Lok Sabha verdict: Many victories – and the work ahead https://scroll.in/article/1069106/lok-sabha-verdict-many-victories-and-the-work-ahead Ingrid Srinath 11.06.2024
The election outcome has given a new lease of life for India’s fragile democracy to recover ground that could have been lost for the foreseeable future.
it is clear that treating citizens with contempt, belittling their capacity to comprehend issues, ignoring their concerns, assuming that they can be indefinitely swayed by appeals to faith or short-term economic sops does not make for a winning strategy or for voter loyalty. Apparently, you can’t fool all the people all the time.
the juggernaut we confronted was – an unholy alliance of crony capitalism and perverted nationalism, coupled with suborned institutions and compromised media, powered by vast sums of money and a veritable army of trolls, thugs and fanatics, inspired and protected by unprincipled leaders who were willing to deploy any and all means in their pursuit of power.
How long will the reprieve last and how can we best use the time and elbow room that it offers?