Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France :::: School conditions, housing costs and the cost of living have brought demonstrators on to the streets in several countries

 Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France  

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has criticised “unbridled violence” after one of the most violent days of unrest in years left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and at least 2,400 people arrested in cities across the country.

“Watching these images, we have all asked ourselves how could French people do this to France?” he said in a televised address.

Macron said “nothing justifies” violence and that local state officials would be able to ban certain street gatherings if they deemed it necessary. He said a distinction must be drawn between what he called genuine, peaceful demonstrators making demands over the cost of living and the education system, and others who “destroy, ransack and loot”. He criticised what he called “factious groups from the ultra-left, joined by numerous delinquents”.  

Politicians on the left and right called for the resignation of the interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, after the government appeared to have been caught by surprise by the scale of violence on Saturday as state buildings were stormed and torched, bus stops smashed, roads barricaded and shops broken into and destroyed. Protests also took place in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

Early on Monday, Macron slammed the “failures” he said led to the crisis, but refused the resignation of Nunez.

“The interior minister submitted his resignation to the president on Sunday,” the Elysee palace said in a statement. “Given the necessity for continued leadership of law enforcement at this time, the president refused.”  

Young people have been taking to the streets in countries across Europe, including Spain, France and Portugal, to protest over their unhappiness at the state of schools and the wider cost of living crisis.

In France, high school pupils have clashed with police in often violent protests over long hours, missing teachers, dilapidated classrooms and an opaque university admissions system. Pupils routinely miss months of teaching due to unfilled staff absences.

Other demonstrators have then joined student marches to voice their unhappiness about rising living costs, including over fuel prices after US bombing caused the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz.

The General Confederation of Labour (CGT), one of France’s largest unions, has backed the protests and called for lower prices, higher pensions and boosted wages.

French president Emmanuel Macron is nearing the end of his time in the Élysée Palace after serving two terms.

Over the Pyrenees in Spain, activists took to the streets in September over housing prices.

The protests were triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home after an investment fund hiked her rent by 230%. Maricarmen Abascal died a fortnight later after being admitted to hospital.

Protesters have called for lower rents, an end to evictions and a ban on investment funds buying property.

Similar pleas were made across the Iberian border in Portugal on Saturday, with hundreds gathering in central Lisbon. Portuguese housing prices rose by 124% between 2015 and 2024, roughly twice as fast as the EU average, according to official data. Squeezed household budgets were also at the centre of marches in Milan.

A march on Saturday began peacefully but ended with masked rioters throwing stones, paving blocks and other objects at riot police and setting fire to barricades made from bar tables.

'Saara Seher Mujhe Loin Ke Naam Se Jante Hai' - the one-liner by big 'bad-man' Ajit spoke a lot ::: Bollywood-Underworld nexus and give-and-take stories have long history

Not long ago, Sonu Sood’s character in 'Shootout At Wadala' - the protagonist Dilawar Imtiaz Haskar is based on Dawood Ibrahim. 

A WikiLeaks cable in 2011 underscored the close ties between multibillion Hindi film industry and the underworld.

Vivek Oberoi’s entry to Bollywood with 'Company' co-starring Ajay Devgan impressed many. Vivek essayed the character of Chandrakant Nagre.  Ram Gopal Varma's 2002 'Company' is loosely based on the real-life underworld organization D-Company and the split between Dawood and Chhota Rajan.

The dialogue 'Saara Seher Mujhe Loin Ke Naam Se Jante Hai' - might have guaranteed a new place to villain Ajit -- but the underworld grip on Bollywood was quite strong. 

Tiger Shroff was attacked on Oct 18th, 2026. Three men accused of opening fire at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai have been arrested in Rajasthan’s Kota. The accused have been identified as Phool Singh and Rehan, both from Haryana, and Hrithik Kumar, a resident of Bihar.

Mumbai’s mafia, underworld don Bhiku Mhatre essayed by Manoj Bajpai made his entry to the big world of Bollywood and gained lot of critical acclaim.

There are different stories -- off the screen too. 

Indian agencies "listened in" on several conversations between don Chhota Shakeel, a leading organiser of Bollywood events in the UAE, and other underworld operatives that showed that arrangements were under way in full swing to welcome a Bollywood superstar at the popular Meydan Hotel in Nad Al Sheba in Dubai in 2015.

An 'aide' reportedly assured Shakeel that he will take Dawood’s son and daughter-in-law to the star. After a few minutes, Shakeel calls the aide to ask him to give his reference to the Bollywood event organiser, and that “children” must be arranged a good photo-op.

There were more.

Monica Bedi and Abu Salem 

Actress Monica Bedi had a relationship with the underworld Don Abu Salem. Their 'romance' made headlines in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a relationship that led to high-profile arrests, a fake passport conviction, and Salem's extradition to India.

It has been reported that a few stars with nexus to underworld dons would even threaten directors and producers. 

Haji Mastan was the first underworld don to have married a Bollywood actress. His wife, Sona’s role was portrayed by Kangana Ranaut in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai'. 

Haji was also very much fond of Madhubala.

Dawood certainly financed several Bollywood movies and it is said that he coerced directors to cast Mandakini (his wife later) in movies. Of course - when Dawood went underground, she got married and settled down.

Anita Ayub, a beauty pageant contestant and a small time actress, also had very close relations with Dawood Ibrahim. He allegedly forced producer Javed Siddique to cast her in movies but when he refused, he was shot dead in 1995 by gang members.

Two years later, film producer Rajiv Rai was shot at by Abu Salem's hit men allegedly for extortion.

It has been reported that in a leaked tape, Sanjay Dutt explained how Underworld dons harassed a noted actress.

T-Series founder and music mogul Gulshan Kumar was shot dead on August 12, 1997, at the age of 41 in Andheri, Mumbai. 

In January 2001, well-known Indian film director Rakesh Roshan narrowly escaped an assassination attempt outside his Mumbai office after he refused to sell the overseas rights of his latest film,Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, to one of India’s leading criminal organizations. 

The contract killing was allegedly ordered by an Indian underworld figure based in Dubai, financed with money laundered through Abu Dhabi, planned in Pakistan and ultimately carried out in India.

• Lack of Formal Finance: For decades, cinema was not recognized as an official industry by Indian banks, leaving producers unable to secure legitimate loans.

• Underworld Funding: Gangsters like Dawood Ibrahim and Haji Mastan stepped into this financial void, using Bollywood to launder black money and gain social prestige.

The fact of the matter is from the underworld’s early links with film financing in the 1960s to the shootings of Rajiv Rai and other attacks -- there is a history and legacy of anecdotes on gun violence, extortion and intimidation spanning four decades.

The organised crime groups influenced film financing, casting decisions and distribution rights.

The relationship became more coercive by the late 1980s and 1990s, with criminal groups allegedly financing productions, demanding overseas rights and attempting to dictate casting decisions.  

Rishi Kapoor openly wrote in his autobiography (Khullam Khulla) about meeting Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai, while other prominent actors and filmmakers were regularly invited to social gatherings or received expensive gifts.  Rishi Kapoor played the villainous crime lord Goldman (named Iqbal Seth) in the 2013 spy thriller 'D-Day', a character widely modeled on fugitive Dawood. 

 

Actor Sanjay Dutt completed a five-year jail sentence for possessing illicit weapons supplied to him by the architects of the deadly 1993 Mumbai terror attacks.  

While the law was amended in 2000 to allow the film industry to qualify for bank credit, the underworld’s influence within Indian cinema had already become deeply entrenched.

Mahesh Bhatt once observed that “there’s hardly anybody in the film industry who has…not been contacted by the mafia.”

In 2011, a WikiLeaks cable issued by the State Department underscored the close ties between multibillion film industry and the underworld.

“The industry also welcomed funds from gangsters and politicians, looking for ways to launder their ill-gotten gains, known in India as ’black money,’ the cable noted. 

“After the government added the film industry to the list of legitimate industries, the corporatization of Bollywood – and the wider entertainment industry – began.”

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Security being beefed up in violence-hit Kamjong areas in Manipur :::: Cobra force may be deployed :::: Services of Additional BSF companies will be enlisted soon

Additional forces have been inducted for beefing up security measures in violence-hit Kamjong areas in Manipur. 

At least three additional BSF companies may be pressed into service and even Cobra force may be deployed in some areas, sources said. 

Augmenting of other forces is also in the process apparently. 

More than 50 people have been killed and dozens of houses burnt in ethnic clashes between the Kuki and Naga communities across several districts since February.

In the meantime, several civil society organisations (CSOs) in Kamjong district on Sunday staged a torch rally and sit-in protest at Kamjong headquarters, demanding the immediate revocation of the transfer order issued against Kamjong Superintendent of Police Tholu Rocky.

The Manipur Police Service official was posted out following a fatal clash at Chassad. 

Reports in a section of media say villagers in Kamjong alleged a cross-border incursion by Kuki armed elements, particularly the Myanmar-based Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B). 

They claimed two Kuki armed individuals were killed in Saturday’s clash at Chassad. The body of the deceased, allegedly a KNA-B cadre, identified by the uniform he was wearing.  

Unknown miscreants on Sunday burnt at least 13 abandoned houses in Kamjong district.

Unknown miscreants, suspected to be militants, burnt down the houses belonging to the Naga community at Pilong and Skipe near the international border with Myanmar, a police statement said.

"Necessary security measures have been taken up in connection with the incidents" say sources.

Earlier in Sunday morning, two Nepali persons sustained injuries when unknown armed miscreants fired upon a car travelling between Gwaltabi to Mahadeva along NH-202 under Litan police station in Ukhrul District.  

Among other organisations the Kamjong Students’ Union condemned what it termed the “character assassination” of the district police chief and opposed the subsequent transfer order. 

Houses burnt in Chassad 

Jay Barange, IPS, who was Addl. SP, Imphal West, has been transferred and posted as SP, Kamjong.

The union maintained that public servants are bound by service rules and regulations and that no individual should fabricate information to tarnish an officer’s reputation without evidence. It also urged the government and police to register an FIR against the source of a social media post allegedly targeting the officer, while demanding the immediate revocation of the transfer order. The other civil society organisations also called for the government to withdraw the order.  

The protest was organised by several civil society organisations, including women’s bodies from Kamjong headquarters, Bungpa Khullen and Saputang, the Kamjong Students’ Union, Zingsho Katamnao Long (Eastern Student Union), the Kamjong Town Committee and the Zingsho Aze Core Committee (South and East).Buy Maps

Real Face of the Rahul Gandhi-CJP 'anti-Modi' Agitation ::: It started with 'Degrade Modi regime' and possibly will lead the society towards a Civil war

Facebook, Twitter, and other major social media played a key role in the movement of Egyptian and Tunisian activists in particular. In 2026, Instagram did that job during Jantar Mantar protest.  

The protests in India especially in Delhi hardly seem to have rise through any organic domestic issue-based movement. Right from the beginning a 'motive' was being felt. When a supposedly mainstream political party - the Congress - backed the hit-and-run methods vis-a-vis making of wild allegations -- the agitation had entered the 'dangerous dimensions'  box. 

Target is Modi : Real Goal is to 'derail' India's march in Development and Security paradigm

A confident India is never to the comfort of global players. Many see the on-going protests in India as part of a wider conspiracy to strengthen American grip in Indian politics and market. It is clear now on who all from India attended the Oslo Freedom Summit. 

•***  The 18th edition took place in Oslo from June 1–3, 2026, under the theme "Dismantling Dictatorship", drawing over 1,500 in-person attendees from 111 countries.

** The upcoming Oslo Freedom Forum 2027 is scheduled for May 31 – June 2, 2027, in Oslo, Norway.  

During the Arab Spring, people created pages on Facebook to raise awareness about alleged crimes against humanity, such as police brutality in the Egyptian Revolution. In India - it all started wayback in 2015-16.  

Burhan Wani (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was the leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamist terrorist organization in Jammu and Kashmir.

He had become a popular figure amongst the local Kashmiri populace, having done so primarily through a strong social media presence. He was responsible for moulding the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir into a youth-oriented movement. 

Wani also had reportedly recruited numerous foot-soldiers through his personal efforts. In subsequent period, there was an anti-CAA protest mostly spreading utter lies that the new Law will disenfranchise Muslim voters. Then we had Manipur. 

Girl stone pelters in action in Jammu and Kashmir

In every such protest, directly or indirectly - by design or default - women participation was encouraged. Muslim women sat on Dharna for weeks in Delhi at Shaheen Bagh. In the name of 'farmers' agitation' - a sensitive and politically vulnerable Sikh community was identified. 

The 'regime change' agenda actually is guided through four-five steps.  First -- 'degrade the existing regime in power'. PM Narendra Modi-led dispensation faced the same as cited above -- step by step. It is natural that any democracy will have a regime which has flaws. India too has. Hence, the detractors have not only tried to identify the same; these demerits would have to be 'amplified'. 

Second plan -- is organisations like CJP would not need to work hard as a backgrounder or for a starting point. There would be other elements in the ecosystem who would help the CJP. This exactly happened.   

Next crucial angle - is to present such an organisation as an 'apolitical'. The CJP came with such an image and a local man tasked to shoulder is incidentally 'selected' carefully. Here that role has been give to a Dalit - technically a Hindu. This also highlights the caste-division faultline among Hindus. 

An agenda that is used by Christians and other lobbies to frustrate Indians. Next, we may take a closer look and understand what is 'Logical fallacy'. 

This is again a very powerful tool in the propaganda warfare.

Once you know about logical fallacies, you'll see them everywhere. 

The more 'practised' you become at spotting Fallacies - the better you can be at identifying flaws in people's thinking. 

How do these Logical Fallacy argument work - Ask CJP leaders who is financing you - they will say - "Ask BJP. You can check BJP records, you will know who is financing us". This is also Marxists way of argument.  

Ask Dipke, what did you really study in Boston ... he would say - "Did you ask Modi, what about his qualification?" Rahul Gandhi has mastered these styles and mannerism pretty fast. 

Ask any uncomfortable question in any press conference - he would say - "Are you working for BJP"? 

Next important aspect of the protest -- would be Caste-based issues .. or even matters related to regional imbalances and confrontation like how North Indian states would benefit more than the southern states if the number of MPs in parliament is increased through theprocess of Delimitaion. Then the agitation would be led to a level of 'state retaliation'. This happened quiet quickly in Dhaka. 

In July, the protesters ' masterminds expected such a phenomenon in Delhi. This is to trigger bigger confrontation and violence.  

Blogger and 'Mao image' 

In the past, the term "Spring" illustrated the problematic nature of projecting Western expectations onto non-Western actors and practices. 

The terminology follows the Western example of the Revolutions of 1848 referred to as "Spring of Nations" and the Prague Spring in 1968, in which a Czech student, Jan Palach, set himself on fire.

In the aftermath of the Iraq War, it was used by various commentators and bloggers who anticipated a major Arab movement towards democratization. 

The term "Arab Spring" is thus contested as it signifies an expectation that the events would replicate the example of democratic revolutions set by the West.

As stated above - the growth graph of India and managing of oil crises and other issues have irked the global players. 

The fact of the matter is that the 'unity' of purpose by common Indians and the country's march has actually challenged the disruption lobby and secessionist movements. 

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SP Kamjong replaced ::::: Manipur unrest: 15 Kuki homes set ablaze, civilians seek refuge in forests, army camp ::::: Kamjong: Three Injured, Houses Damaged; Suspected Munition Found

Three Injured, Houses Damaged; Suspected Munition Found in Kamjong 

Manipur unrest: 15 Kuki homes set ablaze, civilians seek refuge in forests, army camp  

Jay Barange, IPS, presently posted as Addl. SP, Imphal West, has been transferred and posted as SP, Kamjong.

Tholu Rocky, MPS, presently holding charge as SP, Kamjong, has been transferred and posted as out as i/c AD/MPTC.

"The transfer order has been issued in the public interest," sources said.

In the meantime, sources clamed one Assam Rifles Jawan injured in a bid to save civilian life. 

"His heroics and efforts of others resulted in safety of around 250 civilians..," says an eyewitness. 

Kuki villages set ablaze : Chassad (Kamjong) 

A Kuki civilian was killed and four others injured in an earlier attack on Chassad village, while suspected militants also targeted Tangkhul Naga civilians in a separate incident in Kamjong   

Chassad (Kamjong) :: Kuki villages set ablaze 

Suspected militants torched at least 15 houses belonging to the Kuki community in Manipur’s Kamjong district late on Saturday, driving scores of residents from their homes and forcing them to seek refuge in nearby forest areas and an Army camp, officials said on Sunday.

The attack on Chassad village came hours after a Kuki civilian was killed and four others were injured in a shooting by suspected militants earlier in the day, officials said.  

Several houses belonging to the Tangkhul Naga community were reportedly affected amid renewed violence in Chassad village and surrounding areas of Kamjong district on Saturday night. Suspected munition fragments were found by the locals on Sunday morning.

Kamjong Police were in the process of retrieving the suspected munitions at the time of filing this report. 

In a statement, police said a joint column of the Assam Rifles, the Border Security Force and Kamjong Police had been deployed in the affected area to bring the situation under control. Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen condemned the violence in Chassad, expressing grief over the death of the Kuki civilian and concern for the injured village leaders and displaced families.  

Kipgen said she had instructed the district administration, state police and security forces to maintain round-the-clock vigilance, protect civilian lives and property, and ensure that those responsible were brought to justice.

In a separate incident at Kamjong district headquarters on Saturday night, three Tangkhul Naga civilians sustained bullet injuries when rival armed groups belonging to another community attacked the village.

One Kuki killed in the fire fight 

One Bullet reportedly in a Security Wing camp : Chassad

S C Jamir Interview ::: ".... We coined a phrase ‘Peace Offensive" :::::: "I realised that many people would talk about me and my ideas without truly knowing me"

Blogger (Question) :

Sir, you have seen pre-Independent India for a brief spell. Then came 1947 .... of course there was violence in Nagaland in 195os and then Statehood in 1963 ... Today, you are 95; India too has come a long way. How do you look back ?  

S C Jamir : It has been a pretty long innings. Everything happening in front of our eyes. The world has changed a lot. So have the people. Young people's knowledge base on science and technology is commendable. I am at times surprised to see how my grand children are smart and wise enough about use of technology. I was born in 1931. Transformation in my life itself, the social media, the Whatsapp ... we have seen the Telegram days. 

Long distance telephone calls offered unique experience. The car revolution in India ... I can go on.  

It's not joy-ride : It's a Spl love and Honour: S C Jamir giving me a 'drive' - Dec 2022 

# What about the Naga life? And the socio-political challenges?  

S C Jamir : Even after so many decades, we have not able to resolve Naga political problem is also a puzzle in itself. I am at pain about that. During my Matric – we had to walk from Mokokchung to Kohima (a distance of 144 km from Jamir’s hometown to state capital) to appear the exam. But Nagas have been political stakeholders all along.

I or even my friends and political rivals of that era saw politics as a different stage of life. It was never about power alone. We tried to contribute politically. I can fondly remember my friends, my elders and also political rivals – Dr Imkongliba, P Shilu Ao, Vizol... Hokishe Sema.

In 1993 - when I said Nagaland elections should be on three Rs ... focusing on Reconciliation everyone liked it. We struggled for Reconciliation. We coined a phrase ‘Peace Offensive’.   



Question:

Of course, the social challenges have also opened windows for economic reforms. The world around North East India has changed a lot.


S C Jamir: True, things have changed a lot. Well said, even in my life some changes came pretty fast. In my young days ... the days of early years of Naga movement and our struggles. Things changed all of a sudden, my sincerity impressed my seniors. Initial years of my days in the Naga People’s Convention, I was a very good listener. I was no longer just an ordinary politician; everyone thought I would be an unexpected phenomenon. Everyone encouraged me to work harder.

In my long career  - I found one thing was certain -- I realised that many people would also talk about me and my ideas without truly knowing me.
All of a sudden, I became the most harassed Naga politician. But amid all that; I found and always believed .. Nagas were united. They would stick together irrespective of any differences. Nagas are united by a shared purpose.

 

 

Ques: What was that purpose or goal?

 

S C Jamir:  

The fight to achieve a lasting peace, development and better days for their children. Naga sense of self-determination was a cherished affair. Leaders of the yesterday’s years had full commitments towards this cause and they gave their all for this. But today in the name of Naga cause there had been mushrooming of factions and they started exploiting the common people of Nagaland. There were people who would often show disregard to Statehood, mislead people and youths and at the same time demand all benefits from the state government.

 

Question:

 

I may like to take you back to the pre-Statehood days. Till 1947 the Naga Hills was a district of Assam .. Except Wakching of the present Mon district and Longkim- Chari of the present Tuensang district, the rest were ‘unadministered areas’.

 

S C Jamir: That's correct. The district head quarter of Tuensang was opened only in 1948.  The fact of the matter is trouble had been brewing in the Naga Hills since 1954 with occasional killings by the underground. Kohima town was besieged by armed Nagas in 1956 and in rural areas - teachers and GBs came under attack.

Because of armed conflicts between the Indian Security force and the Naga underground the entire Naga areas were plunged into bloodshed and thereby making the lives of the inhabitants of Naga areas became miserable.. At this crucial juncture overground leaders of both the Naga Hills and Tuensang Frontier division decided to intervene  to restore peace in the land.. 

 

Shashimeren Aier played an important part towards this end. With the collective efforts of all overground leaders the first Naga peoples Convention was held at Kohima on from 22^nd to 26 August  1957 to  discuss and deliberate and explore all possible means for restoration of peace.

 

Question : Please carry on Sir.

S C Jamir:  The first Naga People's Convention as held at Kohima from 22^nd to26th August 1957. On Sept 25, 1957, a Naga delegation met Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. On the following day on 26 September 1957, the delegation had a full discussion with Shri S. Dutt, Foreign Secretary, and B.R. Acharya, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs.  In the first day when the delegation met the Prime Minister; we thanked the Prime Minister and also a request was made for amnesty. Nehru agreed the amnesty.

On the question of amnesty the Prime Minister said that the amnesty contemplated would also include those who were in jail for offences committed against the state. As a result of the first Naga Peoples Convention the Naga Hills was separated from  Assam so also Tuensang Frontier division  from NEFA  and formed into a separate administrative Unit called  NHTA (Naga Hills Tuensang Area) was formed.

 

After the formation of the state of Nagaland during the time of Interim Body  administration, R C Chiten Jamir was sent to Ukhrul in Manipur. A big meeting was arranged with the help of M. L. Kampani, senior officer of Manipur Union Territory at Ukhrul. Chiten told them that in the Sixteen Point Agreement with GoI, the demand was made for Integration of Naga inhabited areas into Nagaland and therefore pleaded the Nagas of Manipur to join Nagaland. But they (Nagas of Manipur) totally rejected.

 

Brighter Kashmir - Sept 17, 2026 

# Now Sir, I would like to know about some of the Naga symbols. The 'stones' - for example. Often 'dress' also implied status. What about Head Hunting?

S C Jamir: 

It's quite an elaborate subject. The Stone Culture has been an integral part of Naga life. When a memorial stone is raised; the village male population sportingly perform the herculean task of stone-pulling. The log drums and crafts of wood were also important elements.

The origin of Nagas is still a wide subject to work on. The head-hunting must be something to fear about ? But Nagas are very hospitable people. You must be cherishing your younger days in Nagaland.... Head hunting was reported in 1962 and later in 1990. It is a very complicated subject. Among some Nagas; skulls of animals and otherwise are buried since the belief was that such practice enhanced the fertility of the soil. But let's talk about positive things. We do not have beggars. Everyone is self- sufficient in a Naga village. The females have a fairly high status in Naga society.

 

 

Question: 

Lately, you created a sensation. At the age of 95, your politics has created ripples in Naga politics. People would remember this for years. 

 

S C Jamir: (Laughs mildly) I did not do anything unusual. To solve Naga problem; I can meet any communist or any RSS leader. This is what I did. I explained the factual position .... the RSS intervention is necessary as things are stuck up somewhere. I have interacted with many key stakeholders ... pressed for an early Solution. Even after signing Framework Agreement and Agreed Position; we have not reached the desired goal. That is my concern.  

 

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Anti Modi Sickularism is working full steam ::: The Ecosystem, western media etc - as always -- are again being SLAVE TO a Convenient Dynasty

They are working full steam. The favourite past time of the ecosystem and Sickularism-zindabad gang now is to lionise the image of Rahul Gandhi.  The logic need not work. 

Hence, constant efforts to present Rahul Gandhi as a game-changer. The sycophancy was visible in the 2004-05 era. Ordinary Indians are not surprised. But the faceless Indians are slowly being told that a 'change' is a must in democracy. The same argument 'change' is a must did not apply to West Bengal - first for 34 years under Marxists and then under Mamata Banerjee and a corrupt dispensation in every sense.   

Wikipedia says, -- Regime change is the partly forcible or coercive replacement of one government regime with another. 

It is typically understood as a violation of the sovereignty of the target state. 

Regime change may replace all or part of the state's most critical leadership system, administrative apparatus, or bureaucracy. 

Regime change may occur through domestic processes, such as revolution, coup, or reconstruction of government following state failure or civil war.  The Sickular intellectuals are missing these definitions rather deliberately. 

Look how a 'convenient' twist has been given by P Chidambaram, a longtime family-retainer type loyalist.

"Regime change is normal in a democracy. The duty of the Opposition is to 'oppose, expose and depose' the government. Which means: oppose in politics, expose in Parliament and depose through elections," he has tweeted. 

'India Today' gives an immensely sycophancy-filled headline - 

"How Rahul Gandhi has reset protest clock to emerge as India's prime-time hero".  In 2005, this magazine - once prestigious - wrote a classic chamchagiri edit. There are many others and especially individuals. They too are working hard.  

".... the BJP is trying to restore the political narrative around the SIR. It does not seem to be working fully. Even global media outlets have now begun to question the SIR exercise," says a piece in Kolkata's tabloid - which till May 2026 believed and glorified the 15-year of misrule of 'aapa'. 

The broadsheet tabloid in 2015 called Smriti Irani 'aunty India' -- after her fiery speech had pricked the Tukde Tukde gang.

  

Oxford Dictionary defines 'Regime Change' as -- “the replacement of one government or political system with another, particularly a complete change of government - often one brought about or influenced by force, military intervention, or external pressure from another country.”  

The Congress and the ecosystem know well the power of 'pressure from another country'. Here 'several countries' are involved. The Congress has two favourites - China and Pakistan. And the latter is directly linked to their vote bank. The uneasiness at India's growth story is understood. The way Congress behaved after Operation Sindoor is well known. They have the track record of questioning Indian army. 

The Leftists have always thrived with their anti-India agenda. That's their forte. I know low-level communist workers and even supporters in Tripura and West Bengal - who say -- "What's a country?" 

We find there is a merit in the argument put across by lawyer and a BJP associate Mahesh Jethmalani. 

"Unfortunately, verbal choreography cannot make inconvenient connotations disappear," he says. 

Take few specific examples. The BJP MP has cited already that in 20 Assembly seats from West Bengal where the 'highest deletions' took place -- 13 of the seats went to the undivided Trinamool and only six landed in the BJP’s kitty.  

Moreover, no opposition chief minister especially the one in Kerala - has the authority to defend CEC and the SIR - the exercise which he earlier had helped him to win 2026 assembly polls against Marxists.

PM Modi's trusted friend and Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief ministers - Devendra Fadnavis, Yogi Adityanath and Samrat Choudhary among others have used strong vocabulary to dismiss the Opposition’s charges against Gyanesh Kumar. And they have reasons as the election process in India was always something to cherish and be proud of. 

A stigma has been attached to the process of polls and the election panel by the opposition parties solely guided by their hatred for Narendra Modi.  

On the other hand, there is a fundamental lacuna in the opposition camp. 

From time to time, the INDI- alliance bloc talk about 'substance and signs' of unity but the October 6 demonstrations have clearly leeft partners anguished. The reason is simple - as of now the ecosystem has given a fresh lease of life to the dynasty and the crown (occasionally clown) prince.  

What was supposed to be a joint event turned into a “Rahul Gandhi-Priyanka Vadra show” that showcased only the siblings and the Congress party. 

The selective-style is unique. Attack the EC - it started with EVM and now the CEC and the SIR -- but when you get a favourable verdict -- rush for swearing in. The Congress even dumped an ally and jumped into the Vijay camp in Tamil Nadu.  

"... sharp differences among opposition forces can only weaken their efforts to defeat the BJP. The BJP can be expected to step up efforts to deepen these divisions in the coming months," says an article in 'The Diplomat'.   

On Sept 25, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke  urged opposition parties to stop participating in elections if they believe the electoral process is being rigged, saying their continued participation only legitimises such polls and creates an "illusion" that they are free and fair. 

This idea will not be acceptable to the opportunist class. The ecosystem has hence started seeking legitimacy for Rahul as a vote-getter. 

Take this example - "From a protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in July to successive demonstrations demanding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar's resignation in October, Rahul's street politics has acquired a recognisable and apparent rhythm," - 'India Today'. 

However, the boycott theory will not work with the Congress and other parties too. In ensuing Punjab polls - the Congress has a fair chance of coming back to power. Incidentally - it that happens - the victim will be APP and a mentor/hidden sponsor of the CJP.   

"There is no question of boycott of polls. It will be more than self-goal. It will be suicide. An opposition boycott of elections could deprive the election of legitimacy. However, the BJP would get a few friendly parties to contest the elections," says a Congress leader in West Bengal (now sidelined and is immensely displeased). 

Agreeing with him a former Congress leader in Assam says: "We believe Congress is gaining ground in the national level. Muslim support base is with us even as Nagaon election defeat is a 'model' on how to lose election. The overwhelming mass support for Modi is on decline. Thus, staying away from elections will be against our interests."  

The single biggest challenge is 'protest' in Delhi by itself cannot have resonance nationwide. India is too big for that. And Congress has bags full of ego when it comes to 'treating' the allies and at the same time, its own organisational strength is near zero across India. 

It is a party - which believes - it can come back to power after BJP does some major mistakes. In 2004 - it was 'India Shining' campaign.

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