Secularism at the cost of Hinduism Wikipedia says: With the Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976, the Preamble to the Constitution asserted that India is a secular nation . However, the Supreme Court of India in S. R. Bommai v. Union of India established the fact that India was secular since the formation of the republic. I want to put it as India is a Secular nation(since Republic) at the cost of Hinduism ; if the situation demands. I would like to highlight a few examples. Has anyone of you heard the last speech of Nathuram Godse, yes the man who murdered Gandhiji! You think he's a terrorist(a sort of) but I say he's a Nationalist and a true Hindu. He shares some dark truths. During partition of India, several massacres, widespread violence occurred. The main reason was Gandhiji. He and the Congress Government at that time ignored the safety of the hindus residing in Punjab, Bengal(East Bengal-now Bangladesh), Sindhu and left them to the mercy ...
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Farm Laws-Bane or Boon
Farm Laws-Bane or Boon Let's start by having a close look at the two different headlines- The first image shows Punjab Farmers happily selling rice at MSP, even when the market price is significantly lower. The Second image shows Maharashtra farmers selling the Tur Dal in Open Market when Market Price is 1.5 times higher than the usual MSPs. The point is that the amended Farm Laws give the farmers numerous options- whether to sell at MSPs or to sell in open markets, to Corporate Agro businesses who may pay the farmers higher prices. The Opposition argues that the Modi govt is doing all this for the benefits of its corporate(allies) but in my point of view it doesn't seem so. The Opposition says the poor and illiterate farmers tend to have a weak bargaining position in contrast to the powerful and rich corporates. Since the closing of APMCs(and virtually the lifting of MSP) the farmers have no security but the corporates. They may get lower prices than MSPs. But I...