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Letters to The Editor — June 29, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

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V.K. Pandian, Odisha’s influential bureaucrat

In Odisha, Naveen Patnaik's most trusted bureaucrat has become the target of the Opposition as well as sections of the BJD

The Hindu

AAP, Shiv Sena (UBT) hint at backing Uniform Civil Code; Congress says it cannot be a forced decision

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi batted for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, the Opposition on Wednesday seemed divided over the issue.

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AAP’s uncertain foray into anti-BJP bloc

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s past is coming back to haunt it as it takes uncertain steps towards the anti-BJP bloc ahead of the 2024 general election. Skipping the joint press conference at the end of the June 23 Opposition meet and delivering an ultimatum just hours later betrayed the…

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We are in principle support of UCC, but cannot be implemented without consensus: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on June 28 said that the party is in principle support of the Uniform Civil Code but that there should be wider consultation on the issue with all religions and political parties

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Opposition slams Centre’s policies for tomato price rise

The Opposition on June 27 targeted the Centre’s policies as tomato prices doubled in one month across the country. According to the Consumer Affairs Ministry’s Price Monitoring Division, the average national price for a kilogram of tomato was ₹46.1 on Tuesday. One month ago, the rate was ₹23.61. The Centre…

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BRS will not be in Opposition alliance: Congress

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will not be a part of the national Opposition alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress announced on June 27 as the top leadership, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi, attended a…

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BRS chief’s power play in Maharashtra makes MVA jittery

As the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) troika looked on with apprehension at Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s temple pageantry in Maharashtra, the BRS chief on June 27 questioned why the State’s political parties felt so threatened by his party.

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Samajwadi Party MP calls for united Opposition in U.P., hopes parties will join hands before 2024

Taking a stand contrary to that of the Samajwadi Party (SP), on whose ticket he was elected to the Parliament in 2019, Lok Sabha member from Moradabad Syed Tufail Hasan on Monday called for a broader unity among Opposition political forces, including the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), for the 2024…

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Opposition plans seat sharing in States where there is already alliance

Ahead of their next meeting scheduled for the second week of July in Shimla, the Opposition parties are trying to freeze the seat-sharing formula in at least States like Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand where they already have an alliance.

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Bihar Congress hopeful of getting two more Cabinet berths after Shimla meeting

After the successful Opposition meeting in Patna attended by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, its party leaders in Bihar are hopeful of getting two more ministerial berths in the State Cabinet, their long-pending demand.

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Bengal panchayat polls | No democracy in State, says Sitaram Yechury

Days after the joint Opposition meeting, General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechury attacked All India Trinamool Congress party alleging that the State administration is complicit in the political violence that has killed 10 persons during the ongoing panchayat elections.

The Hindu

Vale Simon Crean: a true believer in the Labor Party

On reflection, Simon Crean was probably the first domino to fall in a certain madness that seized Labor during the Howard era and presaged a decade of turmoil that only settled down under Bill Shorten’s leadership (2013-19).

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'Standing on shoulders of UPA': Chidambaram's dig at Modi govt.

P. Chidambaram countered Ms. Sitharaman’s comments made in an article about the achievements of the Modi government in the last nine years. Read more on The Hindu

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‘One engine collapsed, centre must consider doing more’: Editorials on Manipur all-party meet

Hailing the first all-party meeting on the situation in Manipur, editorials in prominent English dailies have pointed out the need for the Centre to do more to kickstart the political reconciliation process as “boots on the ground are no replacement”.

The Hindu

Tenets of unity: On the Opposition meet in Patna

In taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Opposition parties must note that the chemistry of any alliance is different from its arithmetic

The Hindu

Sudhakaran goes back on his offer to quit as PCC chief

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran, MP, retreated from his Saturday’s statement that he contemplated giving up his organisational responsibilities in the wake of the Crime Branch’s probe against him in connection with suspected fake antiquities dealer Monson Mavunkal’s alleged financial malfeasance.

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Congress leader Ajay Maken fires fresh salvo against AAP

A war of words between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party continued on June 25, days after the senior leaders of the two parties failed to find common ground at the meeting of Opposition parties in Patna. Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal…

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India-U.S. defence deals should stop Opposition’s ‘crocodile tears’ over HAL: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The recent India-U.S. defence cooperation agreement, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, should end the Opposition’s criticism of HAL. Read more on The Hindu.

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After meeting Amit Shah, Manipur CM Biren Singh says will reach out to Kukis

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on June 25.. After the meeting, Mr. Singh tweeted, “Under Amit Shah Ji’s close supervision, the State and Central Govt have been able to control the violence to a great extent in the past week.…

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Assam delimitation move evokes more protest

Supporters of an ally of the ruling BJP and Opposition parties stepped up their protests against the delimitation proposals in Assam. According to the draft proposal published by the Election Commission of India (EC), the number of Lok Sabha and Assembly in the State remain unchanged at 14 and 126.…

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Morning Digest | Google announces global fintech operation centre in Gujarat; ‘We stand together to fight BJP in 2024’, says Opposition in Patna, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Opposition parties discussed corruption maximum policy: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

He said the BJP would win the Lok Sabha election next year.

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We stand together to contest BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: non-BJP Opposition parties

Framing the next general election as a fight between “democracy and dictatorship”, 15 Opposition parties came together, projecting a united front in Patna on June 23. At the end of the four-hour long meeting, no joint statement was issued, nor a seat-sharing formula declared. It concluded on the promise of…

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Amit Shah terms Patna Opposition meeting ‘a photo session’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 23 said the joint Opposition meet in Patna was merely a “photo session” and that the parties could never come together on a common platform.

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