V. P. Singh: Politics

V. P. Singh was Indian politician. Explore interesting quotes on politics.
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“I said bring equity back on the national agenda. And equity is a broad concept with facets like political equity, decentralisation, electoral reforms, freedom of the press. It includes economic and social equity: for women, for SCs and STs, for the minorities.”

V. P. Singh

We are ruled by an upper caste Hindu raj

Women , Freedom

“An iniquitous social structure has produced an iniquitous power structure. Individuals and parties are not at fault. Political, social and economic monopolies exclude a large section of the masses from decision-making. To that extent they are undemocratic. So far teams of the ruling elite played and the rest were called to applaud. Now the onlookers are saying we also want to kick and net a goal, and we have our own team.”

V. P. Singh

On the changes occurring in the political structure of the country
We are ruled by an upper caste Hindu raj

Decision

“No, I have not been able to reconcile them. It is, perhaps, because of the conflict of the different approvals the different persona demand. The political personality survives in no small measure on approval of others. The creative personality needs an emotional seal. The ethical one ordains the approval of one’s conscience. I have not been able to integrate them.”

V. P. Singh

On his coming to terms with different roles.
The Lonely Punter: V.P.Singh

Personality

“I believe whoever is in power, people should fight the establishment over issues. This is the weakness of our democracy. We vote, then for five years we remain dormant. The farmers’ movement will remain but we need a formal political party to fight elections.”

V. P. Singh

The Lonely Punter: V.P.Singh

People , Democracy , Fight

“While politics is the art of the possible, history is the art of the impossible. I have never hesitated in attempting the impossible. What is historically relevant may not be politically prudent. One has to make one’s choices.”

V. P. Singh

The Lonely Punter: V.P.Singh

Art , History

“What we have to ask is not what we have got out of it, but what we have been able to get for the poor and the oppressed. For one, equity is now on the national agenda. No party can ignore it. They now enumerate how many candidates, chief ministers, Rajya Sabha members they have fielded from the deprived sections. The same is true of the choice of President or vice-president. So we have changed the political environment.”

V. P. Singh

On his party losing elections on the issue of reservations for backward class.
We are ruled by an upper caste Hindu raj

Change

“He was a lonely man in politics. He was neither liked nor trusted by his colleagues because he went against the grain.”

V. P. Singh

VP Singh: Former prime minister of India who tried to improve the lot of his country's lower castes

“His action which changed the course of Indian politics was implementation of a 10-year-old report advocating quotas in jobs and educational opportunities for those known as Other Backward Castes (OBCs)…. This action is seen as having been responsible for the rapid expansion of parties based on caste, particularly in northern India, although caste already played an important role in politics.”

V. P. Singh

VP Singh: Former prime minister of India who tried to improve the lot of his country's lower castes

Education , Change