Yogendra Yadav
Reclaiming The Public
A group of eminent citizens, under the Chairmanship of Justice A.P. Shah, has prepared a document titled, “Reclaiming the Republic”. A press conference is being organised on the 5th of January at 3:00 pm at the Press Club of India to release and discuss the document. Justice A.P. Shah, Mr. Gopal Gandhi, Mr. Prashant Bhushan, […]
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What does Atishi Marlena’s letter mean?
Atishi Marlena wrote a letter to Prashant Bhushan pretty much declaring a parting of ways and in the grand tradition of Aam Aadmi Party, the letter is in public domain. Several of Arvind Kejriwal’s supporters have been demanding that I comment on it. Presumably because they think it is a pro-Kejriwal letter or something. Here […]
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Prashant Bhushan’s open letter to Arvind Kejriwal and media
Prashant Bhushan wrote a devastating open letter to Arvind Kejriwal. For some reason, the media, while publishing “full text” managed to miss some. Parts in blue are missing in several news outlets like Times of India, Economic Times and NDTV – all of whom seem to have made similar omissions – more likely copied from the NDTV […]
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AAP Wazirpur MLA office sent buses to ferry volunteers to National Council meeting
Aam Aadmi Party ferried volunteers by buses to the National Council meeting. These would be the volunteers used for heckling Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav, Prof. Anand Kumar and others. [tweetthis]audio: AAP volunteer calls up helpline to ask about buses to ferry volunteers to NC meet[/tweetthis] Message from volunteer who conducted the sting. Yesterday I was […]
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Blindsided by Big Numbers: Looking Beyond Electoral Wins
tr.v. blind·sid·ed, blind·sid·ing, blind·sides. 1. To hit or attack on or from the blind side. 2. To catch or take unawares, especially with harmful or detrimental results Too much of a good thing, as the idiom goes, is bad. Excessively bright light can be more blinding than pitch darkness. The glare of the limelight, another […]
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