Derek O’Brien

The writer is Trinamool's Parliamentary party leader, Rajya Sabha

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Derek O’Brien writes | Spread and spread of the Sangh: The BJP-RSS network has only expanded under the current governmentSubscriber Only

April 26,2024 09:21:31 AM

Many officials, trained and subscribing to the Sangh ideology, currently work under various union public services.

Fri, Apr 26, 2024

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Derek O’Brien writes: My encounter with the Delhi PoliceSubscriber Only

April 12,2024 06:50:30 AM

Peaceful protestors were detained and moved to an unknown location, with no explanation offered

Fri, Apr 12, 2024

Derek O’Brien writes: No warranty for ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’Subscriber Only

March 29,2024 18:11:03 PM

From employment to Digital India, Nari Shakti and others, the BJP government has yet to fulfil its many promises

Sat, Mar 30, 2024

2024, the election year, the conflict yearSubscriber Only

March 14,2024 21:50:18 PM

In more than 60 countries, polls will decide direction of societies ruptured by conflicting ideologies

Fri, Mar 15, 2024

The nari shakti jumla: Six times BJP failed womenSubscriber Only

March 01,2024 07:55:17 AM

For all its talk, from Shaheen Bagh clampdown to inaction in Manipur, the Modi government has failed the women of India

Fri, Mar 01, 2024

Derek O’Brien writes: How BJP government’s Data Fails Rekha, Kavita, and MohanSubscriber Only

February 16,2024 07:07:46 AM

Daily struggles of ordinary men and women do not find a place in the government’s interim Budget Session speech in Parliament

Fri, Feb 16, 2024

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Derek O’Brien on President Address to Parliament: Basket of empty promisesSubscriber Only

February 02,2024 06:56:09 AM

Commitments made in past decade find little mention in current Budget Session speech

Fri, Feb 02, 2024

While searching for survivors of the Morbi bridge collapse, rescuers found the hand of a child, frozen, tightly clutching a toy, visible through the murky waters. The toy belonged to two-year-old Duruk, who was, perhaps, on one of his first family holidays.

Derek O’Brien writes: Creaking infrastructure and an absent BJP governmentSubscriber Only

January 19,2024 07:07:03 AM

Railways, bridges, tunnels, roads – they are marred by delays and poor quality, while government is elsewhere

Fri, Jan 19, 2024

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Derek O’Brien writes: How BJP has made a mockery of democracySubscriber Only

January 05,2024 07:07:53 AM

We are all for reform. But in the name of reform, let us not become more repressive than the colonisers

Fri, Jan 05, 2024

Opposition MPs stage a protest over their suspension at the Makar Dwar amid the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Derek O’Brien writes: 25 per cent of India has been silencedSubscriber Only

December 21,2023 19:25:54 PM

This is the columnist’s first communication since his suspension from the Rajya Sabha. No commentary. Just the facts

Fri, Dec 22, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes: Let’s bring laughter back to ParliamentSubscriber Only

December 08,2023 07:07:17 AM

Some wit in parliamentary debates makes them more robust. Let’s not take ourselves too seriously

Sat, Dec 09, 2023

Come winter, and the drop in Delhi’s air quality is caused due to cold, heavy air-trapping pollutants like vehicle emissions, construction dust, noxious gases from industries, and smoke from stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.

Derek O’Brien writes: Beating air pollution is an investment, not an expenditureSubscriber Only

November 24,2023 07:00:31 AM

Stopgap solutions like odd-even usage of car number plates or temporary smog towers will not solve the problem. Long-term national policy interventions are needed

Fri, Nov 24, 2023

Best case scenario for BJP in state polls — it will only win RajasthanSubscriber Only

November 09,2023 17:28:38 PM

Examination of Union government schemes reveals that they are more hype than substance and non-BJP-run states have a better scorecard of implementation

Fri, Nov 10, 2023

It’s a shame that Indian MPs are no longer being sent to the UNSubscriber Only

October 27,2023 07:07:04 AM

The practice of sending parliamentary delegations presented a unique opportunity for capacity-building and engaging with the UN, as also to get an insider’s view of diplomacy. But the BJP has worked to short-circut this since coming to power in 2014

Fri, Oct 27, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes: Why are the BJP and Centre so afraid of data?Subscriber Only

October 13,2023 07:12:15 AM

It has led to data drought and crackdown on those who bring crucial information to light

Fri, Oct 13, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes: BJP’s double-engine sarkars have hurt the poorSubscriber Only

September 29,2023 07:45:35 AM

Rightful wages under MNREGA have been denied to 1.4 crore workers in Bengal. Is anybody listening?

Sat, Sep 30, 2023

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Derek O’Brien writes: My ode to Old Parliament’s Central HallSubscriber Only

September 15,2023 07:17:46 AM

My most joyous times in Parliament have been with you. Thank you for the friendships, the bonds and the decency you made space for

Mon, Sep 18, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes: Memories of Mother TeresaSubscriber Only

September 01,2023 07:07:04 AM

On the occasion of Mother Teresa's birth anniversary and seven years after her canonisation, some shared moments

Sat, Sep 02, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes on Data Protection Act: A systematic wreckage of democratic procedureSubscriber Only

August 17,2023 18:30:24 PM

Digital Personal Data Protection Act can lead to muzzling of voices within the media, civil society and Parliament

Fri, Aug 18, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes: In Parliament, unmute the OppositionSubscriber Only

August 04,2023 07:07:30 AM

Power to expunge speeches is too broad, and is often used to mute legitimate criticism of government

Fri, Aug 04, 2023

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Derek O’Brien writes: I-N-D-I-A is a big ideaSubscriber Only

July 21,2023 07:07:40 AM

It communicates concepts such as development, patriotism and democracy in a simple and memorable way. With tagline Jeetega Bharat, Opposition has a powerful campaign in the making

Sat, Jul 22, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes: How lotus, by association with BJP, has been diminishedSubscriber Only

July 07,2023 07:07:25 AM

The flower once symbolised purity of thought. Now, it stands for the BJP’s muddy politics

Fri, Jul 07, 2023

Derek O’Brien writes: The speech I wish Prime Minister Modi gave in the USSubscriber Only

June 22,2023 15:14:06 PM

Derek O'Brien writes: That bipartisanship is in the national interest and great achievements are possible only if everyone — whatever their vote — is invested in them. And that democracy not only empowers but also humbles

Fri, Jun 23, 2023

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Derek O’Brien on the Odisha train collision: The red flags BJP government ignoredSubscriber Only

June 09,2023 07:16:51 AM

Derek O'Brien writes: Balasore train collision is a fallout of the low priority given to railway safety by the government

Sat, Jun 10, 2023

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TMC’s Derek O’Brien writes: Six instances of Modi government’s brazen mockery of parliamentary processSubscriber Only

May 26,2023 07:25:01 AM

From MPs being denied their right to vote to no Deputy Speaker appointed in Lok Sabha for four years — there are a number of dubious firsts in the government’s track record in Parliament

Sat, May 27, 2023