"India" has no historical significance, "Bharat" will foster stronger patriotism: Araga Gyanendra
Amidst ongoing debates and controversies surrounding the name "India," former Home Minister and MLA Araga Gyanendra has offered his perspective on this issue. He stated that the name "India" lacks historical significance and was introduced by the British who struggled to pronounce "Bharat," the nation's traditional name. According to Gyanendra, the name itself is not of paramount importance.
Addressing the topic of renaming the country, Gyanendra spoke in Tirthahalli, emphasizing the need to rectify changes imposed during the colonial and Mughal eras and to reaffirm the nation's cultural identity as "Bharat." He pointed out that several cities have already undergone name changes to better reflect their cultural and historical significance, such as Madras becoming Chennai, Bangalore transforming into Bengaluru, and Coorg adopting the name Kodagu, all driven by sentimental and heritage-based considerations.
Highlighting the common chant of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" as opposed to "India Mata Ki Jai," Gyanendra expressed his support for changing the name to "Bharat." He argued that such a change would foster a stronger sense of attachment and pride towards the nation.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
