Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

Politics

Clashes erupt between the BJP and TMC, BJP holds Mamata Banerjee responsible for death of BJP party workers

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2019

A delegation led by BJP leader Mukul Roy would visit Sandeshkhali, Basirhat later today

Politics

BJP’s Jaya Prada appeals to EC, seeks disqualification of Samajwadi Party’s MP Azam Khan for holding ‘office of profit’

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2019

Both Jaya Prada and Azam Khan had engaged in a bitter spat with each other in the run-up to the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections

News Reports

West Bengal: BJP victory procession turns violent, workers say police were accompanied by TMC goons who triggered the attack

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2019

Mamata Banerjee foreseeing what her future in stores, had turned hostile towards BJP much prior to the Lok Sabha elections

Opinions

Free metro rides for women is an ill thought-out move: Here are the DMRC numbers that nobody is talking about

abhi711 - 8 June, 2019

The Delhi Government’s latest move to offer free rides to women commuters of the Delhi Metro showcases once again Arvind Kejriwal’s old habit of offering populist subsidies just before elections.

News Reports

PWD engineer reveals how BJD MLA not only asked him to do sit-ups, but asked others to slap him, case filed by Odisha police

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2019

In a purported video, which went viral on social media, Meher was seen reprimanding the engineer over alleged shoddy road construction work in his constituency

Opinions

TISS associate professor’s defence of Kejriwal’s ‘free rides for women’ stunt explains what’s exactly wrong with ‘Liberalism’

K Bhattacharjee - 8 June, 2019

Ever since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced free rides for women in public transport, liberals of various hues have been struggling to mouth a decent defence of this wayward policy.

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A section of Muslims were always scared, under every govt: Arif Mohammad Khan busts ‘Dara Hua Musalman’ narrative of Karan Thapar

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2019

Khan stated that the constitution of India permits no entitlement on the basis of religion. He further stated that we have been misleading our people and deluding ourselves all these years in the name of secularism.

Opinions

The Nexus of Missionaries and Naxals vs India: The horrific Khunti gangrape reveals the conspiracy of Break India forces

Abhishek Banerjee - 8 June, 2019

The Khunti gangrape was an outcome of a sinister conspiracy by Break India forces. If you are someone who cares about keeping India together, you need to know this story.

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