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How Stupid Do They Think We Are? | The Caravan

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The real story was not that Parliament innocently failed to make history, but that a government with a gift for theatrical politics designed a vote whose defeat could be recast as proof of its own virtue and proof of its opponents’ malice. So we must ask: how stupid does the government and its cronies think we are?

We’re glad this article found its way to you. If you’re not a subscriber, we’d love for you to consider subscribing—your support helps make this journalism possible. Either way, we hope you enjoy the read. Click to subscribe: subscribing The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government would have known, before the special session of Parliament convened this month even began, that its attempt to pass the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Opposition ranged against it, was all but doomed. On 17 April 2026, the bill was endorsed in the Lok Sabha, by 298 votes to 230, but this was…

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