All stories by SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF
'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'
Rediff.com6 Jan 2023'The decision to supply free food grains is not an economically sound decision because the government will find it very difficult in future to charge anything for food grains.'
'My son loves everyone'
Rediff.com30 Dec 2022'My son is not against anybody. For him Desh Prem is more important than anything else in life'
'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'
Rediff.com27 Dec 2022'The BJP had a big threat from the Congress in J&K, therefore they were threatened by us.'
Cirkus Review: Boring!
Rediff.com23 Dec 2022Rohit Shetty gets so busy giving us a social message that he forgets to add a 'tadka' -- also called 'entertainment' -- to Cirkus, sighs Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'I am not aware EC has passed order on my Amit Shah complaint'
Rediff.com15 Dec 2022'Apparently, the EC deals with such communications as mine in a summary manner, and it has no intention to conduct its affairs, as a quasi-judicial authority ought to.'
'AAP tries to project itself as a more Hindutva party than the BJP'
Rediff.com13 Dec 2022'Kejriwal tries to project that his party is not Hindu virodhi.'
'Muslims of Gujarat voted for BJP in big numbers'
Rediff.com8 Dec 2022'Muslims know they cannot defeat the BJP, why then come in its firing range?' 'And they know, ultimately it is the BJP MLA who is going to get elected and only he or she can do their work.' 'The BJP may do a different kind of politics for Muslims, but when they sit in the chair they work for Muslims too.'
'Modi has placed himself in the hearts of Gujaratis'
Rediff.com8 Dec 2022"Such are his core supporters that they will vote for him even if cooking oil sells for Rs 5,000 per litre under his leadership.' 'They don't think about inflation but Modi when they go out to vote.'
'EC should investigate against the background of 2002 communal incidents'
Rediff.com2 Dec 2022'A political party taking the law into its hands is objectionable, especially in the context of the 2002 incidents in Gujarat.'
'Join the BJP and clean yourself with Bharatiya Janata Laundry Machine'
Rediff.com15 Nov 2022'Badle ki bhavna (revengeful politics) was never seen in Maharashtra and Indian politics, but now we are witnessing all that today.'
'EWS reservations destroys social fabric of equality'
Rediff.com15 Nov 2022'If we want a stable society, then all groups must feel that they have a seat at the table of power.'
'Reservation is not anti-anything'
Rediff.com11 Nov 2022'Upper castes who complain against reservations are fighting only for their own castes.'
'Without an independent judiciary, we will become a banana republic'
Rediff.com7 Nov 2022'Is the idea of a committed judiciary once again being floated, though surreptitiously, unlike in the past when it was direct?'
Bhilwara's Shame: Parents Sell Off Girls To Repay Loan
Rediff.com2 Nov 2022'These girls are sold to brothels because their parents are unable to repay their loans to money-lenders.'
'Had Shashi won, Congress would have gained'
Rediff.com22 Oct 2022'I would like to see Kharge include Shashi in the Congress Working Committee.' 'The other alternative is that the Congress will marginalise him.'
'The Gandhis have swallowed their pride for now and deflected the attention to Kharge'
Rediff.com21 Oct 2022'Gehlot is right now doing things, which are not appreciated by the Gandhis.' 'The Gandhis have realised that their writ does not run in Rajasthan, therefore they have deflected the issue to Kharge.'
'2024 elections won't be Kharge vs Modi'
Rediff.com21 Oct 2022'If the Congress gets to form the government in 2024, then Sonia Gandhi by virtue of being CPP chairperson will have the authority to decide who will be the prime minister and not Kharge.'
Zanjeer And The Birth Of A Star
Rediff.com11 Oct 2022Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
How Mulayam Singh Changed The Rules For Martyred Soldiers
Rediff.com10 Oct 2022'His biggest contribution as defence minister was to change the rules of bringing martyred soldiers' bodies home.'
'Is Kharge What Young India Needs?
Rediff.com4 Oct 2022'Dr Shashi Tharoor by far is a much better choice.'