Rakesh Kashyap

its not just a life, its your diary of your fate

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

@kkstau Proud to be a follower of tauism🙏

[Kamlesh Singh / Tau @kkstau]

Resignation Is Dead.

Stop demanding resignation. Resignation is a voluntary act, and voluntary acts require shame. Shame took voluntary retirement from Indian politics several elections ago. Expecting today's politician to resign is like expecting a politician to not divide the people. She/he won't, least of all Dharmendra Pradhan.

Demand REMOVAL. A minister serves actually at the pleasure of the Prime Minister, and displeasure is strictly the PM's department. Address your demand to the boss. And the boss serves at the pleasure of you, the voter, renewable every 5 years. That is the chain of command. Pull it. So what to do before the term's end?

Between you and the boss stands your own employee: the MP you directly elected. Make that employee work. March to their office, it will be more effective. Because it will be all over the country, not limited to Delhi's version of the Hyde Park. Your agitation will earn the adjective, nationwide. Force them to place your demand on record in the Lok Sabha. A slogan evaporates after the heat of the moment; a demand recorded in Parliament sits in the proceedings forever, waiting to embarrass someone at the right moment. The Member of Parliament cannot claim to have represented you. Formal language is required because democracy is a system, and systems are inherently formal.

Protest, absolutely. But protest with paperwork. Submit a written demand along with your placards. A protest without a document is just decibels, and decibels can be declared illegal by the nearest police station and dismissed by the party. Without paper, "the youth demand" shrinks into "a bunch of youth demanding". Lung power fades. Paper, in this kaagaz-obsessed system, survives.

And remember what the word democracy comes with: representative. In a representative democracy, you must represent, through the representative you elected, not through a self-declared spokesperson of "the people". Self-appointed voices of the nation carry the same official weight as self-appointed godmen. They have followers who will die for them, but to The benefit of the godmen. There will be some selfish tent-present populist poop who will get their moment of relevance riding on your back. You will go home. They will go home. The system won't change, unless you know the real levers. The system only hears you when you speak through the microphone it gave you: your elected representative, your vote.

The minister you cannot remove today, file him away for the queue where you hold absolute power: the polling booth queue. His resignation is his choice. His removal is yours. If you can't wait, demand accountability from the fellow, you elected. He/she is having fun standing, unseen in plain sight. Don't speak into the vacuum.

Speak to someone specific. Place specific demands. Your general dissent will be treated as general dissent. So, kudos for your passion and drive. It has happened before. It will happen again. A resignation, even if the despicable disaster does tender his, wouldn't solve anything, except calm your nerves. Ganja does the same. At the venue itself. The red flags have used the green stuff to enhance their delulu. So, go on. Hope something comes out of it. Hope is not a strategy though. Just a small reminder.

Now, you have two options: dismiss the above as quote unquote justification. WhatsApp uncle rant, boring Sanghi trope, use some expletives, and feel good OR think and support the cause you want to, oppose the government you want to, but give it what it takes. Value your emotions and give it all it takes. It will take a lot, so be ready to give it all. If you are looking for a leader, you aren't ready to be one. So, be led to wherever the leader takes you for a ride. Be happy. More in Part II.

[Yashwant Deshmukh 🇮🇳 @YRDeshmukh]

Outright pathetic and disgusting appeal. You want to fight Modi, you must as an opposition leader or opposition supporter for sure. This level of desperation is not just disgraceful but does huge disservice to the cause of opposition in electoral politics.

Won't be surprised if some day we end up learning that 'liberal' jokers like these were actually hired by the BJP as useful idiots to further their electoral cause. Extremely useful for them indeed. As far as opposition narrative is concerned: with friends like these, you don't really need enemies.

[Yashwant Deshmukh 🇮🇳 @YRDeshmukh]

Zero violence for the first time in the history of elections, particularly in West Bengal. Not even a single death in political violence. No booth capturing. No rigging. Record breaking turnout. No controversy around 'missing EVMs', papertrail or VVPAT. Seamless transparent process and real time live data reporting in all five states.

In short, of that's the job, then yes, Election Commission has won hands down.

[Kamlesh Singh / Tau @kkstau]

TMC बार बार कह रही है बंगाल को बिहार यूपी नहीं बनने देंगे। चुनाव 5-7 फेज़ में होने की बजाय इस बार दो चरणों में ही हो रहा है। हिंसा भी छिटपुट ही हुई है। अभी तक दर्जन लोग मर जाया करते थे। इस बार इक्का दुक्का मर्डर ही देखने को मिला है। ऐसा रहा तो बंगाल यूपी बिहार जैसा बन जाएगा।

[Kaushik Deka @KDscribe]

As a journalist, and as a citizen, I have strong disagreements with some of his political philosophies. Yet covering yatras and rallies of Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has always been an absolute delight, an experience in itself. Today in Nalbari, he was in full rockstar mode. People went crazy just to catch a glimpse of him or touch him. They brought water, food, fruit juice, chocolates and cold drinks, and he tasted almost everything, brushing aside security concerns. One girl even handed him face wash and face cream.

[Shekhar Gupta @ShekharGupta]

As you look at the horrific pictures of the bombed Iranian school…

Pause for a minute and think..

Indian Air Force and the Army were given 2 and 7 terror targets respectively to hit on the night of May 6-7 in Op Sindoor…

Each was fully destroyed…

On the morning of May 8, the IAF carried out extensive air defence suppression using long-range kamikaze drones…

On May 9-10 the IAF targeted 14 PAF bases or radar stations/missile batteries…

Destructive evidence of almost all these strikes cane up in satellite pictures…

All strikes were carried out by precision munitions from long distances…

Not one missed aim or strayed to harm civilians… no school, no village or city, no hospitals. None…

This despite not having a fraction of the US military weapons, sensors or surveillance ability…

And in a furiously contested air space against near-peer PAF and its Chinese air defences…

Let’s give credit where due. To our armed forces in this case…

[N Chandrababu Naidu @ncbn]

Met the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Mr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Zurich. He has made history by becoming the first Chief Minister from Assam to participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Switzerland. I congratulate him and wish him success. @himantabiswa
#AndhraIsBack
#APatWEF
#WEF26

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

1st ever ODI series win fir NZ in India. Hats off to GG for democratising Cricket circuit in India for overseas teams. #INDvsNZ #BCCI

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

Hii @PaytmTravelCare , still haven't got my refund for my cancelled Indigo flight booked through you. You will ask for PNR but one cant dm you without being verified on X.
PNR: CBJ6TX

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

@PaytmTravelCare It seems one can't DM you unless they are verified X user. Hope the issue is sorted out asap. Its already been 10days

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

@Paytmcare My indigo flighr was cancelled on 7th Dec, still have not recieved the refund. Can you help me with the status

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

@PaytmTravelCare PNR: CBJ6TX; Chennai to Ghuwahati

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

@IndiGo6E Still hasn't got my refund for a cancelled flight on 7th Dec

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

Hii @IndiGo6E I have still not recieved the refund for my cancelled flight on 7th Dec. Multiple attempts have been made to contact you, haven't recieved any update yet

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

@IndiGo6E Can you please respond? Had to borrow money to get an expensive ticket of 14k for a new flight, which I had previously bought for 6449, you messed up already.. please refund my money

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

Hello @IndiGo6E my sister's flight from Chennai to Guwahati, PNR CBJ6TX was cancelled, but still has not recieved the refund. I dont have money to afford the 'homecoming' of my sister who is stranded in chennai. It will be kind of you to look into this, before she starts walking.

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

@ravish_journo Sir, mere sister ke paas bhi aisa message aya ek, wo fly nahi kiya. Lekin aaj wo flight chala hain. Humlogo ko abhi tak refund bhi nahi aya

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

Hello @IndiGo6E my sister's flight from Chennai to Guwahati, PNR CBJ6TX was cancelled, but still has not recieved the refund. I dont have money to afford the 'homecoming' of my sister who is stranded in chennai. It will be kind of you to look into this, before she starts walking.

[Rakesh Kashyap @rakeshc169]

Ek din humare team mein Prasidh Krishna aya, aur phir thukai churu hua
#INDvsSA

[IndiGo @IndiGo6E]

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