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 […]
Crisis of confidence: Threat to democracy
By Vijay Darda | 29-10-2018 Whatever is going on in an important institution like CBI is shaking the confidence of the common man Regardless of how many times allegations have been made that political parties use CBI in their own right, the reality is that when the police can not solve any issue, then […]
Will this ‘Sanjeevani’ rejuvenate Opposition?
By Vijay Darda | 19-03-2018 Victory in by-polls has come as a ray of hope for the Opposition but the path for its unity will be no bed of roses! The back-to-back debacles suffered by the BJP in the by-polls have certainly come as a ray of hope for the opposition parties. Opposition parties […]
A serious challenge to turn despair into hope
By Vijay Darda | 18-12-2017 Congress president Rahul Gandhi is a competent person no doubt, but to succeed, he will have to become a mass leader In the glorious history of Congress, Rahul Gandhi has the privilege of being elected as the president of the party at a young age. The critics may say […]
Factionalism, sycophancy big enemies of Congress
By Vijay Darda | 20-03-2017 If the Congress fails to manage itself even now, then the day is not far when Narendra Modi’s dream of ‘Congress free India’ will come true! It is worth noting that the Congress has the youngest leadership in the form of Rahul Gandhi but the youth of this country […]
Note ban: Banks the weak link
By Vijay Darda | 12-12-2016 In the one month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to withdraw Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, it has become increasingly clear that the banks are the weakest link in the demonetisation chain. We have been told of the hard work that the bank employees have put […]
Congress gropes for answers to saffron surge
By Vijay Darda | 05-12-2016 If the results of the local body elections in Maharashtra and the parliamentary and assembly by-elections that preceded these polls are to be taken as an indication of the political state of affairs, then the BJP’s dominating trend that began in the 2014 general elections is firmly on the […]
Remembering a visionary
By Vijay Darda | 21-05-2016 To be the prime minister of the world’s biggest democracy at the age of 44, and to be assassinated within seven years just on the verge of the second term can only spell the irony in the life of Rajiv Gandhi. It is exactly 25 years ago, that his […]
Not by doubting everyone’s patriotism
By Vijay Darda | 11-04-2016 It is a given that every Indian is a patriotic citizen. No one has to pass any test of patriotism. That is simply an anathema. It is like being asked to prove your loyalty to your parents. Of course, there are ways and means prescribed in the law and […]
With Kanhaiya, ‘Azaadi’ gets a new meaning
By Vijay Darda | 07-03-2016 Last week we witnessed one of the wonders of Indian democracy. A 28-year-old young student whose name would not have even ring a bell hardly a month ago, emerged after three weeks in the Tihar jail on an alleged sedition charge, and within two hours saw that his extempore […]