the 1964 Indo-Pak war Indonesia was in full support of Pakistan and was ready to attack India but due to the maintenance of Indian armed troops in Andaman and Nicobar, the problem was swept.

India has historically traded with South East Asia during the time of Rajendra Chola who was one of the greatest kings of India. Now the situation is different the countries of Southeast Asia are ready to trade with India but due to the military coup in Myanmar and China’s dominance in the South China Sea, it is becoming difficult for India to trade with Southeast Asia.

As for handling National & International politics India’s current situation needs a strong leader who should be the next prime minister

MODI OR RAHUL GANDHI?

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Maharashtra Poll Schedule Announcement Likely in October; ECI May Repeat What It Did in 2014

Back in 2014, the Election Commission of India (ECI) completed the polls to the assemblies of Haryana and Maharashtra on October 19, Sunday, and by the next Saturday, October 25, it announced the schedule for Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir. A similar practice could be expected this time also, although the pairing of states will change. Unlike 2009, 2014, or 2019, Haryana and Maharashtra will not…

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Amitbhai Anilchandra Shah (Amit Shah) – A Biography

Early Life and Education

Amitbhai Anilchandra Shah, born on October 22, 1964, in Mumbai to Mrs. Kusum Ben and Mr. Anilchandra Shah, hails from a family with deep roots in Gujarat. His grandfather was a prosperous merchant (Nagar Seth) in Mansa, a small princely state of the Baroda State of Gaikwad. Shah spent his early years in Mansa, where he received his primary education. His upbringing was steeped in the ‘Indian Value Tradition,’ under the guidance of eminent scholars from the Gaikwad State, focusing on Indian scriptures, historical texts, grammar, and epics.

Influences and Early Political Engagement

After completing his primary education, Shah’s family relocated to Ahmedabad. Influenced by his mother, an ardent Gandhian, Shah embraced the simplicity of Khadi. His fascination with the biographies of patriots and the writings of K.M. Munshi deeply influenced his young mind.

At the age of 13, during the 1977 general elections amidst the Emergency period, Shah actively participated in the campaign, supporting Maniben Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s daughter, who contested from the Mehsana Lok Sabha seat as a Jana Sangh candidate.

Early Political Career

Shah’s formal political journey began at 16 when he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a young Swayamsevak in 1980. By 1982, he was the joint secretary of the Gujarat unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and worked as a polling agent for the BJP in 1984. He joined the BJP Yuva Morcha in 1987 and became involved with the Deendayal Research Institute, serving as its treasurer for eight years. This period allowed him to learn from the social reformer Nanaji Deshmukh.

Rise in the BJP

In 1989, Shah became the BJP secretary of Ahmedabad, playing a pivotal role during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the Ekta Yatra. He managed election campaigns for senior leaders like L.K. Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Gandhinagar until 2009. Shah’s association with Narendra Modi began in the 1990s when Modi was the BJP’s Organization Secretary in Gujarat. Shah’s business acumen helped him significantly when he became the chairman of the Gujarat Pradesh Finance Corporation in 1995, turning around the corporation’s financial health.

Political Achievements in Gujarat

Shah was appointed the National Treasurer of the BJP’s Yuva Morcha in 1997 and won the Sarkhej assembly by-election by a margin of 25,000 votes. He continuously won assembly elections until 2012, with increasing margins each time. As an MLA, Shah facilitated numerous development projects and became the state secretary of Gujarat BJP in 1998, and state vice-president within a year.

Leadership in Cooperative Sector and Further Political Roles

At 36, Shah became the youngest chairman of the Ahmedabad District Co-operative Bank (ADCB) in 2000, transforming its financial status. He was appointed as the convener of the BJP’s National Cooperative Cell in 2001. He played a crucial role in the 2002 Gujarat assembly elections under Narendra Modi’s leadership and served as a minister in the Gujarat government, holding key portfolios like Home, Traffic, Prohibition, Parliamentary Affairs, Law, and Excise.

National Politics and BJP Presidency

In 2013, Shah became the BJP’s National General Secretary. During the 2014 elections, he was pivotal in the BJP’s success in Uttar Pradesh, securing 73 seats. On July 9, 2014, Shah became the BJP National President. Under his leadership, the BJP expanded its organizational base and achieved significant electoral successes, forming governments in states like Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Haryana, and Maharashtra. He was re-elected as the national president in 2016 and became a trustee of the Somnath Temple Trust the same year.

Ministerial Roles and Legislative Achievements

In 2017, Shah was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat and continued to strengthen the party’s presence across India. He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar, winning by a significant margin. Appointed as the Home Minister in 2019, Shah played a crucial role in major legislative changes, including the abrogation of Article 370 and the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Contributions to Security and Disaster Management

Shah has been instrumental in resolving long-standing issues in Kashmir and the northeastern states, implementing a zero-tolerance policy against Left-Wing Extremism, and improving disaster management protocols. His efforts have bolstered internal security and the National Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) effectiveness.

Ministry of Cooperation and Personal Life

In 2021, Shah was appointed as the Minister of Cooperation, focusing on revitalizing the cooperative movement. Despite his busy political career, Shah enjoys various cuisines, old films, and chess. He has not traveled abroad since 2006, maintaining a disciplined and spiritual lifestyle.

Amitbhai Anilchandra Shah’s journey from a young activist to one of India’s most influential politicians is marked by strategic acumen, dedication to public service, and a deep commitment to the nation’s security and development.

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Why the BJP was unable to reach the 272 marks in the 2024 Loksabha Elections ?

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been a dominant force in Indian politics for the past decade, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections approach, the party faces several formidable challenges that could hinder its efforts to secure another term. This article delves into the multifaceted issues that might cause the BJP to struggle in the upcoming elections.

Economic Challenges

One of the primary concerns is the economic situation in the country. Despite several ambitious reforms and initiatives like 'Make in India' and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India), the economy has faced significant hurdles. Rising inflation, particularly in essential commodities, has strained household budgets. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated unemployment issues, and recovery has been slow, especially for the informal sector, which forms the backbone of the Indian economy.

Anti-Incumbency and Governance Issues

Anti-incumbency is a natural phenomenon in democracies, where prolonged rule often leads to voter fatigue. The BJP has been in power since 2014, and despite its efforts to project a narrative of development and strong leadership, dissatisfaction with governance has grown. Issues such as the handling of the COVID-19 crisis, perceived erosion of democratic institutions, and allegations of centralization of power have contributed to a sense of disillusionment among certain sections of the populace.

Opposition Unity

The Indian political landscape is witnessing renewed attempts at opposition unity. The Congress party, despite its diminished strength, is working to form alliances with regional parties to present a united front against the BJP. Historically, such coalitions have posed significant challenges to ruling parties, as seen in previous Lok Sabha elections. The BJP’s strategy of winning elections by dividing opposition votes might not be as effective if these alliances hold strong.

Regional Dynamics

India's diversity is reflected in its regional politics, where local issues and leaders play a crucial role. The BJP, despite its national presence, has faced setbacks in several key states. The loss in West Bengal to the Trinamool Congress in 2021 and the challenges in southern states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala highlight the difficulty in gaining traction in regions where regional parties dominate. Additionally, states like Maharashtra and Bihar, where coalition dynamics are complex, present significant hurdles.

Social Issues and Polarization

Social issues and the BJP's approach to them have been both a strength and a weakness. While the party has consolidated its base through a strong emphasis on Hindutva, this approach has also led to significant polarization. Issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the handling of communal tensions, and policies perceived as marginalizing minorities have sparked protests and backlash. The farmers' protests, primarily in northern India, also showcased the potential for social movements to galvanize opposition against the government.

The Modi Factor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the BJP’s most significant asset, with a strong personal brand and mass appeal. However, the 'Modi magic' might face limitations due to the issues mentioned above. While his leadership is still a major draw, the electorate's expectations have evolved, and merely relying on his charisma might not be sufficient to address the complex socio-economic challenges.

Conclusion

The BJP faces a tough battle in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, navigating economic distress, anti-incumbency, opposition unity, regional dynamics, social issues, internal party challenges, and evolving public perception. To secure another term, the party must address these multifaceted challenges comprehensively, ensuring effective governance, responsive policies, and inclusive development. The political landscape is fluid, and the BJP's ability to adapt and respond to these challenges will be critical in determining its electoral fortunes.

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Lokesh Kumar Jangid Wiki, Wikipedia, IAS Officer, Rank, Age, Wife Name 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid secured 68th rank in UPSC in India in 2014 and became an IAS officer. Currently working as Additional Collector in Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh. He did his B.Tech. in Computer Science from SGGS Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nanded (Maharashtra). 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid Bio 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Early Life & Family Details 

Lokesh's grandparents and parents originally lived in a village in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. For livelihood, grandfather Madanlal ji Jangid migrated to Maharashtra in 1952 and his family migrated to Maharashtra in 1986 when Lokesh was just four months old. His grandfather was a carpenter by profession and used to go to hamlets in Jintur taluka in Parbhani district in Maharashtra to make wooden doors, wooden ceilings, other furniture.   

Lokesh's father Late Ramchandra was contributing to the family work but he unfortunately died in an accident in 1993 and the Jangid family faced a great crisis. Lokesh was seven years old at that time. After that, Lokesh and his siblings were brought up by their grandfather and paternal uncle, his mother being a homemaker.  

By dint of his hard work, his grandfather then settled in the district headquarters Parbhani and started his own saw mill there. Lokesh's uncle Ashok Kumar and his younger brother run a plywood business today at the same place. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Educational Journey 

Lokesh studied till 10th at Model English School, Parbhani and did his 11th and 12th at Bal Vidya Mandir Junior College in Parbhani. Lokesh imbibed the habit of reading newspapers from his grandfather in his childhood.  As an English medium student, when he was learning Barahkhadi at school, Lokesh used to read Hindi newspaper fluently because his grandfather had already taught him ‘Devanagari’ at home before Hindi and Marathi were introduced in the school.  

Lokesh used to be good at academics and extra-curricular activities right from his school life.  He stood third in Maharashtra in the state level science fair in class 9 and represented the state at the national level twice in science fairs. Also, he used to actively participate in essay competitions and oratory competitions. On the birthday and death anniversaries of national heroes and great leaders, he used to deliver speeches in every programme in the school. Overall, the foundation was laid in the school life itself. While studying engineering, too, he used to actively participate in extra-curricular events.  He was President of college’s National Service Scheme (NSS) Chapter. Many programs such as digital literacy campaign, rural technology transfer etc were carried out in the village adjacent to the college.  

Fascinated with Sociology during civils preparation, he joined full-time Masters programme in Sociology at JNU Delhi. He says he enjoyed Sociology much more than his engineering subjects, and he had not got selected for UPSC, would have possibly continued with a career in academics with Sociology discipline.  

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Inspiration to Become IAS Officer 

Lokesh gives all the credit to his grandfather who is his inspiration. Lokesh's grandfather used to read newspapers from his youth despite being a carpenter.  From the first election to the Parliament since 1952 till his last, he keenly followed the political affairs of all the states. He used to give money to Lokesh to buy magazines from Rly station outlet since the time Lokesh was in 7th class.    

Lokesh used to watch Doordarshan news, debates of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha on television along with his grandfather. This is how he started following current affairs and politics, and the interest in civil service general studies was kindled.  

Based on this, he felt he could make a difference in the system by joining IAS. Though he was fascinated by politics, he knew he couldn’t make it there because of various constraints. So he thought of civil services as the next best option to impact things on a larger scale.  

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Preparing for UPSC Exam  

Having started reading newspaper keenly from his early school years, and then magazines like CSR, India Today, Outlook, preparation had already taken off unknowingly. Thereafter, in the library of his engineering college, he regularly read more magazines, including ones like ‘Yojana’ and ‘Kurukshetra’. He got selected for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) during campus placement when he was in his third year of engineering. But he chose not to join TCS as he felt his calling was something different than a corporate job. So, after completing engineering in 2008, he headed straight to Delhi to prepare for UPSC full-time.  

Lokesh's uncle Ashok Jangid fully funded Lokesh's education including the hefty fee for the UPSC coaching in Delhi. “Don't you worry about financials or the TCS job, I am with you, just focus on UPSC if you feel that is your dream”, supported him and never let him feel the absence of his father , moral support wise or financially. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Succeeding in UPSC at the First Attempt 

Lokesh got All India Rank 910 in UPSC first attempt in 2009 exam based on reserve list. He got his first posting in Lakshadweep islands under DANICS (Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands Civil Service).  

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Continuing His Dream of Achieving IAS Officer Rank 

He continued his UPSC preparation by working in the remote islands of Lakshadweep. In his second and third attempts, he couldn’t make it. By the time the fourth attempt was underway, the pattern of the civil services exam had changed completely, with introduction of more subjects and papers in general studies in the Mains exam. In Lakshadweep, newspapers came only once in a fortnight by ship from Kochi but basic internet facility was available. So without any coaching, test series or new material, he continued the preparation by using the material available online and went to Delhi only to write the UPSC main exam. Prepared for interview at Lakshadweep and secured 68th rank in country in CSE 2014. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Journey as an IAS Officer 

Got MP cadre in the IAS and after one-year training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie, joined as Assistant Collector at Sehore in Madhya Pradesh. 

After completion of training at LBSNAA, he was then posted as Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Govt of India, for three months to familiarise himself with the policy processes of the Government of India. In 2016, he was appointed as SDM in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh and started working directly in the field.  After that he was posted as CEO Zila Parishad in Harda district.  And post that, he joined as Additional Mission Director at Rajya Shiksha Kendra in Bhopal. He focused on improving the learning outcomes of children, especially in foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) grades, and launched a dedicated fellowship programme for NIPUN Bharat. He also had a stint as Additional Collector Guna in Covid first wave, and as Additional Collector in Badwani district during Covid second wave and there too he took charge of everything from monitoring continuous oxygen supplies 24*7 to making new covid care centres to collaborating with pvt hospitals for Ayushman and the successful vaccination campaign by removing the misgivings that the tribal population had about ill effects of vaccination. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Serving People Remarkably, Earning Praises & Awards for His Work 

When Lokesh SDM in Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh, primitive tribal group Saharia tribe was predominant in the region. Lokesh noticed that the education and the status of healthcare facilities was very poor in the sub-division. In order to improve the learning outcomes of primary school students, a very extensive initiative 'Padho Vijaypur' was implemented in collaboration with the Pratham organization, which directly benefited thousands of students who started reading the texts and teachers also became more involved in teaching. After the success of Lokesh's project, the Madhya Pradesh government named this experiment 'Dakshata Unnayan' and implemented this initiative in all the districts of the state. To improve the basic infra in the healthcare facility CHC, funding was raised through the Rogi Kalyan Samiti and health infra was enhanced along with providing better services.   

When he was the CEO Zila Parishad in Harda , he carried out remarkable work in water conservation using MNREGA, building and repairing ponds all across the district. Furthermore, Roof water harvesting was done on a large scale in all govt buildings in the district due to which the groundwater level increased. Lokesh received an award from the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India for his performance in Harda's Swachh Bharat Mission. 

As Additional Collector in Badwani district, he tackled the Corona crisis at the earliest by working for availability of oxygen, setting up oxygen plant, conversion of private hospitals into covid centers, free treatment of patients under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Barwani was the first district in the state where the positivity rate came down from 40% to 0.5% and the number of patients came down to single digit. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: IAS Officer Reaching Out to the Masses 

Many videos have gone viral on social media regarding Lokesh's work for people and with the people. 'Padho Vijaypur' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON2_g_O29-Y&t=11s show how Lokesh’s visit to the primary school in tribal village Bagcha in Sheopur and his interaction with the students led to an intensive training program on basic reading and mathematics for all the schools under 'CaMAL' pedagogy of Pratham organization . As a result, children's attendance and learning levels improved significantly.   

Another such video went viral during his work in Covid second wave in Badwani district - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNF6O5iSzsU - An IAS officer touring tribal villages having no roads on his bike and where no officer had reached before.  He got people’s ground feedback about availability of drinking water, ration, medical facilities and made people aware about benefits of corona vaccine. Also, he came forward to counsel officials in the district who faced depression during Corona. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Daily Routine & Hobbies 

Lokesh works out for an hour every morning and walks in the evening to maintain physical and mental wellbeing. Lokesh likes traveling. He is also fond of Urdu poetry and listens to ghazals. He likes to read non-fiction whenever time permits. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Wife – An Achiever in Herself 

His wife Divya Sharma is a classical vocalist. She is trained under the guidance of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Rajan & Sajan Mishra. 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid: Message for Students  

Civil services is a great opportunity for those who want and love to work for society and country. Do whatever you want to do and set a goal and commit yourself to it. Don't forget to give back to society and country once you achieve success - be it in any field whether as a technocrat or a businessman. It is our responsibility to repay the society. Do help the needy and the community in whatever way you can on a weekend or once a month. It will give a sense of mental satisfaction and that is priceless. 

Conclusion: 

Lokesh Kumar Jangid is a story of resilience, determination and dedication. His is a story of triumphs against all odds. His journey to becoming an IAS officer from under-privileged beginning, and his persistent service to the society, especially in the rural areas, is a true inspiration for all and his undying commitment to serve the nation underlines the respect he gains from all. 

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Hitler And Narendra Modi

There are many similarities between modi and Hitler. There are also many similarities between RSS and the Nazi party as well. Here are the similarities.

Modi was born in a poor family with 6 children. Hitler was also born in a poor family with 6 children.both of then struggled for a good livelihood.

Modi received his values of nationalism by joining the RSS. Hitler received his nationalism from the German workers party. Both were against communism.

Both modi and Hitler have good oratory skills. Because of this they became very valuable to the BJP and Nazi party. Infact once Hitler threatened to leave the party bcoz of political infighting the party members were scared that it would destroy the party so they made him the leader. Similarly in the 2014 election BJP knew they cannot win without modi so they made him the center of the campaign. Both the parties became extremely dependent on them.

The schutzstaffel which was a paramilitary wing of the Nazi party helped the German soldiers in world war 2. Similarly the RSS which is considered BJPs paramilitary wing helped the Indian army in the 1962 war against China.

Both Hitler and the Nazi party believed in Lebensraum( greater Germany). They believed some parts of Germany have been occupied by neighbouring states. Similarly the RSS and BJP believes in akhand bhart(greater India) which includes territories from neighbouring countries.

Both modi and Hitler came to power when inflation in both India and Germany were high. The Weimar republic was considered to be corrupt and cowardly just like the Congress party.

Both are known to have hatred or scepticism for the minority religious and ethnic groups.

Some parts of Germany was occupied by France because of the non payment of debts.hitler thought of these as a weakness for gemany. Just like how modi thinks the occupation of some parts of Kashmir by Pakistan is a India's weakness.

The Nazi party tried to make a new breed of humans through genetic experiments and crossbreeding. The RSSs health wing also recently tried to make designer babies who would have certain characteristics like great height and fair skin.

When Hitler was in power he appointed many officers to the education department of Germany who believed in his ideas. History was being changed to suit his viewpoint. Similarly after modi became prime minister many history textbooks of CBSC Rajasthan and Maharashtra state board are getting changed as well to put more focus on Hindu and Sikh Kings and wiping out the Mughals and other Muslim rulers.

I am not saying modi is a bad guy as Hitler. I am just pointing out the similarities. There is no political opinion being expressed here.

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guys can we please talk about india

like we're literally descending into a dictatorship and no one seems to care and I'm so afraid. JUST this week:

-in 1992, members of ultra-right Hindu supermacist organisation RSS demolished a mosque in Ayodhya. this event let to multiple riots, ending up in thousands of Muslim deaths.

-the political wing of the RSS is the BJP. It has been continuously in power since 2014. the prime minister is narendra modi, who was the chief minister of the state of gujarat in 2002, and refused to send any aid while thousands of Muslims were killed in the Gujarat riots.

-anyway back to mosque. This week, the supreme court declared that a Hindu temple would be built where the mosque was demolished, despite acknowledging that the demolishment was illegal.

-and TODAY, on 12/11/19, the government declared president's rule in Maharashtra, one of the largest states in India (which means the state's machinery was dissolved, and the entire area was put directly under the rule of the centre) because BJP COULD NO LONGER FORM A MAJORITY BECAUSE ONE OF ITS ALLIED PARTIES BACKED OUT.

-LET ME REPEAT. BJP LOST ELECTIONS IN A STATE AND THEN THAT STATE'S GOVERNMENT WAS DISSOLVED.

-and this is just LITERALLY THIS WEEK. It honestly looks like that all international attention to India just went away two weeks after article 370 was dissolved... while the situation has just gotten worse.

-And to make it about ten times worse, the desi community living in Europe and USA mostly SUPPORT Modi. Priyanka Chopra supports Modi. @thisiseverydayracism is pro-BJP. they align with the left in western countries and get hailed as heroes while supporting and funding an ethnofascist regime in India. PLEASE be more critical about which desis you support.

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FARM PRODUCTION: ARE WE GROWING ENOUGH PULSES?

FARM PRODUCTION: ARE WE GROWING ENOUGH PULSES?

We are moving towards independence. The yearly pulses creation found the middle value of 23.7 million tons in the previous three years, an 80% expansion over the normal of the three-year time frame finishing 2003-04. This was driven by chickpea, whose share in beats creation is 43%

Are we independent in pulses?" Peter Carberry, the executive general of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the Hyderabad-based establishment, asked Narendra Pratap Singh, the chief of Kanpur's Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), during his introduction prior this month. Singh answered we are moving "towards" independence. Despite the fact that there has been a stage up in the creation of heartbeats to a normal of 24 million tons in the previous three years, Singh gauges the interest at around 32 million tons, which is the reason we import 5.5-6.5 million tons every year.

Carberry's was an appropriate inquiry on the grounds that the lack of pulses was intensely felt in 2015 and 2016. Creation fell pointedly because of the terrible climate. That and (suspected) cartelization of dealers helped costs. Pigeon pea (tur) sold for '8,798 for every quintal, discount, towards the finish of 2015, almost twofold the cost winning in the last quarter of 2014. That of a dark gram (urad) rose 80% between the two-time frames. Chickpea or chana was less influenced however its cost at '8,553 for each quintal toward the finish of 2016 was 87% higher than in the last quarter of 2015.

With buyers getting unsettled and costs turning into an issue in state assembly elections, the government stepped in with strategy support. Seed center points were built up in the primary 150 pulses developing locale. Central agricultural examination organizations and state agricultural colleges ventured up the creation of reproducer seeds. These were multiplied by seed companies and augmentation offices called KVKs available to be purchased to farmers. The subsidy was given uniquely for under 10-year-old seed assortments. These were high-yielding, yet in addition vermin and malady safe. Seed accessibility convinced ranchers to supplant old with new.

Support costs for beats went up. They have ascended by 46% for chickpea, 52% for mung bean, and 30% for pigeon pea in the course of recent years. The government began acquiring pulses. That of pigeon pea rose from 45,000 tons in 2015-16 to 9 lakh tons the following year. It tumbled to 2.58 lakh tons in 2017-18 as costs directed. Chickpea obtainment by the Center was an unassuming 60,000 tons in 2017-18 and an equivalent sum the earlier year. Seven states secured 3.64 lakh huge amounts of chickpea in 2014-15 under their value support plans.

As a result of these measures, yearly pulses creation has arrived at the midpoint of 23.7 million tons in the previous three years, an 80% expansion over the normal of the three-year time frame finishing 2003-04. This was driven by chickpea whose share in pulses production is 43%. Its yield multiplied from 5.14 million tons to 10.27 million tons during these two periods.

With 63% of worldwide production, India leads in the development of chickpea—a harvest developed in 52 nations. Madhya Pradesh contributes the most to the nation's chickpea creation. It is the "chickpea bowl of the world," says Pooran Gaur, ICRISAT's Research Program Director for Asia, and a chickpea reproducer.

A report in this space on April 19 (https://bit.ly/2UrzBeE) detailed how chickpea, a winter season harvest of north India, elbowed out of that area by the Green Revolution in rice and wheat, and adjusted to Andhra Pradesh, in spite of its warm climate. While normal efficiency is the most elevated in that state, Madhya Pradesh is the biggest maker. It has demonstrated ceaseless increments in zone, creation and yield. The territory under chickpea in the state has expanded eight-overlay from a yearly normal of 64,700 hectares somewhere in the range of 1971 and 1980 to more than 3 million hectares.

The help that the administration gave for pulses creation after their costs spiked four years prior wouldn't have been compelling if seed innovation wasn't accessible. Mohammad Yasin, head researcher at the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai College of Agriculture in Sehore close Bhopal, qualities Madhya Pradesh's interest for chickpea to the 54 improved assortments that were discharged since the 1960s, of which 21 are present in the seed creation framework and 15 are well known. The majority of the lines were created at ICRISAT and adjusted to neighborhood conditions at the horticultural exploration stations in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra before discharge. They are high-yielding and have developments running from 85-120 days. The early developing ones, which are reaped in March, can get away from the summer heat at the unit filling stage. The greater part of them are impervious to wither. The state's farmers can easily grow two yields every time of soybean and chickpea.

SK Rao, vice-chancellor of the state farming college in Gwalior, and a chickpea breeder says great administration rehearses are important to bridle yield gains from hereditary upgrades. The reception of line-planting with seed drills has brought about better germination (than when communicated) as seeds are put at right profundities, get the necessary moisture and the plant population is denser. In the Malwa area, producers of additional strong seed Kabuli chana, the main assortment permitted to be sent out, have embraced incorporated bug the executive's practices and give water and supplements in exact amounts through trickle pipes, as they get premium costs. A hundred grains of these assortments weigh 45-50 gm, contrasted with desi chana assortments that weigh

The state's approaches have been useful. In Karnataka, assortments discharged somewhere else need the support of an official panel for nearby planting. In Madhya Pradesh, there is no such limitation. It additionally has a decent seed creation framework, becoming out of a 25-year-old program at the agricultural college in Jabalpur which was financed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

About 60% of the chickpea assortments planted in the state are as good as ever, says Gaur. In Andhra Pradesh, practically 100% of the assortments are new, however chickpea is a moderately new harvest there.

The soybean-chickpea cycle, while gainful, has had harmful outcomes, as well. In parts of Madhya Pradesh where it's rotated with soybean, the soil has been exhausted of molybdenum, a component that empowers leguminous plants to actuate catalysts in their knobs, which help assimilate and store nitrogen from the air. Studies by SC Gupta, head researcher (soil science) at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai College of Agriculture, have indicated that by covering 1 kg of seed with only 1 gm of ammonium molybdate—an additional expense of '400 for every hectare—chickpea yield can go up by 3 quintals. This advancement was acknowledged and the legislature provided the micronutrient at a markdown for a long time under the National Food Security Mission. Be that as it may, ranchers couldn't get it in the last planting season in light of the administration's inability to contract supplies in time.

Madhya Pradesh's normal chickpea efficiency is 1,160 kg for every hectare, higher than the national normal of 972 kg. Inside the state, normal yields are higher in Chhindwara region (CM Kamal Nath's voting demographic), however the 16 locale of the Malwa and Vindhya levels, of which Indore and Bhopal, individually, are most popular, have bigger zones under chickpea and higher creation. Chickpea is remarkable among beats, in that solitary 15% of the yield is utilized as dal, says Singh. About 60% is devoured as besan or added to atta to strengthen it with fiber and protein. The rest is utilized as seed—it takes 80-100 kg of seed to plant a hectare.

The creation of pigeon pea has additionally multiplied—from 2.36 million tons in 2003-04 to almost 5 million tons in 2016-17. In any case, it has not balanced out.

The advancement of a mid year assortment, which develops in 55-60 days, has extended the mung bean territory in Punjab and Haryana as a result of the forbiddance on early planting of rice, to save groundwater. The harvest is developed after wheat, and being a vegetable yield, improves soil richness. Summer mung bean creation has multiplied in the course of recent years, however the yield of the stormy season (kharif) crop has been declining for a lot of that period.

To balance out costs, higher heartbeats yield should be supplemented with better stockpiling advancements. Entire heartbeats don't keep long. Within the sight of dampness, they get swarmed with bruchids (lice-like nuisances) called ghun in Hindi. These enter during the blossoming arrange and get embodied in the seed coat. Singh suggests lighting entire heartbeats with low portions of gamma beams. The IIPR has discovered the machines utilized by Kanpur tanneries to purify calfskin to be compelling. Gaur says triple-layer sacks, created by Purdue University of the US, are a minimal effort, compelling, and bug spray free strategy for putting away heartbeats. They cut off oxygen flexibly and forestall bug pervasion. Created under an undertaking financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the packs have been utilized adequately to store cowpea (lobia) in Africa. The Odisha government has given 60,000 of these sacks to ranchers in the express this year for putting away groundnut. ICRISAT has suggested these for pulses too.

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AIMIM threatens regional satraps in Bihar, Jharkhand

  ·        AIMIM won Bihar’s Kishanganj seat in bypoll with a huge margin, indicating a shift in Muslim voter mindset.

It aims to have 1.5 mn members across Bihar before 2020 assembly elections, and to field tribal leaders in Jharkhand polls.

    Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has set its sights on the Bihar and Jharkhand assembly elections due next year, after winning the Kishanganj assembly seat in Bihar in the recent by-poll. The Telangana-based party lost Maharashtra’s Byculla and Aurangabad Central seats in the state assembly election partly because of its failure to sew a coalition with Prakash Ambedkar-led VBA. However, it won two new seats —Malegaon and Dhule City. “Right now, we are focussed on building our organizational strength," Adil Hassan, leader of AIMIM’s youth wing in Bihar, said over the phone. “We had 1.5 lakh members and that may go up to 5 lakh after the Kishanganj bypoll win this month, and our aim is to have 15 lakh members across Bihar by end of December. The voters in Seemanchal and other areas now have faith in Barrister (Owaisi), who has raised various issues of ours in the Parliament. Minority areas in Bihar are the most deprived for decades." In Maharashtra, the AIMIM contested 44 assembly seats and managed to win two, getting about 740,000 votes across the state. It was an increase from the 500,000 votes in the 2014 polls, where it contested 24 seats. In Bihar��s Kishanganj, AIMIM’s Qamrul Hoda won with a margin of more than 10,000 votes over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sweety Singh. More interestingly, the Congress lost its deposit, getting just 25,825 votes, indicating a shift among Muslim voters. The seat falls under Seemanchal, one of the most backward areas in the state. If AIMIM manages to make deeper inroads, it might change the state’s political landscape, especially for the Congress, which gets a chunk of votes from Muslim voters. Hassan did not say how many seats the AIMIM plans to contest in the Bihar state polls next year. Another AIMIM leader based in Hyderabad, who did not want to be named, said that in the 2015 elections, the party had contested just six of the 24 seats in Seemanchal, and plans to contest more than six seats in the 2020 state polls, adding that a decision will be taken on the final tally later for both Bihar and Jharkhand. “We will be contesting in Jharkhand for the first time, and will also put up tribal candidates," he added. The AIMIM would have won a few more votes had its alliance with VBA (an alliance of Ambedkar’s Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh and other caste/community organizations) gone through. The VBA, which managed to get significant deposits in some of the 250-plus seats it contested like Aurangabad Central, however, did not win any seats. The alliance between the VBA and the AIMIM broke in September, just a month before the Maharashtra assembly elections, as the former offered the AIMIM just eight out of the 288 seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the AIMIM had wrested the Aurangabad seat from the Shiv Sena, when the alliance between AIMIM and VBA was still intact. AIMIM’s Maharashtra head Imtiyaz Jaleel won the seat, and is the party’s only other parliamentarian apart from Owaisi. “The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress would have won some more seats had the VBA and AIMIM not been in the fray. This very much goes much in line with what Owaisi said during the results of the 2019 general elections, that the myth of the Muslim vote bank has been broken. He said that if there is any vote bank, it is the Hindu vote bank (with the BJP)," said political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy. Reddy added that the results of the Maharashtra state polls and the Bihar bye-poll will only help Owaisi and the AIMIM expand across the country. “He will go ahead with his plans, and it is to be seen how the opposition and Congress will deal with that situation," he weighed in.      

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OUR VIEW ON GENDER ROLE IN SOCIETY & POLITICS

It’s not surprising or even a debatable topic that we live in a heterosexual male dominating world. One doesn’t have to look far to see how or why it’s happening. We all experience it in our daily lives, families, educational communities and politics.

      In today’s political landscape, motherhood is often deployed as a tool to highlight the ‘sacred nature of a subject, ranging from the Gau Mata to Bharat Mata and Ganga Mata. At the same time, issues around women’s rights and empowerment, varying from triple talaq to Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, are regular topics of conversation in Political circles. But an important question remains- do the men in Indian Politics only want to talk about women, or are they also willing to make an effort to share power with them?

      Yes, we are moving towards women empowerment to achieve gender equality step by step. But that’s still just a perception; even today the vast majority of Indians (64%) are of the view that the role of women in society is to become good mothers and wives and they should focus mainly on home, according to the findings of a global survey by Ipsos. The Ipsos global trend survey 2017 examined attitudes towards the role of women, parenting, and family across 22 countries, interviewing 18,180 adults.

      “More Indian women may be moving out of their homes, seeking employment and carving out a niche for themselves at workspaces, but society sees them more as accomplished mothers and wives in primary role, relegating other roles to secondary positions,” Executive Director, Ipso Public Affairs, said in a sentence

      From personal experience, in my household, my mother is a business owner and my dad a government employee. No doubt that my mother plays the role of a housewife, mother and a badass boss. But still even today when it comes to decision making she hands it over to my father. It’s more like a system is fixed in women’s head that the final decision has to come from the man of the house. And I’m pretty sure this must be the case in most of the liberated and slightly upper-class families like mine. I’m not denying that there aren’t exceptions but, yes these things happen around us all the time.

      Now, when it comes to politics, in India, nine out of ten legislators are men. While, Indian politicians are eager to talk about women’s empowerment and the political legacies of India’s female politicians like Sushma Swaraj, Indira Gandhi or Pratibha Patil, these women remain largely anomalies in the Indian political landscape rather than a norm.

      Among our South Asian Neighbors, we rank fifth in the women’s political representation in parliament falling behind Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. On the other hand, while many countries around the world gasped at the idea of a female head of state, India was the second country in the world to elect a female head of state, Indira Gandhi. Presently, women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet lead some of the most important ministries, from defense to foreign affairs. Yet still, cases of violence against women increased by 40 percent from 2012 to 2016, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. A woman was raped every 13 minutes, a bride was murdered for dowery every 69 minutes, and six women are gang-raped every day in India.

      Politically, women have been making their presence felt in voter turnouts. According to the Election Commission data from 2014 General Elections, the female voter turnout was higher than male turnout in 16 states and union territories out of 35. However, women remain underrepresented in state and national decision-making bodies. The decision making which is done from ministry for women and children is done by men. When someone looks at you suggestively regardless of what you are wearing, just because you have a bigger chest and ass compared to that person, or travelling alone no matter what time of the day while a man following you or listening to comments being passed on or being looked down on by your colleagues at workspace, colleges or even schools by men for being a female and not having a penis; why should those very men make decision for an entire county where 55 percent of work is done by women. So obviously, women remain underrepresented in state and national decision-making bodies. India’s handful of female politicians have occupied some of the highest seats of power but their rise, like many of their counterparts in Asia, has often been through the patronage of the family legacy.

      The barriers of entry for the female politicians are much higher as they contend with multiple other surface and structural issues. According to the Economic Survey 2018, prevailing cultural attitudes regarding gender roles, domestic responsibilities, female illiteracy, lack of confidence or finances and the threat of violence, are just some of the obstacles women face.

      One way to combat this disparity is through quotas.

      In 1994, India ratified the 73rd and 74th amendments to the Indian Constitution, granting women 1/3 reservation in rural and urban democratic bodies. This was followed in 1996 by the introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill that would reserve 33 percent of seats in Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies for women on a rotational basis.

      After much contestation, the bill finally passes in the Rajya Sabha in 2010 but lapsed in 2014 with the dissolution of 15th Lok Sabha. It continues to languish-22 years since the initial proposal.

      One thing so far is clear as water, that we need female representation in Politics because we need women who have experienced all the problems a female goes through from being a girl to a woman. It’s not just about representation, but to initiate gender equality at the highest rank, for transgender and non-binary citizens to step up and represent their communities. Role model effect also erases the gender disparity in educational attainment of young girls.

      While quotas allow women access to positions of power, according to some detractors, they also weaken the ideas of the election based on merit in democracy. There is concern that women in government may compromise growth as pro-female and pro-family policies are often associated with welfare. However, many women run for the local governments, because of pressure from relatives eager to keep a particular seat in the family or gain material benefit. Their spouses, the “panchayat patis”, often control the position, wielding power through the women’s position. Furthermore, once elected, women often run again for political office even after their constituencies have been de-reserved. While the reservation for women is only for 33 percent of the seats, women make up 46 percent of the elected representatives in Panchayati Raj institutions, exhibiting active participation and leadership at local governments levels.

      Presently, the two largest political parties of India, the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC), support the women’s reservation bill in their rhetoric. However, contrary to the popular rhetoric support, India Today finds that in the 2014 General Elections, BJP gave only 8.8 percent tickets to women candidate and Congress just 12.9 percent.

      The Times of India reported that BJP was planning to field at least 25 percent women candidates in Madhya Pradesh for the 230 seats. BJP’s past record, however, remains a shoddy record.

      In the Karnataka state elections in May, only 6 of the 224 candidates fielded by the BJP were women, less than 3 percent of their total candidature. Ironically, Prime Minister Modi’s slogans as he kicked off the state election campaign were, “Beta, Beti Ek Saman” (Son and Daughter are equal). The other two big parties in Karnataka elections didn’t fare much better when it came to representing women. The INC and JD(S), fielded 15 and 4 female candidates respectively.

      In August, the INC president, Rahul Gandhi, penned a scathing letter to Modi urging him to “walk his walk” on Women’s empowerment and pass the bill. Like BJP, in practice, only 14 percent of the newly formed Congress Workers’ Committee leaders are women, despite the constitution of the INC calling off for 33 percent reservation for the party’s committees.

      Studies show that for women to have a meaningful impact in Parliament, they need to reach at least a 30 percent threshold.

      “We want respect and to be treated on par with another citizen. That  I defeated a person, who is not a transgender shows people love me” these are the words spoken by Dnyaneshwar Kamble, a 40-year-old transgender women elected as Maharashtra’s first ever transgender Sarpanch on 17th October 2018 in the gram panchayat elections in Tarangfal villege of Solapur. Kamble intends to focus on lok sevs (welfare of people) and gram seva (welfare of the village/society). Villagers in her area still defecate in the open- Kamble said she would concentrate on making her village open defecation. She is a Standard VII dropout, but she regrets not completing her education. Kamble would also focus on providing better education to the villagers.

      The Logical Indian community appreciates the fact of how people have chosen Kamble as their representative. Kamble and many others have been on the receiving end of social ignorance. A move like this works as an encouragement for the entire society. We hope this acts a precedent for other communities as well.

      In short, representation matters. Either you are gay, lesbian, binary, non- binary or whatever, we as a whole are citizens of a country which doesn’t allow or even recognizes that representation is the key to a progressive nation and be recognized as a first world country as we should be.

REFERENCES:

https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/where-are-indias-women-politicians/

https://thelogicalindian.com/news/transgender-sarpanch-maharashtra/?amp

https://thewire.in/gender/politics-womens-representation/amp/

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Good Evening, Not even Neharu was president enough to see the Indian state that was to come after his time .First ,there was the Emergency, and today ,while the Constitution many not have been abrogated, civil liberties have a precarious existence .The freedom of expanssion of Individuals so circulated, the press has been intimidated, particularly Muslims ,feel insecure .There is a ptecevied wepanisation of the law by the state. Towards the end of his life ,Neharu publicly rued the fact that India had not achieved sufficient progress in agriculture, wryly observing that we seem to have imagined that crops would"somehow grow on their own".After 75 years ,we many have come to recognise a similar truth about our democracy. We seemed to have imagined that simply leaving things to our political representatives would some how deliver us a happy country. Now we have learned that ,rather like a plant,democracy too needs nurturing and realised what is meant by the maxim "the price of freedom is essential vigilance ".It is not as if all Indians have ignored thire role ,as seen in the heroic efforts of Right Information activists who have at times paid with their life for challenging both vested intrestes and the Indian state. On balance, though ,India's middle classes ,who have benefited greatly from the economic policies of the past 75 years ,have contributed relatively little to safeguard democracy in their country and world. Some fear that the era of civil liberties is over in India ,but this would be premature. We are still an electrol democracy,and the history of elections holds a clue to possibilities in the present .For a poor country ,Indians displayed an unusually strong commitment to civil liberties in 1977.However in 1989 and 2014,they conveyed that they also want their representatives to be free of even the slightest taint of corruption.Indeed ,the political parties that led the restoration of liberty in 1977 would have been aided by Jayaprakash Narayan's incorruptibility.Indian country under all political party in humans cleaning to people of India.by P.Balakrishnan and Junior De (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChcpCHGFPNR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Bharatiya Janata Party is full of #misogynists and their great leader, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again proved that he's a hypocrite! Sample these: -Narendra Modi during an election rally in Himachal Pradesh made this remark about Sunanda Pushkar wife of Congress' Shashi Tharoor: Wah kya girlfriend hai! Have you ever seen a Rs 50-crore girlfriend?! -In June 2014, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur claimed rape is 'sometimes wrong and sometimes right'! -Maharashtra B.J.P. President Chandrakant Patil told Nationalist Congress Party Member of Parliament Supriya Sule: Go home and cook instead of being in politics! -B.J.P's Uttar Pradesh vice-president Dayashankar Singh compared Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to a prostitute! -Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal after India's win over Pakistan in T20 championship: As time passes, the joy of the victory fades just like a wife becomes old and loses her charm! (at Kuttichira Medicals) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChUbfEarSKe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=