Karnataka Choice; Kerala Story; Investing India
Karnataka Choice
The Asian Age has praised Congress for its Karnataka Assembly campaign, crediting the Opposition party for setting ‘son of soil’ narrative, cornering incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on corruption and inefficiency charges, hyping Kannada pride, etc. The daily has also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “untiring, intrepid, and all in” campaign.
The daily noted the people’s hope that there be no another hung Assembly. It argued that if the May 13 verdict delivers another hung Assembly, it would be curtain on the Janata Dal (Secular). It also urged upon the people to vote, arguing that the larger proportion of voters is necessary for successful democracy.
When the verdict is so close, it’s foolish to speculate and better to trust that the people will make the right choice. Voters’ turnouts all across the country are on the rise. Only saddening part is the growing marginalization of women participation in legislation, because whichever party wins Karnataka poll there will not be more than seven per cent from half the population in the Assembly.
Kerala Story
The Telegraph in its Editorial has clapped for the verdict of the Kerala High Court, which rejected pleas to ban the film ‘The Kerala Story’. The daily welcomed the judgment of the High Court, stressing that freedom of expression in art has been defended.
The Kolkata-based daily underlined the High Court’s nuanced differentiation between faith and an extremist group, underlining that the film is not against the minority community. The makers of the film concurred with the court’s reservation on claims made of 32,000 women and girl, who were subjected to ‘Love Jihad’.
Films may make outlandish claims, but they certainly are expected to mirror the social issues. Even of five girls were sent to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to work as human bombs and sex slaves, the society and the state must sit back and find course corrections. Some films are meant to shock the people to wake them up, and The Kerala Story should serve that purpose.
Investing India
The Pioneer in its Editorial has expressed relief that General Atlantic, the US-based equity firm, has decided to raise the stakes in India by pumping $1 billion annually for the next few years. The daily opined that the announcement has come at a time when the foreign direct investment is slackening.
The Noida-based daily has praised the Modi government for prudent economic policies despite the inability of the government to exit several businesses except Air India in the last seven years. It also praised Modi government for not falling for counsels of some to go on spending spree in the wake of pandemic.
Modi government is now almost nine years old. The Make in India, which has the authorship of Modi, is crying for attention. India is fattening the deep pocket of China with every ballooning imports from the Communist country. Certainly, celebrations can wait.
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