Comments by "Sankalp" (@sankalp6872) on "ThePrint" channel.

  1. Northeast is actually a reality check for the INC. Once upon a time, BJP was considered a political "untouchable". Rahul Gandhi is flying so HIGH on Bharat Jodo that he cannot even see the ground that he has lost to the "Nobodies" of Indian politics.
    81
  2. It's a PERFORM or PERISH equation at BJP. Get votes or get out is the ONLY message.
    80
  3. Modi is also a former Chief minister.
    80
  4. JUDICIARY CANNOT MAKE LAWS, nor can it trespass other wings of governance. Judges are merely INTERPRETERS of the LAW. Indian judiciary has been inconsistent and random. Judges have acted as per their whims and fancies with total disregard to the consequences of their actions. There should be clearly defined rules of conduct and a consistent approach to sentencing/bail decisions. Any diversions must be clearly articulated to highlight the mitigating circumstances.
    80
  5. Not script, the Opposition simply needs a new Leader. Ideally, Rahul should have been booted out after his resounding defeat in 2019. No doubt Modi was cut to size in 2024 but by the end of the year, voters of Maha and Haryana have once again crowned Rahul as "Pappu".
    80
  6. 21:10 The so-called 20% vote is the minority vote which votes by the logic of "AnybodyButBJP".
    80
  7. Today marked the revival of INDIAN CIVILIZATIONAL ETHOS. Everybody from the land of Purshuram - Goa to the Gatekeepers of Venkateshwar Swami - AP was represented today. I hope my fellow Maharashtrians don't betray the one who facilitated the return of Shri Ram. We, Marathas attempted to retake Kashi, Mathura, and Ayodhya THRICE, but we could not be successful. Modi fulfilled a long-cherished Maratha(entire Hindu) dream.
    79
  8. A 3rd term for Modi is a must. We are Hindus, Nobody will even take us as refugees if India goes broke like Venenzuela. "PM Modi has done an unbelievable job in India. I know the liberal Press here, they beat the hell out of him when he's taken 400 million people out of poverty," Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan.
    79
  9. There is a data test, and then there is the EYE TEST. Gujarat, Maha, TN, and Ktk offer much more opportunities than any other state in India. Standard of living wise Goa and Kerala (except some regions) are the best. India's true laggards are Bihar, Jharkhand (surprisingly, a mineral-rich state that never deserved to be a laggard), and WB (once a dominant force of human capital that has been dysfunctional for years).
    79
  10. Yogi's rise is inevitable. Modi himself was tried to put down by many in the BJP but the Modi prevailed. Yogi too shall prevail.
    79
  11. China may be a namesake Communist nation but the CCP is made up of Capitalists. Xi might be high on whatever he is high on but CCP Politburo members would not want to take such big risks. There is no victory in a war against India. Damage across both sides would be severe but the bill would be far more massive for China than India.
    78
  12. Firstly, Agneeveer needs some tweaking. Well-trained soldiers should be considered for police service or other wings. Secondly, the British preferred Marathas, Rajputs, Sikhs/Jats/Punjabis, and Gurkhas because of their belief in the nonsensical "MARTIAL RACE THEORY". Maybe, It's time India reconsiders this British-era thinking and divisions. Ukrainian Farmers are raining hell on Martial Ruskis.
    77
  13. How can this be "promoting enmity"? This is clearly mental abuse, threatening violence, and not to mention an entire Rajdhani Express of profanity.
    76
  14. Don't worry Sg Germany sitting all-knowing YouTubers will explain the "engineering" and "geopolitics" of these submarines like the way India sitting LKFCs are attributing the successful release of Indians to SRK. ThePrint might be the only Newsroom that doesn't cater to any echo chamber. THAT SAID, I do NOT UNDERSTAND Sg's soft corner for Mamata. If Sandeshkali horrors are bogus than at least do a CTC telling us that it is indeed fake. What's with the total SILENCE?
    76
  15. Arvind Kejriwal portrays himself as Anil Kapoor from Nayak, but in reality, he is Amrish Puri from the film. His inaction reminds me of the bus burning scene where CM Amrish Puri refused to act, fearing backlash from one community which Amrish Puri described as one leg of his four-leg CM chair. "Sab Jal ne do"
    76
  16. For those raising unnecessary controversy over Kenya's Coffee aid, Munna Bhai: Yeh Coffee tereko peene ke liye nahi hai re MAMU.
    76
  17. I think General Bajwa in his today's address confirmed that he and the Sharifs are on "SAME PAGE" when it comes to the "Amerika Policy". It's time for Imran Khan to vacate and join "brother" Navjyot Singh Siddhu for a "Patiala" peg and reflect upon the legacy of DESTRUCTION the duo has left behind in their respective "Punjab"s.
    76
  18. Another "overanalysis" of Modi. What purpose does such deciphering of a phone call, beard, or kurta serve? Does it tell something additional to what was not known in 2014? Modi is simply being Modi. He always plays to his strengths. The interview that he had with Akshay Kumar sums all of him. He has always been a man OF (and AMONG) the people. He NEVER comes off as an ELITE and NEVER CODESCENDS the people. His strength is his HUMILITY and crafty AGILITY. Let's not forget he is a student of Sharad Pawar (the head of a party accused of numerous corruption scandals but people harbor no ill toward "Saheb")
    75
  19.  @Valkyri3Z  What evidence? and Who says India is ruined? Taking care of "Minorities" led to Jihad and Kashmir problem.
    75
  20. Knowledge, irrespective of the subject domain, is about facts. Muslim atrocities over the subcontinent are FACTS. Also, if Mughal exclusion is a betrayal, then so is not learning about Cholas, Marathas, and Vijayanagara Empire. Clearly, we cannot fit everything into our history textbooks books. Hence, being selective becomes necessary. However, nobody is stopping students from specializing in a particular period or dynasty.
    75
  21. "The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history" - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
    75
  22. To become India's longest serving PM, Modi will have to re-engage with masses directly and prioritize economic well being of citizens, particularly his core constituency of Hindu middle class, Hindi heartland farmers, and youth. 36% Mudra loans to Ms is write-off for both BJP and the Banks.
    74
  23. "Let them eat secularism" goes hand in hand with "Let them eat communalism". It is EXTREMELY STUPID TO THINK THAT VOTERS ARE STUPID. It's India, we choose the LEAST WORSE OPTION. BJP's victory might be certain but its leaders must not forget that it is the LEGACY THAT COUNTS.
    74
  24. Post-Modi, BJP will pick up its PM from either Maharashtra or the South. Devendra Fadnavis or someone from Karnataka-Telangana will become the next BJP PM.
    73
  25. Mr Gupta, this is a wonderful read. You have driven home the essential point without getting into the technicalities of short selling. Very few have the knack for simplifying complex concepts in this manner.
    73
  26. LIVES are CHEAP in India. You cannot compare China and India. In our case, the QUADRUPLING of tracks is a DISTANT DREAM. Land acquisition is impossible (as we have too many people free for protests). Forget new land. Railways cannot free their own land from encroachers because "Honorable" courts side with them. No doubt, the Railways are under HEAVY STRAIN. On a positive note, Odisha is a poor state with rich hearts. Kudos to the Odia folks. Perhaps, big cities could learn from Odisha.
    73
  27. Normally DK hits the bullseye but here he is 50/50 at best. Both Fadnavis and Khattar were good picks and delivered on the ground too. These two worked for the people but unlike Yogi or Modi never invested in building their image. The farmer agitation is poorly handled by Shah-Modi and it is infiltrated by all anti-Modi elements. Central Govt has already suspended the laws but now they must make them optional and offer economic package to all states implementing these reforms.
    73
  28. Isn't the answer OBVIOUS? Religion and book. The only book that they ever read.
    72
  29. Praveen Swamy has a knack for story telling. Pakistan's list of false heroes is long but the hunger is still not over. Imran Khan is the current number one.
    72
  30. We deserved a special episode for this. You should have done a special discussion episode with Neelam or Apoorva. We have so many questions.
    72
  31. It has actually been a maverick turnaround considering how KP Sharma Oli had worsened the bilateral ties to the point of no return. It is dangerous to "weaponize" foreign policy for domestic political gains. It's good that India is taking a long-term view. CoVid induced economic crisis also played a role but more importantly, It is clear that the US is an "aging" and "retiring" superpower while China is still not ready to fill in its shoes.
    71
  32. Imran Khan has been a MASSIVE loss for India. Even our 170 nukes, Agnis, and Brahmos couldn't have done the damage that Khan did to Pakistan in his 4 years. Today, the country is an international pariah, defaulter, and battling a possible famine.
    71
  33. The prologue of this article might not be entirely correct (Yogendra Yadav was there to settle a political score with the Modi Govt), but the recommendations made at the end carry significant weight. Congress, SAD, and AAP have skin in the game and will never undertake the very, very necessary, politically inconvenient steps. Only the BJP can get the state out of the hole that Punjab has been digging for itself since 2000. Ironically, the conservative Sikh elements may hold the key to the solution. The missionaries of Punjabi have already turned the Jat Sikhs into some sort of villains.
    71
  34. My University has always been an ABVP vs NSUI fight. Top posts have rotated between the two with independents winning occasionally. There have been heated debates and fierce contests but neither ABVP nor NSUI has ever crossed the "line". The same CAN NOT BE SAID regarding LEFT wing student organizations. I consider myself liberal hence I always find the LEFT-LIBERAL hyphenation, an OXYMORON. Also, LEFT has never shied away from violence.
    71
  35. 1:03 Considering their job in Qatar, the tagline should be "We also do SECURITY".
    71
  36. I really appreciate Shekhar's efforts to go to the nooks and corners of Twitter to get something useful and it's Twitter -> Getting something useful is like finding a needle in a haystack. That alone makes the money I pay toward ThePrint worth it. India's advantages and opportunities are well known. However, as a cohesive unit, we have never caught anybody's imagination. We are great at managing crises (the pandemic or even the GFC or 91) but we are terrible during the "Good times".
    71
  37. Instead of 300,000 men, they should have trained 300,000 women. I think they would have lasted longer than the Afghan Army and shown more spine than Afghan politicians.
    71
  38. Dear Left-loonies, Udayanidhi Stalin called Sanathan Dharma a "disease". A Raja followed it up with even more horrible words. First do an audit of that HATE SPEECH and then we can move to other comments.
    70
  39.  Mohib Quadri  Dalits are the worst victims of Islamic riots. Even Yazidis were treated better than Dalits.
    69
  40. WHO's/Dr. Tedros's credibility = Dr. Vijay Mallya's credit rating
    69
  41. Madness. Rahul Gandhi demonstrating his understanding of "India is a union of states". BJP ruled Haryana tried the same under pressure from JJP. It yielded neither political nor economic benefits. All eyes on CBN now, if he manages to replicate his Hyderabad success with Amravati, he'll become a role model CM for all states.
    69
  42. The Mumbai underworld was also dismantled via encounters. A DREADED criminal with the first FIR dating back to 1979 has DIED. His clout was so strong that 10 judges recused themselves from even hearing his cases. Nobody is sad over the DEATH of such people. Making a Mafia's death a poll issue is the latest BLUNDER by the Opposition. It will gravitate people toward Yogi to the extent that he might even surpass Modi.
    69
  43. There are at least 10,000 more IMPORTANT issues than associating the word "controversy" with some stone-carved lions. Modi is lucky to have such a "joke" of an opposition.
    69
  44. Maha is my state, and I assure you we will not betray the ones who brought Lord Shri Ram back to Ayodhya. It was a Maratha dream, and we made many attempts, but we lost in Panipat. You can expect 35+ for NDA. Karnataka was also almost 100% last time. They lost only one seat. Also, the BJP is always much stronger in Lok Sabha in Karnataka. In TS, they might gain a couple more (perhaps even displace TRS). I think the BJP might not increase more than the 303 it got last time. However, in a country of Hindus, if our greatest triumph and return of our most revered deity, Prabhu Shri Ram, cannot get Ram bringers 400+, then really shame on us Hindus.
    68
  45. We were never consulted nor did we ever sign up for Nehru's version of "secularism", which involved pandering of "partitioners" and marginalization of Hindus. Nehru made being a Hindu "uncool" in the 50s. Respect begets respect. Congress disrespected our Lord Shri Ram. Some shouted slogans like "Hawa Mein ud gaye" for our Ram. We have seen it all, from destruction by Invaders to colonizers to the missionaries. Land of Parshuram - Goa to the Land of Venkateshwar Swami - AP and from the land of Padmanabhaswamy - Kerala to to the kingdom of Prabhu Shri Ram - UP., Hindus are now AWAKE.
    68
  46. The entire world is praising the Indian Army for its courageous stand against China but Mr. Rahul Gandhi is still parroting the lines of Global times. The man is a disgrace to India.
    68
  47. India will make it through this terrible time. Everybody needs to stay strong and avoid catching Covid in every way possible.
    67
  48. Looks like Rahul Gandhi has subcontracted his full-time campaigning for the BJP job to Kharge and Surjewala for 2024. Hired "comment farms" and "social media army" won't make any difference; Modi has a strong hold over the electorate.
    67
  49. Meanwhile, Pakistanis are busy passing video game footage as Hamas striking down Israeli helicopters. Hamas committed their final sin. It's time they are put to rest.
    67
  50. This is bizarre. Will political patronage decide whether your property stays or not? I ask both the right and the left. I hope the judiciary intervenes and the media takes the matter more seriously.
    67