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This month’s issue of @thecaravanindia has a long form essay by me. Super chuffed to have a byline in a magazine that I’ve read and admired for a long time.
I decode the meaning behind Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur by-election in the larger trajectory of his career and biography.
Trojan Horse: Prashant Kishor’s Theory of Power Cannot Be Trusted
Amogh Dhar Sharma writes: caravanmagazine.in/politics/…
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For those wondering what’s happening with Gokul Dairy in Kolhapur:
- Elections were held for Gokul Dairy. Satej Patil’s group won 13 seats, while the BJP-led Mahayuti lost with 12.
- After the defeat, the BJP govt brought in an ordinance appointing 4 additional members with voting rights.
- With these 4 extra votes, the BJP-led group could gain a majority and take control of Gokul despite losing the election.
Imagine, if they’re this desperate to steal the mandate of even a dairy cooperative, what they must be doing in state elections with the help of Gyanesh Kumar.
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You have to be joking. There is absolutely no way Abdul El-Sayed would have been allowed to stand as a Labour MP - and most likely would have been kicked out of the Party years ago.
The Labour Party blocked Faiza Shaheen standing as a candidate for sharing a skit by Jon Stewart and talking about her own experience of Islamophobia.
When you vilify, smear and demonise good people who refuse to let your hate define them, other good people don't stand by.
They stand up and vote for hope over fear.
Congratulations @AbdulElSayed 🎉
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Though Kishor may now seek to invent a new vocabulary of politics shorn of caste, he was never above instrumentalising caste or religion, or averse to political chicanery.
Amogh Dhar Sharma (@AmoghDS) writes:
caravanmagazine.in/politics/…
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Abhijeet has been abducted by the Delhi Police.
Internet has been suspended in CP.
This is a police state now. Understanding the way forward will require a recalibration of strategy. Because evidently, peaceful protest is a crime in #NewIndia.
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The last time I remember Indians being jailed for waving the Tiranga at a public place was under colonial rule, when foreign rulers saw us as inferior and treated us as such.
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Where are @SauravDassss @abhijeet_dipke @AshutoshRanka - Modi Shah ki itni phati hui aaj that they are kidnapping kids. You will pay, tadipaars. You will pay
Nonsense like this is why I can’t wait to see the last of AAP.
AAP should have no space in any democratic, progressive alliance.
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Democracy ka murder ho jaye lekin mangalwar ko non veg haye hayee
Rahul Gandhi is protesting at Akashvani Bhavan and has ordered lunch from Khan Chacha in the middle of the afternoon.
The food package has a red mark on it, which is used as a non vegetarian sign. Even the roll packaging has the FSSAI’s red mark for non vegetarian food.
So, during Pitru Paksha, on a Tuesday, did Rahul Gandhi also sit down to eat a chicken roll? 🤔
I honestly have no idea. Someone please check and let me know.
In complete solidarity with @neha_aisa ✊🏽
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Read the full issue here:
The October 2026 issue—The historic wave of labour unrest that swept India; Prashant Kishor’s theory of power cannot be trusted; The spiritual cronyism of Modi and BAPS; How to write a dictator; Trump’s familiar playbook on dealing with the media; and more
Read now: caravanmagazine.in/magazine
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So happy to see @ankitapandey110’s brilliant new book being featured in @Ram_Guha’s column. Do you have your copy of the book yet?
amazon.in/Becoming-Allies-Ci…
Ramachandra Guha: India needs fearless civil liberties activists more than ever scroll.in/article/1095864/ra…
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One of the most outrageous election statistics under Gyanesh Kumar. In Kundarki bye-election in 2024, mostly BJP voters were able to vote.
Result? BJP got 77% vote share in a seat with more than 50% Muslim voters. This is official EC data.
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No-this is not crass humour. This is not immature behaviour. This is a much-needed long-awaited phenomenon. To fearlessly lampoon a PM is a democratic right long denied to Indians.
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Unbelievable
Raghav Chaddha might lose his Rajya Sabha because his vote got deleted in SIR.
And @IndianExpress reporter got a tip-off that Raghav Chadha’s name was being added in the back date in Delhi’s voter list.
When Indian Express asked this from ECI officials , this back channel process was immediately halted.
However , Mr Raj Kamal Jha, the editor of Indian Express used his veto to drop this main part of the story. This was a major allegation that it was being tried that his name gets added into voter list in the back date. And it’s a crime to do manipulation in sacrosanct voter list.
Mr @rajkamaljha Is this not a shame for the legacy of newspaper like Indian Express ?