Reacting to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's recent essay, Congress leader Udit Raj on Monday said that dynastic influence exists across all sectors in India, from politics and business to the judiciary and film industry, adding that such a trend limits opportunities to a few families.
Responding to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's essay criticising dynastic politics, party leader Rashid Alvi on Sunday said that in a democracy, it is ultimately the people who decide, adding that no one can be barred from contesting elections simply because of their family background, as suc
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday praised Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for his essay highlighting the dangers of dynastic politics, saying it rightly exposes how the Gandhi family turned Indian politics into a "family business."
"This sense of entitlement is so powerful that it can overshadow even a poor track record, enabling dynasts to remain at the helm of their parties despite successive electoral defeats," Tharoor said, stressing, "Dynastic politics pose a grave threat to Indian democracy." "When political p
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], November 3: Distinguished Jurist, Parliamentarian, and Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India, Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, delivered the Dr. Granville Austin Memorial Lecture at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), commemorating the legacy of one of India's m
Responding to Yadav's statement that "he will take oath as CM on November 18," Guru Prakash Paswan said, "This is an election for Bihar, not for the RJD president, where Lalu Yadav will become president for the 13th time. Bihar is the mother of democracy. The people of Bihar will decide w
Tamil Nadu BJP Spokesperson A N S Prasad on Sunday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list exercise in Tamil Nadu and said that in the 2026 Assembly polls pure, honest democracy with true voices will prevail, toppling t
The newly elected Chairperson of Taiwan's opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-wun, vowed to lead the party in defending democracy, revitalising the economy, and pursuing long-term peace across the Taiwan Strait during what she described as Taiwan's most challenging period, Focus Tai
In an interview with ANI, Baba Ramdev acknowledged the intense battle in the Bihar polls, asserting that such competition between the ruling and opposition parties is a testament to the beauty of democracy.
"This day, going back to 1984, is one of the darkest. It was not a riot; it was a cold-blooded killing of innocent, vulnerable people sitting in their homes. Those who were responsible for democracy, for preparing the voters list, for law and order, used the voters list to go to the homes
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 30: It is widely known that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India, has made it mandatory for listed companies to provide eVoting facility to their shareholders via an eVoting agency certified by the Standardisation Testing and Qual