Interview of the Week
‘2019 polls will be a watershed event in the political history of our country’
Kumar said it was imperative to have leadership that was anchored in idealism and committed to the idea of India to take it forward.
‘I fear govt may adjourn the House sine die to avoid discussions’
These are the very issues that the government does not want to discuss, says Kapil Sibal.
‘India is much safer. Democracy is far more entrenched here... I feel at home’
I have written to the current West Bengal government, but there has been no response, says Taslima Nasrin.
‘BJP never broke relationship with any party... we believe in coalition dharma’
The BJP is not responsible for the break up and sees the exit of TDP as an opportunity for growth rather than being a threat, says Narasimha Rao.
‘By destroying statues, can you claim an ideological victory?’
It is unfortunate that the BJP leadership, including the Prime Minister, claimed that they won an ideological victory in Tripura, says Raja.
Advancing polls is a flawed election strategy: Ram Vilas Paswan
Dalits and mahadalits are with me only, they are not with anybody else, especially in Bihar, says Ram Vilas Paswan.
‘We favour Opposition unity against autocratic Central rule’
Mamata Banerjee was the first voice against the wrong implementation of the GST, says Sukhendu Sekhar Roy.
‘The Budget is not based on crazy assumptions, but on realistic ones’
The fiscal account came under strain despite the government exceeding its divestment target after many years, says Dharmakirti Joshi.
‘Priority is to ensure RSS-backed polity doesn’t control state power’
We will require the independent strength of our party and its political interventional capacities to grow stronger, says Sitaram Yechury.
'Haryana Govt has lost the trust of people, CM must quit now'
The principal Opposition, the Congress Party, is up in arms and has demanded the removal of the state chief minister M.L. Khattar.