Brinda Karat – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: The Kejriwal Protest And Why We Should Back It

Brinda Karat | Thursday June 14, 2018

Ever since the sweeping victory of AAP in Delhi, the central government has done everything to sabotage the work of the AAP government using the office of the LG under the earlier incumbent, and now, more directly and aggressively under the present LG.

Opinion: The Inconvenient Truths Of The Anti-Naxal Gadchiroli Operation

Brinda Karat | Thursday May 03, 2018

The official version raises many questions. If there was a fierce encounter, how is it that the casualties are all on one side? The number of arms displayed by the police as having been found on the Maoists is far fewer than the number of those killed. Does this not mean that most of those killed were unarmed?

Opinion: Mamata Banerjee Proves She Thinks Exactly Like The BJP

Brinda Karat | Thursday April 12, 2018

Mamata Banerjee's posturing as the anti-BJP "crusader" with her spokesmen in parliament waxing eloquent about her "acceptability and experience" has been exposed as utterly hollow self-promotion.

Opinion: JNU Professor, Accused Of Sexual Harassment, Was Protected

Brinda Karat | Thursday March 29, 2018

Recent developments in JNU led to a march from the university to parliament which was met with police repression and must concern all citizens.

Opinion: Destruction Of Statues Exposes RSS Ideology

Brinda Karat | Wednesday March 07, 2018

The newly-elected BJP government in Tripura should repair Lenin's statue and put it back from where it was removed. It should put an end to the violence unleashed against Left supporters. Statues can be destroyed by force, not an ideology.

Opinion: Delhi Primary School Teachers Plunge Into Debt

Brinda Karat | Tuesday February 20, 2018

How can Delhi ever be considered a smart city when it treats its knowledge-sharers with such cruelty?

Opinion: Second Major Case Of Team Modi Misusing Supreme Court Order

Brinda Karat | Thursday January 18, 2018

In a secular country such as India, should public money be used to fund individuals to join religious yatras of their choice?

Opinion: Modi Government's Fake Concern For Muslim Women's Rights

Brinda Karat | Saturday December 30, 2017

The Lok Sabha has adopted the so- called triple talaq bill, a badly-conceived, poorly-drafted piece of legislation, the very foundation of which is flawed. While the government has claimed it will be of benefit to Muslim women, the voices of Muslim women have not been heard. Muslim women in this specific debate have been left out, caught between the sectarian agenda o...

Opinion: Did MPs' Committee Cross The Line To Summon Bhansali?

Brinda Karat | Saturday December 02, 2017

If anyone had to be called, it should be those who are making threats and giving calls for violence.

Opinion: What Yogi Adityanath Has All Wrong About Secularism In India

Brinda Karat | Thursday November 16, 2017

Adityanath wants those who first used the "S word" to apologise to the people of this country. It is only those who are so distant from the freedom movement and its history who can even raise the question of who first used the word "secularism."

Opinion: From Rajasthan To "Mersal", A Bad Week For Democracy In India

Brinda Karat | Tuesday October 24, 2017

When the Modi-Shah duo label all critics as being against national interest, then state BJP office bearers have a responsibility to follow their leaders. The film-makers and the main actor, Vijay, have been abused, demeaned and a demand has been made by the BJP that the scene should be cut.

Opinion: Only Manufacturing Thriving Is Manufacturing Of Lies By RSS-BJP

Brinda Karat | Thursday October 05, 2017

Mohan Bhagwat, in his Vijayadashami address, advises gau-rakshaks not to be concerned by comments of the Supreme Court against their activities, and Amit Shah rallies the top-most leaders of his party to defend the violent activities of the RSS in Kerala. This is their DNA.

Opinion: Gauri Lankesh Could Not Be Jailed. But She Could Be Killed

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