Education Minister, Home Minister should take responsibility for instigating Hijab row: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called on the state’s Education Minister and Home Minister to take complete responsibility for instigating the Hijab row.
He added that it was unfortunate that those responsible for resolving the issues are instigating students to make it worse.
Siddaramaiah made a series of tweets and slammed the BJP government in the state for letting the situation go out of control while it could’ve been resolved harmoniously at the local level. He also said the situation was concerning and the schools and colleges in the state were turning into battlefields.
Stating that the BJP politicized the issue and was now clueless about how to bring the situation into control, Siddaramaiah demanded the intervention of CM Bommai and said he should declare holidays to all the schools and colleges where the conflict has been raised, keeping the security of the students in mind.
It is unfortunate that those responsible for resolving the issues are instigating students to make it worse.@BJP4Karnataka Education minister @BCNagesh_bjp & Home minister @JnanendraAraga should take complete responsibility for the instigation.#ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಹಕ್ಕು
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) February 8, 2022
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
