POLITICS

Why is Rahul Gandhi going against his ancestors?

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is vigorously and continuously raising the issue of reservation and census. He wants to break the 50% sealing of reservation, fixed by the SC and caste based census. Some Congress leaders are against this and they put forward views of  JawaharLal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, who vehemently opposed the demand. Anand Sharma reminds Mrs Gandhi's comment- "Naa jati pe, Na pat pe, Vote padega haath pe". They are surprised, why Rahul is raising these contentious issues again and again, which is against the party basics? They were also surprised, why Mallikarjuna Kharge, who is an old guard, is supporting this demand?

Why Jharkhand BJP Chief Babulal Marandi has one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister?

The BJP High Command is well aware of the ripple effect of the move of Champai Soren, the former Jharkhand Chief Minister and his son joining the party. Voices of dissent have already begun to emerge from the BJP state unit. Observers believe that to maintain his dominance in the Santhal areas, Champai did not allow any other JMM leader to prosper in the region. It is said that Babulal Marandi, the state BJP chief had a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. It is said that Marandi has been asked to communicate to BJP state leaders that their interests will be taken care of. Reportedly, the BJP central leadership had called Marandi to Delhi.