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DailyO: A Punjabi living in Bangalore explains why BJP should not win Karnataka elections

aman — Sat, 12 May 2018 03:48:51 +0000

Friends, except for Facebook and intense talks with journalists, I did not report or speak on the Karnataka elections. Being born Sikh, it was hard for me. Until Jairaj Singh pushed me to stick out my neck.

So, here it is because I love Bengaluru and Karnataka.

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The Quint: Why AAP lost Punjab?

aman — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:44:18 +0000

The Punjab result in the assembly election 2017 was stunning. Congress won 77/117 seats. The huge hope AAP had created was belied. My quick comments on why AAP lost – beholden to the central power figure.

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The Caravan: SGPC No Longer Speaks For The Sikh Community

aman — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 10:41:33 +0000

Friends, while we feel concerned about Punjab – recent Pathankot, drugs, caste issues, agrarian and industrial crises – I feel we also need to understand the state as it warms up to elections next year.

For a while now the Sikhs have been calling for reform within their highest religious institution. They are being thwarted by those in power and control the institutions. Over last year the common people have showed their displeasure to the political leaders but at the recent Jor Mela they boycotted their religious leaders too. After that the SGPC demonstrated its betrayal of the Sikh community. This is unprecedented.

This genuine unrest of the common people in their political and religious representatives is in turn exploited by radical forces – Khalistan etc. A story on one of the grave fault lines of Punjab.

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