By Vijay Darda | 04-06-2014 The sudden and unexpected death of veteran political leader and my dear friend Gopinath Munde has caused big void in Maharashtra. His departure has caused an irreparable loss not just to Marathwada but to the entire Maharashtra state and the country. Munde was a truly mass-based leader who rose through the ranks. His heart
By Vijay Darda | 01-06-2014 It is not just a coincidence that Narendra Modi begins his tenure as a Prime Minister on the eve of 50th death anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru — India’s first Prime Minister. The results were declared on May 16, and he had got a clear majority. So, there was no need to wait for
By Vijay Darda | 31-05-2014 After the UPA-II got power in 2009, the common perception in political circles was that at some point of time during the course of the next five years the Congress leadership in government would pass from the hands of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Rahul Gandhi. This was based on the premise that
By Vijay Darda | 30-05-2014 Although the formal notification of the election schedule came much later, the campaign for general elections was kicked off when the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was anointed as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate in its Goa conclave on September 13, 2013. From then onwards till May 16th, when the votes
By Vijay Darda | 31-03-2014 For the sake of headlines, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has two new interim presidents — both former Test cricketers — Sunil Gavaskar and Shivlal Yadav – in place of the terminally powerful N Srinivasan. But then let the irony not be missed by anyone. “Srini” cannot function as BCCI
By Vijay Darda | 24-03-2014 There was a time when a Congress president Dev Kant Baruah became infamous for a slogan — “India is Indira”. Those were the days of post-1975 Emergency. It is something that the BJP never forgets to remind us. But then the last week has conclusively proved that Modi is BJP. It has also established
By Vijay Darda | 17-03-2014 Let us face it. After the Delhi assembly elections in December 2013, when the Aam Aadmi Party emerged with 28 seats as a major player it shocked politicians, media players and a lot of other know-alls. But the common people did heave a sigh of relief. There was a ray of hope that here
By Vijay Darda | 10-03-2014 The high democratic ideal of a government, of the people, by the people and for the people places a great responsibility on the people. They have to use their collective sovereign power wisely when electing a government. Through more than six decades of working with the largest democracy in the world, and at times
By Vijay Darda | 24-02-2014 We had the last session of the 15th Lok Sabha this week, and now we are getting ready for another General Election to create the 16th one. When I say that it a testing time for our democracy, then I am using a mere regular cliché. From my experience as a parliamentarian, I can
By Vijay Darda | 17-02-2014 The legitimacy for separate Telangana is an issue beyond debate. There is historical evidence to establish it, and there is an increasing amount of documentation to assert that political leaders too have accepted it. But then we know from experience, that the right thing seldom gets done. The people from the Seemandhra region are
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