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I tend to block: 1. Anonymous accounts, 2. People who spread communal hatred & 3. Radical feminists.
Feb 5, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
The Central Government will mostly likely allow these #FarmersProtests to continue. The political calculation appears to be this:
1. The BJP will suffer in Haryana - however it's government was in any case unpopular except with urban Punjabis.
i/iii 2. The BJP was never a player in Punjab except as a moderating influence on the SAD. If at all, it will gain with urban Hindus.
3. The BJP MAY suffer a little in parts of Western Uttar Pradesh but will benefit in the rest of the state thanks to these protests.
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