What 2022 says..
Accept 4 truths to counter BJP hegemony. They offer a formula to reclaim republic in 2024 YOGENDRA YADAV 11 March, 2022 https://theprint.in/opinion/road-to-2024-was-always-tough-it-got-tougher-and-bleaker-after-the-assembly-elections/868930/
The BJP may enjoy ideological dominance today, but counter-hegemonic politics has deeper cultural resources. If we are determined and intelligent, we shall win.
First, It is not just the contesting parties that were defeated in this election...We all had stakes in this election. We, who believed in the idea of a democratic republic..We have been defeated.
Second.. We are dealing with a hegemonic power. This political dominance is backed by an unprecedented use of state power and street power, enough to bend all institutions and silence most voices of dissent. Above all, there is an ideological and cultural acceptance. The BJP has managed to hijack the key cultural resources of politics in India: nationalism, Hinduism and our cultural heritage.
The third truth is that there is no readymade alternative. As it stands today, the Congress party can hardly lay claims to being the natural alternative. The regional alternatives work in some regions, but not in the Hindi heartland. And they are not scalable..The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is certainly more scalable than other regional parties... It has to prove its governance claims in a normal state that is revenue deficit, demonstrate an understanding of agrarian policy and show that it is not run from Dilli darbar that is anathema to Punjabis. Above all, it needs to prove its secular credentials and show that it is a counter hegemonic force
The fourth truth is positive: we are not without potential for alternatives. The BJP may enjoy ideological dominance today, but counter-hegemonic politics has deeper cultural resources. We have with us the heritage of our civilisation, the legacy of our national movement and the Constitution of India.
These four truths of contemporary Indian politics yield a sutra about counter-hegemonic politics: satta se sangharsh, samaj se samvad (resistance to power, dialogue with the people).
"करोड़ों की खरीद फरोख्त पर कुछ नहीं": चुनाव आयोग के कामकाज पर Yogendra Yadav ने उठाए सवाल https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBYXTjKGfPU Mar 10, 2022
Assembly Election 2022: राजनीतिक विश्लेषक योगेंद्र यादव (Yogendra Yadav) ने चुनाव आयोग के कामकाज पर सवाल खड़े किए हैं. योगेंद्र यादव ने कहा कि जिन चीजों को इलेक्शन कमीशन को कंट्रोल करना चाहिए, वो नहीं कर रहे हैं. उन्होंने कहा कि करोड़ों की खरीद-फरोख्त पर कुछ नहीं हो रहा है.
7 messages from assembly elections & what does it mean for Modi, Yogi, Kejriwal, Gandhis & Mayawati - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrgRSev7KAw
1. Two Political phenomena Modi and Kejriwal began in 2012.
2. For 60 years our conception of a socilaist secular state ended. A new nationalism RSS/BJP hindu nationalism (not exactly hindutva) epoch. Secular replublic has been re-defined.
3 Thus a new nationalism, a New secularism, new socilism re-defined as efficient non-leaky welfarism. So while you may privatise, you make sure what is being delivered get done in time.
4. Epitaph of two major political parties in India.. Congress and BSP.
5. BSP is out of the picture. UP election had been a three and a half party race. Now a straight two party race.
6. Decimation of Akali Dal, the only formally religious party in India.
7. Yogi is now the second popular leader, of the BJP who is young and would perhaps be the future
Comment: SS: It, in a way, acknowledges that the continued hold of the BJP over the Union Government is going to (radically) refashion "India". But, in too hushed a tone and refuses to draw the necessary corrolaries; in a certain way, still pretends that the rules of the game would remain much the same - hence, the rather passionate engagement with the speculation as regards the prospects of the AAP.
In my estimate, if the BJP is back in 2024 - which is now looking almost inevitable, "India" would change a hell lot and, apart from other things, it's going to become effectively, though not formally, a one-party state - broadly following the model of Russia under Putin. Quite likely, still, not China under Xi.
The point, at the moment - when there's still some time left, is to do our utmost to block that from happening.
Once that happens - once the tipping point is crossed, there'd be little room left.
o block that from happening.
Once that happens - once the tipping point is crossed, there'd be little room left.
How did the banks help BJP to win UP? https://www.cenfa.org/how-did-the-banks-help-bjp-to-win-up/ By Thomas Franco | March 11, 2022
Under PM Jan Dhan Yojana, 31.28 crore Rupay cards have been issued, and the account holders can avail a credit of Rs.5000.
In UP alone 7,86,65,390 accounts have been opened of which 5,33,66,913 have been issued Rupay card. 7.8 crore accounts are a huge number!
Under the PM Mudra Loan Scheme, you can avail a loan of Rs.50000 under ‘Shishu’ up to Rs.5 lakhs under ‘Kishore’ and upto Rs.10 lakhs as ‘Tarun’. So far in the country, as a whole 339332942 loans have been given (34 crore borrowers) with loan sanction of Rs.1826042.57 crore. In UP in the year 2019-20 alone 5861422 loans with an amount of Rs. 30949.36 crore were sanctioned.
So approximately 3.4 crore borrowers in UP have availed loans of Rs. 182604.2 crore. As per the 2011 census, UP had 3.34 crore households. That means every household had access to a loan that could give credit to the Prime Minister, Mr Modi.
https://twitter.com/TeestaSetalvad/status/1502224597558886400
36 Muslim candidates have won in UP 2022 (24 in 2017): 9 % legislators when population is 18-20 %. Better than all-India rep of minorities in Lok Sabha (4.9 per cent of MPs) - Teesta Setalvad
How would the numbers stack up if those who did not (or could not) vote had in fact voted? Do the opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh not bear any responsibility for the fact that they did not work hard enough to ensure that more anti-BJP voters turned out on polling days? How hard did they work to make them feel safe, or wanted, or important? What role did the refusal of the opposition parties to take a clear stand against the brutal suppression by a Hindu fascist regime of Muslims and Dalits in Uttar Pradesh play in ensuring that many Muslims and Dalits in UP have no faith any longer in the political process? How may that have translated into the fear, apathy, and reticence of UP’s Muslim and Dalit voters? S Shukla