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AIDMK Upheaval: Will O Paneerselvam Meet Sasikala To Recover His Past Deeds?

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 5, 20220

V.K. Sasikala has been dogged by scandals and bribery claims from Koovathur to Parappana Agrahara ever since he emerged as 'Chinnamma' during Jayalalithaa's funeral in a new avatar. Sasikala has been going through a worrisome phase since then. Ex-Chairman Edappadi Palanisamy said that Sasikala has no ties to the party and that all of her assertions are false. The party's coordinator, O. Paneerselvam, on the other hand, presents an opposing statement. OPS added, "AIADMK is a cadre-based party, and the party high leadership will debate and decide regarding Sasikala's reinduction. Now, "the dual leadership" is in charge of the party. Discord has broken out among the party's leaders as the co-convener of EPS, Sasikala, flatly opposed her inclusion. AIADMK is not concerned about VK Sasikala ...

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Anti-Defection Statute Is Ineffective In Times Of Crises; It Should Be Repealed

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 4, 20220

Maharashtra's anti-defection statute has again come to the fore in the recent political upheavals in the state. There are a number of issues to be resolved. While a no-confidence vote is being considered, may the Speaker (or in his absence, the Deputy Speaker) rule on a petition for disqualification of the current Speaker? Is it possible for the Supreme Court to examine the judgement before it is made? If two-thirds of the party's MLAs choose to break away from the party's leadership, would they have to unite with another party to avoid being disqualified from the election? As a first step, we must address the core source of these problems and abolish the anti-defection statute. In a nutshell, the anti-defection rule, also known as the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, prohibits MPs a...

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Press Freedom And Mysterious Disappearance Of ‘Hanuman Bhakt,’

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 4, 20220

After India was rated 150th out of 180 nations in the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2022, more sober friends asked the same issue. For comparison, China is at 175, Bangladesh is at 162, Russia is at 155, Afghanistan is at 156, and Pakistan is at 157. At 146, Sri Lanka outperforms India, whereas Bhutan (33) and Nepal (76) are both substantially poorer countries. Since 2016, when India was ranked 133rd, its position has steadily slipped. North Korea is ranked at the bottom of the ranking, which includes Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is compiled using qualitative and quantitative criteria by a non-profit organisation named Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Authorities in India aren't happy with the technique, particularly the subjective nature of the q...

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Maha Politics: BJP’s Move To Make Shinde CM Is More Troubling To Uddhav Than His Resignation

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 1, 20220

The BJP showed its tactical prowess by appointing Eknath Shinde as Maharashtra CM. The BJP's mistake in 2019 was to play the position of a big brother too aggressively, and that cost them, Shiv Sena, as a partner. With Devendra Fadnavis as Shinde's deputy, the larger Sena group has returned to the NDA with a courteous re-entry. Having a Maratha Sainik as the CM would lessen the sting of the charges of treachery levelled by Thackeray's father and son. Furthermore, deputy CM Shinde has a higher chance of wooing supporters of the Uddhav faction than CM Shinde. Shinde, in contrast to Uddhav, may be less difficult for BJP to deal with since he never forgave the party for lowering Sena to its junior partner. The CM is Shinde, although the BJP is expected to retain a large number of critic...

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Turkey Ready To Negotiate With Sweden, Finland: There’s No Permanent Enemy In Geopolitics

Vikas DeshwalJune 30, 20220

Finland and Sweden finally removed the barrier of Turkey and now joining NATO. On June 28 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg declared the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a meeting between Turkey, Finland and Sweden, held at the NATO summit 2022 in Spain. This MoU was signed by Finland's President Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Andersson, who sympathised with the national security of Turkey. After this guarantee, President Erdogan agreed to support Finland and Sweden in their proposal to join NATO. What are the provisions under the MoU? Some significant provisions under Memorandum are a joint duty between Turkey, Sweden and Finland to counter-terrorism, investigating any financing and recruitment activitie

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Uddhav Thackeray Resigns: Shinde-BJP Wins This Round, Further Political Change Anticipated

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 30, 20220

After Maharashtra governor BS Koshyari ordered the MVA administration to establish its majority, it hurried to the Supreme Court yesterday. Uddhav Thackeray has been forced to resign as chief minister after the Supreme Court supported the integrity of the floor test and refused to allow any additional postponement. Disqualification notifications for Shiv Sena rebels should have been sent on July 12 to 16, rather than July 12 to 16. There had been concerns that the floor test might be delayed as a result. To cut through the haze of competing claims and counterclaims, the use of trust motions has proven effective throughout the years. Ten days have passed since the last episode of Shiv Sena's internal squabbles. Prolonging the chaos served no purpose for the general people. Delays would h...

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Udaipur Beheading Case: Was It Blasphemy Or Something Else?

Our CorrespondentJune 29, 20220

Seeing such a deplorable killing of a tailor in Udaipur is deeply shocking. No matter what it is called for immediate punishment for spreading terror through such brutality. Two muslim men with a cleaver beheaded Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur city's Dhan Mandi region and posted recordings online that said they are avenging an insult to Islam, setting off stray instances of viciousness in the Rajasthan city. The murderers masquerading as customers entered the shop and decapitated a tailor for a social media post supporting ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in the row over her comments on the Prophet. Few days prior to this occurrence, Kashmir-based YouTuber Faisal Wani, who runs the wellness channel Profound Agony Wellness, shared an animated video which showed him decapitating ex-BJP repr

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Rather Than Advancing Free Expression Of Speech, ALT News Journalist Is Put In Jeopardy

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 29, 20220

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have detained Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of ALT News and a self-described "fact-checker." An angry Hanuman devotee has accused Zubair of spreading hostility and hurting religious sensibilities with a tweet. The anti-Modi movement has been put to the test by Zubair's detention. Anti-Muslim sentiments have been criticised by opposition parties and some well-known opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claim that the arrest is the product of a vindictive "Islamophobia." To wit: "Delhi Police arrest Muslim Journalist Mohammed Zubair..." in the UK's The Guardian newspaper. The Guardian seems to agree with opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Zubair's identity is important to the tale. Taking a cue from the situation, maybe...

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Punjab By-Election: S S Mann’s Victory Is Worrisome; Not Because AAP’s Losing Shine

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 28, 20220

The results of a single Lok Sabha by-election are seldom sufficient to draw broad generalisations. That being said, SS Mann's Sangrur triumph for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is exceptional enough to be the outlier. Mann, a politician commonly regarded as "extreme", has beat the odds and defeated AAP with 35.6% of the vote share. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has held the Sangrur constituency in the previous two Parliamentary elections. Candidates from the SAD, Congress and BJP, three long-time administrators of Punjab, all forfeited their deposits. Mann's success may be attributed to a growing dissatisfaction with the AAP. However, it is vital to situate his victory in the context of SAD's decline and the tumultuous nature of Punjab. Politics and Sikhism go hand in hand in the SAD. In 1996, ...

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APMCs Act Bypasses Mandi System: How Important Is Its Current Structure?

Pooja YadavJune 27, 20220

It is also important to recognise that Indian agri-produce markets are decentralised and dynamic. It is contested that the APMCs in some States are inefficient and ridden with corruption and malpractices. Should we abandon the present structures or should we reform the APMC markets? The decision to try to do away with the APMC regime on grounds of inefficiency and monopsony is comparable to the argument against practicing democracy. Should we surrender democracy or federalism because it's not working smoothly? If self-reliance is the purpose of those reforms, should it be achieved through corporates or through people’s agencies like APMCs and FPOs? The way forward is to either leave the intra-State Agri marketing reforms to the States within the spirit of co-operative federal...

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Maharashtra Diary: It’s Time To Dispel ‘Magic Number’, ‘Anti-Defection’ Misconceptions

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 27, 20220

A solution to the Shiv Sena's dissidence dilemma has yet to be found. Opposition lawmakers in the state and TV anchors parked outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Guwahati are ecstatic over the growing number of dissidents. However, amid all this drama, most politicians and the media have shattered the weak anti-defection rule, resulting in a great deal of uncertainty. Everyone is talking about the number 37 like it's some kind of mystical potion. It is assumed that the dissident group of Eknath Shinde may avoid disqualification if it can get the support of at least 37 MLAs, or two-thirds of the party's 55 lawmakers. When it comes to the initial legislation on defection, the Constitution's 10th Schedule, most individuals conveniently forget about things they should have known about. Def...

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Draupadi Murmu: A Name Larger Than ‘First Santhal Woman President’ Tag

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 27, 20220

Droupadi Murmu's nomination as the future President of India was swiftly made by Amul. 'Setting a President?' says the cartoon. MurMaska on toast is a must-try. As a wordsmith, Amul thrives on this kind of play on words. However, it also raises an interesting inquiry about the topic in issue. Is Droupadi Murmu's historic role as India's first tribal woman President at danger of overshadowing her other accomplishments? There were immediate reports in the media regarding her political astuteness, the Adivasi role in Hindutva politics, and if she would be a rubber stamp president as soon as her identity was made public. In light of the fact that Chhattisgarh is one of the few remaining states in the Congress's belt with a big tribal population, the party must decide whether it is pr...

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