Category: Editorials

Help accident victims without fear!

  By Vijay Darda | 11-02-2019 Government has framed clear rules to provide protection to those helping injured persons in road accidents It is common in our country to see the road accident victim being left to die in agony rather than someone stepping forward to take the victim to hospital. People often turn mute spectators to such accidents. It

Employment: Beware of false promises!

  By Vijay Darda | 04-02-2019 Regardless of which party is in power, highest priority of the government should be to create as many job opportunities as possible. ‘Gajab Kiya Tere Wade Pe Aitbar Kiya Tamam Raat Kayamat Ka Intezar Kiya’ The striking contrast between the promise made in 2014 of creating two crore jobs every year and the latest

Priyanka will write a new script with Rahul

  By Vijay Darda | 28-01-2019 Priyanka’s entry into active politics will provide a big boost for Congress; party confident of her potential Congress workers as well as the common man are very optimistic over the entry of Priyanka Gandhi into active politics. Everyone has pinned a great hope on her. Many people also see the reflection of Indira Gandhi

Politics of poaching, attack on democracy

  By Vijay Darda | 21-01-2019 Is power more important than democratic values for the BJP which harps on political purity? Just remember the situation after the Karnataka Assembly elections. By winning 104 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party. After the election results, the Congress had declared unconditional support to Janata Dal (Secular), which won 37

Paramount question is: Where are govt jobs?

  By Vijay Darda | 14-01-2019 Reservation for the general category poor is welcome, but the point is: Why was it thought of only at the time of elections? The Central government announced a 10 per cent reservation for the general category poor in government jobs in such a hurry that the Opposition parties were left bewildered. I am using

Sheikh Hasina has done a creditable job

  By Vijay Darda | 07-01-2019 Underdeveloped Bangladesh will join the rank of developing countries in 2024 Last year, when the UN talked about striking Bangladesh off the list of underdeveloped countries by 2024 and upgrade it to the rank of developing countries, Sheikh Hasina became a talking point all over the world. In the meantime, elections took place and

Let us create a new symphony of harmony

  By Vijay Darda | 31-12-2018 Today is the last day of 2018. Tomorrow will be the day of new expectations. Let’s resolve to build a better society According to our Indian culture and tradition, we should not complain against the person who is not present amidst us. Therefore, it is pertinent that we should not complain about the outgoing

Create conditions where ryots need not take loans

  By Vijay Darda | 24-12-2018 Loan waiver is welcome but an overall policy is needed to end the problems faced by the farmers Congress president Rahul Gandhi who had held out a pre-election promise to the electorate in three states, fulfilled the same soon after winning the elections. Loans of farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan were waived.

Rahul has emerged as a mature politician

  By Vijay Darda | 17-12-2018 After winning elections in three states, the Congress president won the hearts of the people with his humility and understanding With the Congress wresting Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the BJP, the political stature of Congress president Rahul Gandhi has certainly gone up. The press conference he addressed after electoral wins in the

Our democracy and threat of mobocracy

  By Vijay Darda | 10-12-2018 Lest fanaticism, bigotry, religious hysteria destroy the whole fabric of our society The killing of police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh of Syana Kotwali police station in Bulandshahr is not just an accident. This incident conjures up a horrifying picture of bloodthirsty mob going crazy. The mob lynching throws up multiple questions. The biggest question