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It was not merely a coincidence that the day the Supreme Court responding to the petition by a noble lady observed that the 10-month-old farmer protests on Delhi’s borders had “strangulated” the city, the Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra had warned agitating farmers that he would discipline them in "two minutes”; “Face me, it will take just two minutes to discipline you fellows. I am not only a minister or a MP and MLA...People who know me even before I became a Parliamentarian know that I never run away from taking a challenge. The day I accept the challenge you all have to leave not only Palia (a place) but Lakhimpur itself".

The letter sent by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin to the chief ministers of 12 states is just a beginning of the stiff opposition to Modi government’s usurping the powers of the states through central legislations not only on the matters pertaining to concurrent list of the Constitution of India, but also on the subjects that are in the state list. Not only that, the Centre is doing politics even at the level of Panchayats through various schemes undermining the fundamental concept of Federal Democratic Republic on the basis of which the country should be constitutionally run.

Years ago, a visionary Congress leader predicted that the ordinary party worker would save the party for their survival when they find their leaders ineffective. It looks as if that moment has come now. The party is gasping for breath, and it needs oxygen from solid leadership, but that is what is lacking. So the worker has to substitute with small doses.

New Delhi: Indian Women failed to capitalize on the chances that came their way and went down 0-1 to Tunisia in a friendly football match at the UAE FA Stadium in Dubai last evening.

New Delhi: Delhi’s 14-year old Namyaa Kapoor earned the distinction of becoming the youngest Indian shooter to be crowned the world champion while Aishwary Pratap Singh equaled the men's world record in the 50M Rifle 3 Positions event to win the gold at the ISSF Junior World Shooting Championship at Lima (Peru).

New Delhi: Top golfers of the country including Udayan Mane, SSP Chawrasia, Shiv Kapur, Jyoti Randhawa, and PGTI Order of Merit leader Karandeep Kochhar, will be seen in action in the 126- strong field (123 pros, three amateurs) at the Rs 70 Lakh PGTI MP Cup to be played at Delhi Golf Club C from October 5 - 8.

Brazil witnessed massive demonstrations in all big towns across the country on Saturday demanding the impeachment of the far right President Jair Bolsonaro for his all round failure in protecting the lives of the citizens against covid and drastic fall in the living standards of the common masses. There were demands for his jailing for corruption also, currently under investigation by the courts.

LUCKNOW: The killing of more than half a dozen farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri has hottened the political situation in Uttar Pradesh with all opposition parties hitting street putting Yogi Adityanath government on defensive. Senior opposition leaders including former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leaders were arrested while going to Lakhimpur Kheri.

Please nobody should complain. Especially don’t complain about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programmes and policies. Criticism is okay, but not complaints. PM Modi is extremely sensitive to “complaints”. Especially those from miffed and upset farmers, and those from the opposition parties. The farmers are opposed to the Centre’s three farm laws, which they complain are “black laws”. Opposition parties complain of everything that Modi does. Period.

A scheme that overtly or covertly benefits a particular group is partial, and hence for impartiality’s sake it must be struck down. Sale of electoral bond in India falls in this category, since it benefits the party that made it. However, despite concerns expressed by the Election Commission of India of its misuse and many petitions challenging in Supreme Court remaining pending Modi government went ahead with its sale from October 1 to October 10, 2021. Political parties in, opposition have also opposed the scheme since they have been at receiving ends, but who cares.