NYAY and Anyay: Guarantee employment, not doles Politics by S Viswanathan - April 30, 20190 An increasing focus on welfare at the cost of development was triggered by the DMK. In 1967 the party offered three measures of rice (approximately 4.5 kg) a rupee. At that time the state was suffering a severe shortage of rice. This promise worked a miracle and proved a trigger
A case for simultaneous elections Inklings by S Viswanathan - May 28, 20180 With every election to a state, the quality of campaign deteriorates. In the race-to-the-bottom, all civility is thrown to the winds. Look at the address of Congress President Rahul Gandhi after BJP’s Yeddyurappa resigned his two-day term: “Prime Minister Modi will accept a man accused of murder as the President of