My Opinion

The person who spiked Narsingh Yadav’s food has been identified. His questioning will reveal the real motive behind his actions — whether he was being directed by someone and whether a player or any official was also involved. The truth must be unearthed because the conspiracy is not just about a player being deceived, but it is also about a country being betrayed.

Before he was sent to jail, Hardik Patel used to speak from his heart. He would make mistakes but he never made attempts to hide them and perhaps this is what earned him the support of the people. Now out from prison, Hardik Patel is restrained in his speech, he appears trained and is sounding more like a politician. It is quite evident that this is having little effect on people.

So far from the details that are emerging, it appears that there has been some foul play against wrestler Narsingh Yadav. Those who were opposed to his going to Rio might have played a game and who all are behind this, can also be discerned. Though one would have to wait for the outcome of the enquiry before taking names. However contaminating his food, can be the worst injustice against a player who has the potential to win medals for the country

Navjot Singh Siddhu had made all preparations to join the Aam Admi Party but he had wanted to be made the Chief Ministerial candidate. AAP is of the opinion that there is a pending case of murder against him in the Supreme Court. They are ready to project his wife Navjot Kaur as the Deputy CM. However there is a deadlock on this since Sindhu and AAP are yet to come to an understanding.

Dayashankar Singh can never be forgiven for what he uttered against Mayawati but there is no element of truth in what BSP’s Nasimuddin Siddiqui has been saying. The truth is yesterday in retaliation he and his party dragged Dayashankar’s mother, his wife and his daughter into the controversy. Dayashankar’s family has no connection whatsoever with politics and they hadn’t even made any comments. Now as an afterthought the BSP is giving clarifications. So far the BSP leaders and workers were staging protests but now the BJP has decided to protest against the BSP for hurling abuses at Dayashankar’s daughter. It seems like this matter will carry on for a while.

Bhagwant Mann was grossly mistaken. He was under the impression that he could easily get away with anything. He had thought he could make a video and show whatever he wanted to – all in the name of the common man. Till yesterday he was trying to project himself as the hero but today it was a reality check of sorts for him when he saw which way the wind was blowing in the Parliament. Bhagwant Mann should realised that the Parliament is not an arena for any circus…being an MP comes with lot of responsibility and one should act accordingly.

The earnestness with which Mehbooba Mufti is functioning, is becoming a sore point for the separatists. If Mehbooba Mufti is able to generate employment amongst the youth in Kashmir, give impetus to tourism in the state, emphasise on development and instil a sense of confidence amongst people, it would hit the separatists hard and choke them. The separatists with the help of Pakistan are therefore trying their best to foment trouble for Mehbooba. The current situation is Kashmir is but an outcome of such a conspiracy. Under such circumstances, the National Conference and other parties should cement their differences and come together…after all this is about the state of Kashmir and about the nation at large.

After the 2001 Parliament attacks, security has been tightened at the Parliament…sensors and barricades have been installed and various security measures have been undertaken. Bhagwant Singh Maan, the AAP MP today recorded and uploaded a video of his entry into the Parliament on his Facebook. His reckless act of trying to garner accolades from a few people has ended up putting the Parliament security at risk. And what is worse is his justification of his act. One cannot expect an elected representative to behave in such a manner.

Yesterday when BJP leader Dayashankar Singh had made an irresponsible comment about Mayawati, every party and every leader had condemned him and consequently he was expelled from the party. He is also likely to face arrest soon. However the language that Mayawati’s supporters are using in retaliation is equally condemnable. Instead of giving justifications, Mayawati should explain to her supporters to stop using such language since such exchanges and such comments bring down the level of politics and political discourse in the country.

The situation is Kashmir is slowly improving. Mehbooba Mufti in trying hard to work out a solution with all parties. Till the other day, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was raising questions on why an all party meet was not being called and why other parties were not being consulted. Today when Mehbooba Mufti summoned an all party meeting, Omar Abdullah’s party, the National Conference decided to boycott the meeting. It is clear now that the former CM only wants to attack Mehbooba and when the times comes, refrains from taking responsibility!

The whole world knows that the elections in POK are just a sham. The party that enjoys the support of the Army forms the government. In a bid to boost his stake in POK, Pak PM Nawaz Sharif has been consistently raking up the Kashmir issue and has sided with the Army with the hope that his party, PMLN would form the government there.

India has done the right thing by sending out a stern message to Pakistan to vacate Kashmir which it has forcibly occupied. It is a known fact historically that Pakistan has not just illegally occupied Kashmir but has also used the region to promote terror camps and train militants to carry out attacks against India. It is now time for India to undertake necessary steps to reclaim that part of Kashmir.