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This one for farmers: On the nomination of Jagdeep Dhankhar for Vice-President

The Bharatiya Janata Party is seeking (try, aim, attempt) to appease (खुश करना , मनाना) a dominant farming community with its choice for Vice-President — Jagdeep Dhankhar

The numbers are clearly stacked in favour of Jagdeep Dhankhar, the National Democratic Alliance candidate for the office of the Vice-President. The Opposition — 17 parties attended a joint meeting on Sunday — has announced Congress leader Margaret Alva as its candidate. Mr. Dhankhar, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2003 after initial stints (spell, period, time, turn, term) in the Janata Dal and Congress, has remained a loyal soldier of the party and its current leadership. Even the office that he currently holds (पकड़, कब्जा करना), the Governor of West Bengal, has not come in the way of his party loyalty. He has had continuous public (known, overt, obvious) confrontations (आमना-सामना, विरोध) with the elected government led by the Trinamool Congress’s Mamata Banerjee. On many occasions, it appeared that Mr. Dhankhar was playing a partisan (पक्षपातपूर्ण, एकतरफा) role in State politics, in tandem (alongside each other) with the BJP. While announcing his candidacy (उम्मेदवार), the BJP has described him as the son of a farmer — a much cliched (ordinary, hackneyed, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn), still potent (शक्तिशाली, प्रबल) labelling (tagging, characterization, identification) that politicians claim. The claim has specific meaning in this context (संदर्भ, परिस्थितियों), as Mr. Dhankhar hails (come from, be from, be a native of, live in, originate in, have one’s roots in) from the Jat community, a landowning dominant caste in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. The community’s stiff resistance (प्रतिरोध, विरोध) was among the reasons that forced the Centre to withdraw the three farm laws (कृषि कानून) in 2021. A considerable (विचारणीय, पर्याप्त, प्रशंसनीय) segment of Jats had stayed with (साथ रहना, जारी रखना) the BJP in this year’s Assembly election in U.P., and Mr. Dhankhar’s elevation (पदोन्नति, वृद्धि) will strengthen the BJP’s hold (पकड़, नियंत्रण) over the community, particularly in his home State of Rajasthan that goes to polls in 2023.

For the Opposition, elections to the posts of President and Vice-President would have been an opportunity to advance (improve, make better, make progress, make headway, develop) its politics. On that count (a point for discussion; a point for consideration), it seemed to have done a poor job. Ms. Alva’s entry onto the scene is unlikely (doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable) to move the needle (to cause a visible change in something) for Opposition politics in any impactful manner. She, like the Opposition candidate for President, Yashwant Sinha, is a forceful speaker but does not mobilise any political constituency (a group/body of supporters). She comes from Karnataka, a State that goes to the polls next year, but there is little that her candidacy will contribute to the Congress in the State or Opposition politics in general at a national level. As it stands (in the present condition), Mr. Dhankhar is all set (completely ready/prepared) to become the Vice-President of the country who is also the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha — two offices that require occupants (the holder of a position; the holder of an office) to be unfailingly (always, constantly, reliably, steadily) non-partisan (non-aligned, neutral, impartial, independent). They are expected to adhere to (abide by, stick to, hold to, comply with, act in accordance with, conform to) rules and the Constitution on the one hand (it is used to introduce the first of two contrasting different, points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by “on the other hand” or ‘on the other’), and on the other, innovate (do changes in something established by implementing new methods/ideas) to ensure smooth relations between the government and the Opposition. Mr. Dhankhar should strive (try, try hard, attempt, seek, make an effort, make every effort, do one’s best, do all one can) to build better relations between the Government and the Opposition, and to uphold (confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate) the honour (integrity, uprightness, ethics, morals, morality, high principles, rectitude, nobility; high respect; privilege, prestige, importance) of the Upper House (The Rajya Sabha or the Council of States is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India). There is a transition (change, transformation) that he might struggle to effect, given (considering, taking into account, bearing in mind) the temperament (disposition, nature, character, mind) he has displayed so far, as he steps into (to take a specific role) a new national role.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.nomination (noun)

Hindi Meaning - नामांकन, नियुक्ति
English Meaning - appointment, selection, choice, recommendation, naming, proposal.

2.appease (verb)

Hindi Meaning - खुश करना , मनाना
English Meaning - pacify, calm down, soothe, assuage, conciliate.

3.hold (verb)

Hindi Meaning - पकड़, कब्जा करना
English Meaning - occupy, have, be in (a position).

4.confrontation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आमना-सामना, विरोध
English Meaning - clash, fight, conflict, tussle, skirmish.

5.play a role (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - भूमिका निभाना, में योगदान देना
English Meaning - contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.

6.partisan (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पक्षपातपूर्ण, एकतरफा
English Meaning - biased, prejudiced, one-sided, partial, sectarian, factional, unjust, unfair.

7.candidacy (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उम्मेदवार
English Meaning - the state/condition/fact of being a candidate, particularly in an election; candidate-ship.

8.potent (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - शक्तिशाली, प्रबल
English Meaning - powerful, strong, effective, mighty, formidable, influential, dominant.

9.context (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संदर्भ, परिस्थितियों
English Meaning - circumstances, conditions, state of affairs.

10.resistance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिरोध, विरोध
English Meaning - opposition, defiance; refusal to accept, unwillingness to accept.

11.Farm laws (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कृषि कानून
English Meaning - Farm Acts, 2000 refer to three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. The three acts are “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC Act), “the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and “the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020”.

12.considerable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - विचारणीय, पर्याप्त, प्रशंसनीय
English Meaning - substantial, appreciable, significant, much.

13.stay with (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - साथ रहना, जारी रखना
English Meaning - remain, continue.

14.elevation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पदोन्नति, वृद्धि
English Meaning - promotion, rise.

15.hold (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पकड़, नियंत्रण
English Meaning - control, grip, power, stranglehold, dominion, authority.

16.seek (verb)

English Meaning - try, aim, attempt.

17.be stacked in favour of (phrase)

English Meaning - used to refer to an advantageous/favourable situation.

18.stint (noun)

English Meaning - spell, period, time, turn, term.

19.get/come in the way of (phrase)

English Meaning - prevent, obstruct, stop someone/something from doing something else (proceeding/progressing/moving/advancing).

20.public (adjective)

English Meaning - known, overt, obvious.

21.in tandem (phrase)

English Meaning - alongside each other.

22.cliched (adjective)

English Meaning - ordinary, hackneyed, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn.

23.labelling (noun)

English Meaning - tagging, characterization, identification.

24.hail (verb)

English Meaning - come from, be from, be a native of, live in, originate in, have one’s roots in.

25.advance (verb)

English Meaning - improve, make better, make progress, make headway, develop.

26.count (noun)

English Meaning - a point for discussion; a point for consideration.

27.unlikely (adjective)

English Meaning - doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable.

28.move the needle (noun)

English Meaning - to cause a visible change in something.

29.mobilise (verb)

English Meaning - (of resources) bring together for a specific cause.

30.constituency (noun)

English Meaning - a group/body of supporters.

31.as it stands (phrase)

English Meaning - in the present condition.

32.all set (phrase)

English Meaning - completely ready/prepared.

33.occupant (noun)

English Meaning - the holder of a position; the holder of an office.

34.unfailingly (adverb)

English Meaning - always, constantly, reliably, steadily.

35.non-partisan (adjective)

English Meaning - non-aligned, neutral, impartial, independent.

36.adhere to (verb)

English Meaning - abide by, stick to, hold to, comply with, act in accordance with, conform to.

37.on the one hand (phrase)

English Meaning - it is used to introduce the first of two contrasting different, points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by “on the other hand” or ‘on the other’.

38.innovate (verb)

English Meaning - do changes in something established by implementing new methods/ideas.

39.strive (verb)

English Meaning - try, try hard, attempt, seek, make an effort, make every effort, do one’s best, do all one can.

40.uphold (verb)

English Meaning - confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate.

41.honour (noun)

English Meaning - integrity, uprightness, ethics, morals, morality, high principles, rectitude, nobility; high respect; privilege, prestige, importance.

42.The Upper House (noun)

English Meaning - The Rajya Sabha or the Council of States is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India.

43.The Lower House (noun)

English Meaning - The Lok Sabha or the House of the People is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India. (bicameral legislature/parliament means a legislature/parliament having two chambers/houses).

44.transition (noun)

English Meaning - change, transformation.

45.given (preposition)

English Meaning - considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.

46.temperament (noun)

English Meaning - disposition, nature, character, mind.

47.step into (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to take a specific role.