Did you know eliminating NO2 emissions from Coal Power Plants could save India nearly $1 billion annually in crop damages, boosting rice and wheat yields by up to $820 million each year, according to a Stanford study?
Nitish Kumar, a sitting Chief Minister, was caught on camera pulling down a woman’s hijab during an official event, and yet, instead of accountability, the response has been silence, justification, and political shielding. BJP leaders who otherwise speak loudly on women’s dignity and “Indian values” suddenly find explanations for the act when it comes from an ally. So the real question is this: Has Nitish Kumar’s political usefulness to the BJP made him immune to criticism, even when a woman’s dignity is involved ?
नीतीश कुमार, एक मौजूदा मुख्यमंत्री, एक आधिकारिक कार्यक्रम में एक महिला का हिजाब हटाते हुए कैमरे में पकड़े गए। लेकिन जवाबदेही के बजाय चुप्पी, सफाई और राजनीतिक बचाव देखने को मिला। जो भाजपा नेता आमतौर पर महिलाओं की गरिमा और “भारतीय मूल्यों” पर जोर देते हैं, वही अब अपने सहयोगी के मामले में बहाने ढूंढते नजर आ रहे हैं। तो असली सवाल यह है, क्या भाजपा के लिए नीतीश कुमार की राजनीतिक जरूरत ने उन्हें आलोचना से ऊपर कर दिया है, भले ही मामला एक महिला की गरिमा का हो ?
Nitin Nabin’s appointment as BJP’s Working President is being called temporary, but the pattern is hard to miss. The post is not even mentioned in the BJP constitution, yet it has become a clear stepping stone to the top job. JP Nadda followed the same path in 2019 before becoming party president, and now Nabin seems set to do the same. With party elections nearly done and a “unanimous” choice already expected, the bigger question is simple: Are BJP president elections still about choice, or are they now just formal approval of decisions taken in advance ?
