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Social media trolling as a Hindu Rashtra. At this rate, Delhi is a Union Territory (UT), its implementation stage, din”. I am happy that we have a
has become scourge the day is not far off when those IAS officers posted here are UT there have been many twists stable government at the Centre.
With reference to the report “Incidents of bigoty who now tacitly support the troll or AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, and turns, with poor traders However, in preparation for the
tarnish Ganga-Jamni fabric” by Kulsum Mustafa army too come to be targetted Goa, Mizoram and Union the real victims because of 2019 general elections, the BJP is
(July 15)
Hardly a day passes without by the Frankenstein monster let Territory) cadre, DANICS officials the complex mechanism of resorting to the same tactics and
someone or other being trolled loose by them. are of Delhi and Andaman and filing and other nuances. The trying to rake up the past instead
in unprintable language on G.DAVID MILTON Nicobar Island Civil Services challenges of redefining more of highlighting its achievements.
social media. It is significant cadre. goods in the appropriate slab, Have its recent defeats in by-
that most of the trolls are desh- Response by the bureaucracy simplification as well as the elections shaken the party’s
bhakts or die-hard Modi bhakts Apex court’s ruling on was that an order by Deputy effective implementation of an confidence?
LG’s role clarifies all
and owe their allegiance to Chief Minister of half-state/ e-way billing system and more JP MOYLAAN
Sangh Parivar. Even a leader With reference to the report “End of sit-in at LG’s UT with regard to assuming user-friendly policies for traders
office brings temporary relief” by Anil Singh
as prominent as Sushma Swaraj It is a welcome step that the absolute powers to transfer top should be thought about. Croatia finally makes
has not been spared by the Supreme Court categorically IAS officers to subordinate staff N. VIJAI it to World Cup final
right-wing online trollers. said that Lieutenant Governor could not override presidential With reference to the only report “FIFA World
Cup 2018: England knocked out, Croatia to play
Ironically, these trolls show the (LG) does not have independent notification of May 21, 2015, Comparing Indira with France in finals” (July 12)
Bharatiya samskaram in a very power and is bound by advice of which entrusted L-G, Chief Hitler is erroneous Croatia, undaunted despite
bad light. They stoop to morph elected Government’s ministers. Secretary and secretary services With reference to the online report “Jaitley conceding an early first-half
compares former PM Indira Gandhi to Hitler,
pictures to show nudity and He cannot act as obstructionist. with the task. PM Modi urges people to read his blog” (June 26) goal, played spirited football to
shame and threaten to rape But at the same time, it is also Kejriwal’s prime demands Arun Jaitley’s comparison of battle its way through to book
and kill. clear that Delhi is not a State, but of full statehood to Delhi and Indira Gandhi to Adolf Hitler a place in the FIFA World Cup
GOVERNOR’S RULE Till 2014 nobody dared say an Union Territory. authority over land, police is erroneous. She did turn final in its fifth appearance.
and law and order have been
And moreover, it should
A BOON FOR J&K openly that they would rape also be noted that former Delhi rejected by the Court. Kejriwal democracy into a dictatorship, The Juventus striker Mario
Mandžukić’s brilliant finish in
a woman. It is not exactly
but equating her with Hitler, a
known whether Prime Minister Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, who is now left with no option but to demagogue who exterminated the dying minutes of the extra-
Narendra Modi and BJP work in cooperation with the minorities, is idiotic. In fact, the time put paid to the English
With reference to the Cover Story “Break-up!” by Riyaz Wani ruled National Capital for 15 L-G and the Centre.
(July 15) President Amit Shah take kindly years, also worked under similar person who shares similarities hopes.
Earlier, the Wimbledon
The Bharatiya Janata Party to it or not. It is most unfortunate arrangement and provided MC JOSHI with her is Prime Minister saw another upset when
Narendra Modi.
that they follow the vicious
(BJP) has done a splendid job in trolls and find no incentive in governance to the people of GST regime may be MUHAMMED VASEEM Kevin Anderson played the
Delhi.
disassociating itself from PDP censuring them. The acceptance So, Arvind Kejriwal now doing fairly well match of his life to register a
Amid other parameters of
in Jammu and Kashmir. They of ‘rape threat’ as the ‘new needs to focus on delivering his the economy going awry, the While the Emergency era comeback victory over Roger
Federer. Upsets like these make
is a contentious subject, I
normal’ is an ‘achievement’ of
promises rather than indulging
could have done it earlier, but present ruling dispensation. We in some dharna. He needs to sit GST regime appears to have remember the common sporting events hugely exciting.
done fairly well in its first year.
better late than never. Mehbooba still remember how a soldier’s with other stakeholders and sort Reports that implementation man seeing a few benefits Sometimes, what causes agony
then. Trains arrived on time.
daughter Gurmehar Kaur was
as well as ecstasy is that there is
was very much a pro-Pakistan trolled just for holding a placard out all differences. BAL GOVIND of the GST has helped widen Punctuality was maintained only one winner at the end of a
candiddate who gave free hand that read ‘Pakistan did not kill the tax net is something to be in offices. Productivity did game.
noted. States too have not been
to separatists, Hurriyat and my dad, war killed him’. Nothing The Supreme Court has only too vocal about fears of reduced not get disrupted. There was CG KURIAKOSE
fear and discipline. There was
can be more outrageous than
reiterated the constitutional
stone-pelters. threatening to violate a 10- position for governance in Delhi. revenue collection, which clears more importance given to The Balkan nation has been
the air around the perception
Now Governor’s rule has given year old girl child (Congress There could be no dispute over that the GST was against fiscal responsibilities than rights. The playing irrepressible football
in this world cup, and has the
party’s Priyanka Chaturvedi’s
war of words today between
full power and authority to our daughter). real power resting with the federalism. The GST is well on the two national parties over power and potential to trounce
elected Government.
forces to enforce law and order It is extremely disquieting However, the priority of Delhi course to be branded by the BJP the Emergency is futile. The France in the finals. A small
as one of its successful economic
strictly and effectively without that BJP needs hatred to remake Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reforms but the positivity BJP is wrong in assuming that nation with a population of
India of its dreams. Sanctifying
this issue can be used to attack
just around four million is on
was exposed when the very first
any hindrance and obstacles. hatred, fear and violence in the decisions he took was thrusting around it does not offset the the Congress. Having said this, the threshold of its biggest
damage done to the economy
SP SHARMA name of nationalism is a recipe upon themselves the power to through measures such as it is not true that the BJP has ever sporting achievement
to social disaster. Things have transfer IAS, Delhi, Andaman dictatorial tendencies, as the since the Goran Ivanišević won
now come to such a pass that the and Nicobar Islands Civil Service demonetisation. Congress claims. the Wimbledon singles title
only way to escape being trolled (DANICS), Delhi Subordinate UTKARSH AGRAWAL R. SRIDHARAN, in 2001. FIFA 2018 has been
is to justify the persecution of Services Selection Board (DASS) full of surprises, and it will be
Muslims and humiliation of and other officials. The chest-thumping over the The BJP won the 2014 Lok Sabha interesting to watch whether it
Dalits and subscribe to Hindutva The apex court’s ruling said “success” of the GST regime elections by putting down the produces a new champion.
brigade’s conception of India is premature. Right from Congress and promising “acche R. SIVAKUMAR
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