Kapil Sibal Quotes

Kapil Sibal

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 8, 1948

Ever since Modi became prime minister, he has given a free rein to his ministers and BJP functionaries to create an environment of communal tension and violence.

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The mindset of a terrorist and the mindset of intolerance know no territorial boundaries when individuals are targeted either for their eating habits or for any other reason.

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Market mechanisms are totally irrelevant when resources are used to serve a larger purpose, especially for the underserved, unserved, or marginalised.

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A single element in transactional mode can never be analysed to calculate either loss or presumptive loss. The losses or gains of all elements in the transaction need to be analysed.

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Economists often get the market wrong.

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The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble.

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My abiding faith in the wisdom of our electorate is what gives me hope.

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The BJP, undoubtedly, is a party with a mission. Spreading hatred and religious discord, indulging in state-sponsored violence and fake encounter killings, and resorting to divisive politics have been integral to this mission.

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When the state machinery defends criminals and the public prosecutors collude with the accused in certain cases and the victims are members of a particular community, then 'Justice to all' is empty rhetoric.

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Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.

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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.

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Public interest is a very unruly horse.

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Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why they have to be exceptionally careful in rendering decisions, which cause unintended consequences.

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Given an opportunity, Modi has violated the freedom of press both in letter and spirit. He destroys freedom of the press whenever he gets a chance.

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The DNA of a true Hindu is liberal. We are, by essence, liberal.

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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.

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There's a difference between those who breed terrorism and those who fight terrorism. This difference should be recognised by the people of India.

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Nationalism and anti-nationalism is a matter of perception. You cannot mandate who is a nationalist and what is not.

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An individual can have a point of view. He is entitled to that.

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To embrace Hindutva is to embrace an obscurantist, backward looking, divisive ideology that seeks to polarise society through identity politics.

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