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Work in progress: On the road ahead for the Opposition in taking on the BJP

The Opposition parties are reduced to defending (रक्षा करना, सुरक्षित) themselves instead of attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party

The expulsion (निष्कासन, उन्मूलन) of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha, following a contestable (विवादास्पद) outcome (नतीजा, परिणाम) of a defamation (मानहानि) case against him in a Gujarat court, has become a new rallying point (something for which people are grouped together to help) for the Opposition, at least momentarily (briefly, temporarily, fleetingly, for a little while, for a moment, for an instant). All the technical arguments notwithstanding (despite, in spite of, regardless of), his disqualification is seen by most Opposition parties as a political move (कदम, अधिनियम) of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Regional parties continuously adjust their relationship with the two national parties, the BJP and the Congress. From the vantage points (point of view, view point, standpoint, position, thinking, frame of mind, perspective, angle) of many regional outfits (party, force, group), these two parties are not necessarily (अनिवार्य रूप से, निश्चित रूप से) two polar opposites (ध्रुवीय विपरीत). As a general rule, regional parties seek (try, aim, attempt) to expand their influence (प्रभाव, अधिकार) and power through fluctuating (उतरना चढ़ना) relations with the national parties, even when they are technically equidistant (समान दूरी पर) from both. The party in power in Delhi has considerable (विचारणीय, महत्वपूर्ण) leverage (फायदा उठाना), and regional parties are often vulnerable (defenceless, fragile, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded; in jeopardy, at risk, endangered; risky, unreliable, insecure) to pressure. In recent years, central agencies (the central agencies are organizations in the executive branch that co-ordinate the activities of, and provide guidance to the operating ministries and agencies; e.g. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department (IT) and etc) (the Enforcement Directorate (Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (Civil Law) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) (Criminal Law)) and the Central Bureau of Investigation) have cornered (trap, catch, capture, enclose, surround) Opposition leaders, and gone either aggressive (attacking, hostile, combative, belligerent, confrontational) or passive (inactive, uninvolved, unresponsive) on cases according to the convenience of the BJP. While these facts were apparent (evident, obvious, visible, noticeable, pronounced, crystal clear; claimed, supposed, presumed, seeming), regional leaders have remained wary (careful, aware, heedful, attentive, circumspect) of confronting the BJP, and have often broken ranks with the rest. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), for instance (as an example), was not in alignment with the Congress-led strategy (plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests)) against the BJP on the Adani controversy.

The expulsion of Mr. Gandhi has prompted (cause, bring about, call forth, induce, give rise to, evoke) the TMC, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the Samajwadi Party, which are usually wary of the Congress, to condemn (censure, criticize, castigate, denounce, reprimand, rebuke, reprove) the action and call it out as dictatorial (oppressive, draconian, undemocratic, totalitarian). These parties possibly realise that mutual rivalries (competition, opposition, conflict, discord, friction, enmity) and fear of the BJP and the central agencies could drive (move, push, prompt, impel, propel) them to the margins (edge, verge, brink, borer) or, even worse, at the receiving end of more vindictiveness (vengefulness, revengefulness, vengeance, revenge, avengement). Fourteen of these parties have now approached the Supreme Court against the misuse (wrong/illegal use, wrong/illegal utilization, misemployment, misapplication, exploitation) of central agencies. The petitioners (a person who brings a legal case to a court of law; claimant, appellant, suppliant) say they represent (constitute, account for, form, compose, amount to) 42% of the electorate (all the people who entitled to vote in an election), and that 95% of the cases filed by the agencies have been against Opposition leaders. This is a move for self-preservation (the protection of oneself from harm/danger), and these parties are still far from (not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from) having a joint view (opinion, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, perspective) on several critical national issues. At the heart of (at the most important part of, at the centre of) the confrontation (clash, fight, conflict, tussle, skirmish) between the BJP and the Congress are questions regarding (concerning, as regards, with regard to, with reference to) the Adani Group of companies that stands accused of dubious (suspicious, questionable, doubtful) ownership patterns and business transactions. The BJP and the Centre have so far (until now, up to the present, up to this point) deflected (divert, avert, turn aside/away, sidetrack, distract) these questions. While Opposition parties such as the Biju Janata Dal in Odisha and the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh continue to stay aloof (detached, unresponsive, reserved, uncommunicative), it is noteworthy (worthy of mention, significant, important, noticeable, interesting) that other Opposition leaders have come out against (to express one’s opposition to someone/something publicly) the expulsion of Mr. Gandhi. Nevertheless (in spite of that, anyway, nonetheless, even so), a robust () opposition to the BJP is still a work in progress. It suits the BJP to keep the focus on Mr. Gandhi, and not on Mr. Adani.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.work in progress (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - कार्य प्रगति पर
English Meaning - something that is being developed (and not yet finished/completed).

2.the road ahead (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आगे की राह
English Meaning - the future.

3.defend (verb)

Hindi Meaning - रक्षा करना, सुरक्षित
English Meaning - protect, guard, shield, secure (from danger).

4.expulsion (noun)

Hindi Meaning - निष्कासन, उन्मूलन
English Meaning - removal, elimination, rejection.

5.contestable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - विवादास्पद
English Meaning - questionable, disputable, contentious.

6.outcome (noun)

Hindi Meaning - नतीजा, परिणाम
English Meaning - implication, result, ramification, repercussion.

7.defamation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मानहानि
English Meaning - it is defined as spoken or written words or visible representations, concerning any person intended to harm his/her reputation; character assassination, libel, misrepresentation, vilification, backbiting, abuse, scandalmongering, malicious gossip.

8.move (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कदम, अधिनियम
English Meaning - act, measure, action, step.

9.necessarily (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - अनिवार्य रूप से, निश्चित रूप से
English Meaning - inevitably, certainly, surely.

10.polar opposites (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - ध्रुवीय विपरीत
English Meaning - completely different.

11.influence (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रभाव, अधिकार
English Meaning - authority, power, domination, hold, sway.

12.fluctuate (verb)

Hindi Meaning - उतरना चढ़ना
English Meaning - change, vary, shift, alternate.

13.equidistant (noun)

Hindi Meaning - समान दूरी पर
English Meaning - relating to be at equal distances from two different things; midway/halfway.

14.considerable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - विचारणीय, महत्वपूर्ण
English Meaning - significant, substantial, sizeable, fairly large.

15.leverage (noun)

Hindi Meaning - फायदा उठाना
English Meaning - influence, power, control, sway.

16.take on (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - compete against, battle with/against, oppose, challenge, confront, face, fight.

17.rallying point (noun)

English Meaning - something for which people are grouped together to help.

18.momentarily (adverb)

English Meaning - briefly, temporarily, fleetingly, for a little while, for a moment, for an instant.

19.notwithstanding (adverb)

English Meaning - despite, in spite of, regardless of.

20.reigning (adjective)

English Meaning - defending, current.

21.vantage point (noun)

English Meaning - point of view, view point, standpoint, position, thinking, frame of mind, perspective, angle.

22.outfit (noun)

English Meaning - party, force, group.

23.seek (verb)

English Meaning - try, aim, attempt.

24.vulnerable (adjective)

English Meaning - defenceless, fragile, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded; in jeopardy, at risk, endangered; risky, unreliable, insecure.

25.central agencies (plural noun)

English Meaning - the central agencies are organizations in the executive branch that co-ordinate the activities of, and provide guidance to the operating ministries and agencies; e.g. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department (IT) and etc.

26.Enforcement Directorate (ED) (noun)

English Meaning - Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (Civil Law) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) (Criminal Law).

27.corner (verb)

English Meaning - trap, catch, capture, enclose, surround.

28.aggressive (adjective)

English Meaning - attacking, hostile, combative, belligerent, confrontational.

29.passive (adjective)

English Meaning - inactive, uninvolved, unresponsive.

30.convenience (noun)

English Meaning - benefit, use, satisfaction, comfort.

31.apparent (adjective)

English Meaning - evident, obvious, visible, noticeable, pronounced, crystal clear; claimed, supposed, presumed, seeming.

32.wary (adjective)

English Meaning - careful, aware, heedful, attentive, circumspect.

33.break ranks (phrase)

English Meaning - fail to maintain unity/solidarity/agreement.

34.for instance (phrase)

English Meaning - as an example.

35.strategy (noun)

English Meaning - plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).

36.prompt (verb)

English Meaning - cause, bring about, call forth, induce, give rise to, evoke.

37.condemn (verb)

English Meaning - censure, criticize, castigate, denounce, reprimand, rebuke, reprove.

38.call out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - criticize someone about something.

39.dictatorial (adjective)

English Meaning - oppressive, draconian, undemocratic, totalitarian.

40.rivalry (noun)

English Meaning - competition, opposition, conflict, discord, friction, enmity.

41.drive (verb)

English Meaning - move, push, prompt, impel, propel.

42.margin (noun)

English Meaning - edge, verge, brink, borer.

43.be at the receiving end (phrase)

English Meaning - be subjected to something (criticism/attack).

44.vindictiveness (noun)

English Meaning - vengefulness, revengefulness, vengeance, revenge, avengement.

45.misuse (noun)

English Meaning - wrong/illegal use, wrong/illegal utilization, misemployment, misapplication, exploitation.

46.petitioner (noun)

English Meaning - a person who brings a legal case to a court of law; claimant, appellant, suppliant.

47.represent (verb)

English Meaning - constitute, account for, form, compose, amount to.

48.electorate (noun)

English Meaning - all the people who entitled to vote in an election.

49.self-preservation (noun)

English Meaning - the protection of oneself from harm/danger.

50.far from (phrase)

English Meaning - not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.

51.view (noun)

English Meaning - opinion, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, perspective.

52.at the heart of (phrase)

English Meaning - at the most important part of, at the centre of.

53.confrontation (noun)

English Meaning - clash, fight, conflict, tussle, skirmish.

54.regarding (preposition)

English Meaning - concerning, as regards, with regard to, with reference to.

55.stand accused of (phrase)

English Meaning - if someone stands accused of something, he/she has been accused of it.

56.dubious (noun)

English Meaning - suspicious, questionable, doubtful.

57.so far (phrase)

English Meaning - until now, up to the present, up to this point.

58.deflect (verb)

English Meaning - divert, avert, turn aside/away, sidetrack, distract.

59.aloof (adjective)

English Meaning - detached, unresponsive, reserved, uncommunicative.

60.noteworthy (adjective)

English Meaning - worthy of mention, significant, important, noticeable, interesting.

61.come out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - emerge, transpire (as a result).

62.come out against (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to express one’s opposition to someone/something publicly.

63.nevertheless (adverb)

English Meaning - in spite of that, anyway, nonetheless, even so.

64.robust (adjective)

English Meaning - strong, powerful.