India's opposition is stymied because the Hindu fascist BJP control or crush all avenues to reach the public.

In desperation, the Congress Party leader is walking thousands of miles, covering India's territory, to speak with the public.

An Indian friend told me that all Indian political parties buy votes -- and that the surprise demonetization of 100-rupee bills was a trick to catch the Congress Party with cash it was about to hand out. The BJP, by contrast, had advance notice of demonetization and therefore was able to preserve its pile of cash for buying votes.