Where Is Amit Shah? Perhaps That Is the Wrong Question
“Where is Amit Shah?” That was the question being shouted in Parliament. Congress wanted the Home Minister in the House, demanding answers and accusing the government of avoiding the Opposition. It made for good parliamentary theatre. But there was a simpler fact: Shah was not missing. He was working elsewhere. While the Opposition was looking for him in Parliament, Shah was reported to be engaged in political activity outside the House. And then came the more interesting development: his late-night visit to Mumbai in the middle of the parliamentary session. That makes Maharashtra the place to watch. The state's politics has already been through several upheavals. Sharad Pawar's party has split. Uddhav Thackeray's political space has shrunk. Eknath Shinde has his own position and his own calculations. The old political map of Maharashtra no longer exists. In such a situation, eight MPs can matter more than eighty speeches. The source suggests that Shah's Mumbai visit i...
