Opinion

Opinion | 2025: The Year Women Were Used, Not Empowered - By Priyanka Chaturvedi

Not one national party tried to reach the 33% quota for tickets for women candidates in state elections held this year. The irony strikes harder when the Supreme Court refused to bring political parties under the ambit of the PoSH Act.

Opinion | The Absurdity Of Banning 'Jai Hind' And 'Vande Mataram' In Parliament

As a member of the August house, it hurt and angered me deeply that a British-era rule, which we fought against with these very slogans, is now being replicated in Independent India's Parliament.

Opinion | Bihar Must Be A Lesson To Opposition: Value The Woman Voter

Here is a constituency that cuts across caste, religion and social economic dynamics, and we would be doing our election strategy a huge disservice by not engaging with it meaningfully.

Opinion | If Political Parties Fear POSH, The Problem Really Is Something Else

If women in India cannot be safe within the organisations that send them to Parliament and assemblies, the promise of democracy becomes hollow.

Opinion: The Dangers Of Election Commission's Sena Order

The Election Commission handed over the party name and symbol to the very same faction that betrayed the leadership and chose to run to Surat, Guwahati and Goa before forming a government in Maharashtra along with the BJP.

Opinion: Bilkis Case Convicts Freed. This Is Not The Idea Of India

The idea of India as a nation is based on the values of respect for women, humanity, equality, justice in all forms, and most importantly, empathy and fraternity.

Opinion: The ED Or "Extended Department" Of The BJP

The CBI, IT, ED - these agencies, instead of standing upright as an institution, have been reduced to political tools at the hands of the central government to silence any voices of opposition.

Opinion: Fighting The Toothless Tiger - Anti-Defection Law

Yet another non-BJP government has fallen to machinations and midnight conspiracies and the focus is back on the anti-defection law and its purpose.

Opinion: PM-ji Since You Are So Obsessed With Nehru, Consider This

As is protocol, Prime Minister of India replied to the Motion of Thanks in both Houses of Parliament; however, his speech did not seem like that of the first citizen of India but more as a politician who is concerned about the outcome of elections.

Opinion: No, Modi-ji, We Did Not Get Independence In 2014

The only explanation is that this is a vindictive and insecure government which wants only its own decisions to be seen as worth remembering.

Opinion: 1 Woman MP, 30 Men To Consider Legal Marriageable Age For Women

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill introduced in parliament in the winter session sought to increase the legal age of marriage from 18 to 21 for women in the country.

My Suspension As An MP Was Against All Rules - by Priyanka Chaturvedi

I want to address the matter at hand and narrate my side of the story since this government is pushing a false narrative and is not ready to hear something that does not come from their end of the line.

Banning Cryptocurrency Will Punish India - by Priyanka Chaturvedi

How will a structure help India rather than a ban? It will create a safeguard for retail investors, the crypto companies based in India will not move out of India, so there will be no flight of capital.

Opinion: Focusing On A Superstar's Child Won't Fix Our Drugs Problem

Making scapegoats out of few young individuals who have gone astray is not going to set that momentum.

Opinion: Sena-BJP Reunion A Plant By Desperate BJP - by Priyanka Chaturvedi

Asked specifically about a reunion with the BJP, the Chief Minister said when, over 30 years, the partnership was not able to reconcile large differences, what could possibly have changed now.

Opinion: States Attacked With "Myths And Facts" Note. Here's The Response

To Niti Aayog I say, please resist becoming a toolkit for the Government of India's propaganda and do what the circumstances demand you to do and the nation expects from you in this moment of crisis.

Opinion: Dr Harsh Vardhan's Discrimination Against Maharashtra

The vaccine rollout began on Jan 16, 2021 with two makes - Covaxin and Covishield. The development of these vaccines and the fast ramp up of production are true testimony of India's scientific ability and its scientific temperament.

Opinion: Trudeau, Please Stay Out Of It. But At Home, Let's Fix The Problem

While his concern for rightful protests is touching, using India's internal issue to further his own place in his nation's politics is unfortunate.

Opinion: BJP's Sleeper Cells Are Active Again; We Know How To Handle It

How to thwart the attempts of these sleeper cells is a special talent of the experienced leaders of the MVA government.

Opinion: Biased News Channels Will Not Distract Chief Minister Thackeray

While appreciation for efforts are heart-warming, a leader takes pride and works harder when his people, his family, express their belief in him or her. The support received shows noise on news channels doesn't matter, true leaders focus only on good governance.