Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
Column argues Rahul Gandhi will keep BJP in power till 2049
An opinion column published after the 2019 Lok Sabha election argued that the BJP could rule India uninterrupted for the next 30 years, until 2049, mainly because Rahul Gandhi is likely to remain the face of the Congress. The column’s argument The writer opened with an anecdote framed as a job interview, then revealed it was based on a magazine interview in which Gandhi, asked about his favourite fruit, spoke about Vipassana meditation and the mind before answering. The column used the exchange to argue that Gandhi often fails toRead More
SP leaders hit back at Mayawati after BSP ends alliance
Samajwadi Party leaders began speaking out against Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati after the BSP broke off its alliance with the SP on Tuesday, according to a report from Lucknow on June 5. Ram Gopal Yadav’s rebuttal Senior SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav said the SP was a bigger party than the BSP, and that without Yadav votes the BSP would have ended up with only four or five seats. He said Mayawati had been misinformed by her candidates that Yadavs did not vote for them. He said he hadRead More
Budget 2019: interim budget allocations likely to stay in full budget on July 5
The Finance Ministry has indicated that it will keep the allocations made to ministries and departments in the interim budget when the full budget for the current financial year is presented in the Lok Sabha on July 5, according to a report from New Delhi on June 5. What the circular says Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the ministry presented an interim budget in February that authorised government spending for a limited period. With the new government now in place, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a full-year budgetRead More