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Monday, June 25, 2018, 1:41 PM   |   e-paper HOME PUNE MAHARASHTRA ART AND CULTURE SPORTS BUSINESS WORLD OPINION Home   Opinion   United oppn euphoria: Proceed with caution      United oppn euphoria: Proceed with caution Camil Parkhe Saturday, 23 June 2018     goo.gl/GZEVMq  It is true that for the first time in recent years, leaders of various main political parties across various states who normally do not even see eye to eye, had shared a common platform at the Bengaluru oath taking ceremony. The body language of these leaders including Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Bahujan Samaj Party’s Mayawati, Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav, Telugu Desam Party’s N Chandrababu Naidu, Trinamool Congress’ Mamata Banerjee, and CPM’s Sitaram Yechuri revealed a bonh...

In Mevani, Gujarat poll springs up a dalit leader Camil Parkhe Thursday, 21 December 2017    goo.gl/jGxTWX Jignesh Mevani, who was elected as an independent backed by the Congress, is among the leaders most discussed after the Gujarat assembly poll verdict. The journalist-turned-lawyer came into limelight when he launched a strong campaign following the controversial Una village incident.  Jignesh Mevani, who was elected as an independent backed by the Congress, is among the leaders most discussed after the Gujarat assembly poll verdict. The journalist-turned-lawyer came into limelight when he launched a strong campaign following the controversial Una village incident.  A group of dalit youths who were involved in their traditional job of skinning a dead animal in Una were brutally assaulted by a mob on suspicion of a cow slaughter incident in July 2016. The y...

Iftar diplomacy by political parties must go beyond just tokenism Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Monday, 27 June 2016 AT 12:55 PM IST     http://goo.gl/xxvF0d  Ramzan ,  Iftar party ,  political parties ,  Muslim community ,  Muslim vote ,  RSS ,  BJP ,  Camil Parkhe ,  Sakal Times It is the holy month of Ramzan and a period for various political parties to show bonhomie with the Muslim community. As Ramzan Eid approaches nearer, various political parties and organisations are vying with each other in hosting the Iftar parties. In the past, this practice was confined to a few parties like the Congress. The BJP and the Shiv Sena who were most certain of not winning the Muslim votes had never resorted to the Iftar dinner diplomacy. But now the trends have changed. Having realised that they cannot afford to totally ignore the minorities now even the BJP and also RSS leaders have started hosting or attending If...

Politicians start gearing up for 2017 assembly polls Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Thursday, 9 June 2016 AT 09:38 PM IST       http://goo.gl/u4FekH CAMIL PARKHE ,  gearing up ,  2017 assembly polls ,  Politicians ,  News-plus Even before the newly elected governments were recently formed in five states in the country, political parties have launched their campaigns for another round of polls in five other states where elections will be held early in 2017. The term of the present state assemblies in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur will expire in March 2017. Having experienced the most high-tech and well planned election campaigns of various parties in the recent years, people in the country can now brace themselves for yet another high-pitched electoral battle. Of these, election in Uttar Pradesh will be the most crucial for the BJP, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and also, the Congress. This is becau...

Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniv to be celebrated in a grand manner Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Tuesday, 12 April 2016 AT 10:34 PM IST       Sakal Times  Camil Parkhe ,  Dr Ambedkar ,  Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar ,  125th birth anniversary Hectic preparations are presently on at the national level to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Incidentally, this is for the first time that the birth anniversary of a national leader is being celebrated in a grand manner at the government level as well as by various political parties and organisations. The scale of celebration this time is much higher than IN earlier years and this is mainly because all political parties want to portray themselves as friendly to the Dalit community. Not just the Congress party or Left parties but organisations such as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are also seen taking the lead in organising many events to commemorate Dr Ambedkar’s bir...