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आप जीती तो, पर छोड़ गई कुछ सवाल!   क्या जय श्री राम की जगह जय बजरंगबली सांप्रदायिक राजनीति को ही मजबूत नहीं करता है? क्या   CAA   और   शाहीन बाग   पर मौन बहुसंख्यक तुष्टिकरण का ही एक उदाहरण नहीं है? क्या डूब जाने के डर से धारा के साथ प्रवाह धारा को मौन सहमति नहीं है? दिल्ली चुनाव के परिणामों ने विमर्श के एक बड़े मैदान का निर्माण किया है। उपरोक्त सवालों को सही जगह और जवाब भारत की राजनीति का भविष्य तय करेगी।   दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनावों   के परिणामों पर पूरे देश की नज़र थी। बीजेपी के कई सांसदों, बीजेपी या इसके समर्थित राज्य सरकारों के मुख्यमंत्रियों, गृहमंत्री और प्रधानमंत्री के आक्रामक प्रचार ने इन चुनावों का कौतूहल बढ़ा दिया था।  CAA के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन और उसके बाद केंद्र सरकार द्वारा उसे हिंदू-मुस्लिम बहस में बदल देने की कवायद ने इन चुनावों को बिल्कुल अलग रंग दे दिया। लेकिन केजरीवाल ने एक-एक कदम फूंक कर रखा।   CAA आंदोलनों   पर मौन साधे रहे। पूछे जाने पर नेश्नल टेलीविजन पर हनुमान चालीसा गाने से परहेज़ नहीं किया। महसूस किया कि...

Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were voted back to power with a massive mandate in the  Delhi Assembly election 2020  as the party won 62 seats in the 70-member House. The party dropped just five seats and less than a percentage point in vote share from its historic 2015 performance. Despite a bitter campaign that saw big shots, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP managed to win only eight seats, only a 5 more from its 2015 tally. The INC, again failed to open its account — the party’s candidates forfeit their deposits on 63 of the 66 seats contested.The AAP secured 53.57 % of the vote share, while the BJP got 38.5% and the Congress 4.3%.  The loss in Delhi is a setback for Home Minister Amit Shah, who made it his mission to ensure that Mr. Kejriwal was denied a third term in office. BJP tried its best to defame Arvind Kejriwal but Arvind Kejriwal stressed his campaign mainly on the achie...

Amidst growing uproar over the  Citizenship Amendment Act  across the country, the police on Saturday, arrested the Bhim army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, outside the Jama Masjid in Delhi. Though Azad was denied a permission to protest, he was spotted in a huge crowd which gathered in front of Jama Masjid after the Friday prayers. During the protest the dalit leader was seen holding the photograph of B R Ambedkar. Slogans of ‘Jai Bhim’ rang out from the steps of Jama Masjid. Recent crackdown by police officers on peaceful protesters is uncalled for in a healthy democracy. Earlier to this several protests and the subsequent arrest of the protesters took place in the National Capital region. Days have passed, however, the anger against the contentious law doesn’t seem to calm down. On Friday, eleven persons were killed in several clashes between protestors and police in parts of  Uttar Pradesh . Several other States which include Karnataka, West Bengal, Assa...

After a lot of hue and cry and widespread protests across the country over the   Citizenship Amendment Bill , the Supreme Court on Wednesday, refused to stay implementation of CAA and has scheduled January 22 to hear 59 pleas.  The bench issued notice to the Centre on the batch of pleas seeking stay on the operation of the law as well as on the main petition challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious law.  The amended citizenship bill which excludes migrants of the Muslim community from availing citizenship benefits in India, has continued to dominate headlines since past few days. Past precedents show, when a bill is passed in both the houses of parliament and gets SC’s nod, no State can refuse it’s implementation, no matter how much they oppose it and how many supporters they have backing their decision.   After the   CAB got presidential assent , flare-ups in premier educational institutions and north-eastern states re...