Interview of the Week
‘Govt has a total majority for passing bills, so Opposition voices are not heard’
The government has a total majority, so our voices are not really heard, even though several young MPs are raising their voices, says Vishnu Prasad.
‘The 10th Schedule should be amended. Defections are a mockery of democracy’
The unfortunate part of today’s politics is that the legislature is being undermined, says Amroha MP.
‘Having a long-term policy to deal with terrorism is a major issue’
I am deliberately mentioning the Naxal problem in the end but the main area of focus for the government remains Kashmir, says Prakash Singh.
‘The vote in Lok Sabha polls in Bengal was for PM Modi & against appeasement’
For political gains, the Trinamul Congress had been indulging in the politics of appeasement, says Sidharth Nath Singh.
‘Rise in Iran-US tensions has harmed Indian strategic interests in Chabahar’
Trade is an important issue with President Trump and his administration has obviously tried to open up the Indian market to US goods.
I am grateful to Sonia & Rahul Gandhi for giving me this responsibility: Adhir
The Behrampur MP, known to be more of a grassroots leader, now wants to take the Opposition along to counter the BJP.
‘We are not against any language but only against the imposition of Hindi’
The people of Tamil Nadu are opposing the imposition of Hindi but not against it as a language, says Ravikumar.
‘The BJP has not hesitated to make a blatant display of their majoritarianism’
I have seen Priyanka Gandhi as an effective and charismatic peson and somebody who is at ease with political work, says Shashi Tharoor.
‘We don’t believe in vote-bank politics but in the people’s politics’
There are still some parties who are based on dynasty politics and play caste-based and vote-bank politics, says Bhupender.
‘Why can’t nationalism be a poll issue? India is in safe hands’
The BJP has no intention of toppling the Madhya Pradesh government, says Chouhan.