A story of two rakhis
In Telangana’s high-stakes political theatre, Raksha Bandhan is not nearly candy treats and sibling affection. It’s turning out to be a toolkit deployed to both settle scores or ameliorate conditions. This season, the pageant advanced right into a masterclass in politicking, aptly demonstrating how an ornamental rakhi can both settle scores or function a fast repair for a self-inflicted political mess.
Take, as an illustration, the well-known rivalry between the kids of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) founder and former Telangana chief minister Ok. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). Ok. Kavitha, who has now arrange the Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS), bluntly famous at a press convention that her brother and BRS get together working president Ok.T. Rama Rao (KTR) basically fled the nation for the USA simply to dodge get together staff’ grilling over the pageant not being celebrated.
In the meantime, contained in the ruling Congress camp, Surroundings and Forest Minister Konda Surekha used the pageant for instant harm management. Dealing with a fierce menace of cupboard ouster after her daughter’s extremely controversial broadside in opposition to CM A. Revanth Reddy, Surekha rushed to his residence. Accompanied by fellow minister Seethakka, she tied a shiny gold rakhi on his wrist, efficiently utilizing sacred diplomacy to paper over the raging political dispute. The much-talked-about gold rakhi, apparently made to assuage a chief minister who was unwilling to relent, has made Congress MLAs surprise if the rakhi diplomacy certainly supplied Surekha the “bharosa” (belief/reassurance) of retaining her cupboard place.
Very similar to political leaders throughout India, in Telangana too, Raksha Bandhan has been a time-tested political artwork kind employed to disarm fierce opponents, forge handy alliances, or sign a truce. When customary get together whipping and formal press releases fail to scrub up a public mess, Indian politicians know precisely what to do. They merely pull out a rakhi, name a digicam crew, and let the final word festive defend do the heavy lifting.
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Cupboard reshuffle in Telangana: Who’s in & who’s out?
The much-awaited Telangana cupboard reshuffle lastly appears to be taking form, and the cupboard measurement is predicted to broaden as soon as AICC common secretary Ok.C. Venugopal returns from his abroad go to.
The brand new cupboard enlargement, it’s learnt, is designed to strike a political steadiness, strengthen caste equations and leverage regional illustration. Given the raging revolt between the outdated Congress guard and the TDP-tuned-Congress MLAs, the excitement is that MLAs from SC, ST and OBC communities can be accommodated.
CM Revanth Reddy’s brand-new cupboard enlargement is much less about administrative effectivity and extra about firefighting a raging inside revolt inside the state unit. Confronted with factional feuds, the Congress excessive command has expanded ministerial ranks, providing purple beacons as costly peace choices to pacify disgruntled get together leaders. Forward of the essential GHMC and municipal elections, each single ministerial portfolio handed out reads like a calculated mathematical equation designed to safe vote banks somewhat than streamline governance.
Conveniently, the reshuffle additionally doubled as a quiet execution floor for outstanding dissidents, who discovered themselves unceremoniously dropped beneath the guise of “efficiency critiques”.
Shivakumar springs a shock
The Opposition lounge was vigorous, with most Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) legislators current and jubilant over their relentless protests through the monsoon session of the Karnataka Meeting. Having pressed incessantly for B. Nagendra’s resignation and different objects on the agenda, the BJP meant to push tougher to nook the D.Ok. Shivakumar-led Congress authorities.
It deliberate an in a single day protest, with MLAs sleeping on the ground of the Home to nook the federal government—a tactic they’ve used many occasions previously. A number of legislators have been additionally seen sitting with pillows within the Opposition lounge, indicating their preparedness to spend the night time within the Meeting. However not all BJP leaders have been proud of the strategy.
“What alternative do we have now?” remarked one BJP legislator. A number of others have been already cooking up excuses to not spend the night time within the Home.
The chief minister, nevertheless, had different plans.
Three days earlier than the scheduled finish of the session, Shivakumar approached the Speaker, spent about 20 minutes with him and referred to as for the conclusion of the session on the finish of the day. The ruling get together handed a number of Payments on the final day, whereas throwing a spanner within the Opposition’s plans.
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)
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