FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015
Losing The Plot
From what we had during the 10 years of corrupt Congress-UPA govt, the current one has come a long way in restoring governance at the Centre. It is nearly a year of ModiSarkar and one hasn't heard of corruption or scandals. The dramatic decline in corruption has also been acknowledged by big industries. The govt has done many significant things right and there has really been nothing to seriously criticise. What is being passed as criticism is the demand for more, greater speed in action in some areas and avoiding doing stupid things like the ITR form goof-up. Yes, govts must be strongly criticised and frequently too but what we are seeing is "orchestrated criticism".
People like SoniaG and RahulG have suddenly discovered their voices in the parliament. The comedy king first went on a spree even mouthing absolute nonsense on the Net Neutrality issue. Then the queen went on a round of hypocritical blabber about govt throttling information and RTI being blocked. This is the same woman whose govt refused to divulge even details of her many travels abroad as also that of her son. She even wants the corrupt to be punished urgently - that is like seeking a self-goal. In reality, the Opposition doesn't really have valid criticism but will keep shouting in the parliament to make sure the govt doesn't pass any bills at all.
When the "Christians under attack" fraud was being perpetrated by the Opposition and media they got hold of any Christian celebrity who was willing to attack the GOI and play victim. It's a simple trick by the media - quote only those willing to criticise and play victim and black out those saying the opposite. They seek out persons who will go with their agenda. Shahid Siddiqui once tweeted he was dropped from a debate on TimesNow because his vieews did not match that of Arnab’s agenda, which was to tar Modi on the Moradabad riots. He was told the programme was cancelled when it wasn’t. They even got Julius Ribeiro to write a “Meena Kumar oped” where he claimed he felt like a stranger in India now and was on hit list. There have been a couple of church related incidents since then but since the media-fraud got exposed they have been more circumspect. I am sure Headlines Today got Arun Shourie (AS) in the same fashion. I doubt HT even wanted to interview Shourie. It is possible that he may have volunteered to slam ModiSarkar and HT's delight must have gone through the roof.
AS is a much respected journalist, writer and politician but he is downright ordinary when it comes to diplomacy. It is something expected of a mature politician like him. And it is seriously unbecoming of him to trash his own party (Although I wonder if he is still in BJP) when a guy like him does have access to those in power. There is absolutely nothing in criticising ModiSarkar and he can do so as much as he wants. And it's also not that all of his criticism was invalid. The problem is doing an interview with a known Modi-hater like Karan The Tool (Who wanted a sudden removal of Modi so Congress could regain power in Gujarat) and even using lies to garnish the criticism. You cannot use the lies of Ribeiro and the fake minorities-under-attack nonsense and claim good intentions. It makes it abundantly evident that AS's crticism was motivated and probably comes out of a sense of frustration of being sidelined from any ministerial position.
If you look at the laundry list of his complaints there isn't really much substance except on a few issues. Much of it is mere personal opinion - Saying the govt lacks clear thinking is a very general statement. Then statements like Modi's economy policy is directionless is another mother-hood statement. If it was so, AS could have criticised the Union budget when people all around were praising it. He says Modi's foreign policy is a success but must follow up on MOUs. Does he have any evidence there is no follow up? This whole point quoted by HToday reads quite silly:
"Modi's foreign policy is a success but India has to follow up on the MoUs. Modi needs to execute policies quickly. China is a principal challenge for India. India's foreign policy is getting reoriented. Modi has to move much faster. Nobody is waiting for us. The US is already feeling impatient. Keeping Sushma Swaraj on the margins is wrong".
What exactly do these disoriented statements mean at all? If anything, the whole country acknowledges if there is one thing Modi has moved fast on it is Foreign relations. What is the US feeling impatient about? And our govt must work to satisfy their impatience? That’s a stupid statement one can expect from the C5M not someone like AS. And AS adds the govt must have clarity on Pakistan. Now what clarity does AS want? Years of attempts with Pak hasn't got India anywhere so Modi focusing on other countries of opportunity makes a lot of sense. I have found only one important message from the entire thing that TheJaggi points out:
"Modi's discomfort with empowering competent people beyond a chosen few is worrying... Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari have strong credentials, and are competent administrators. Modi has to allow them to grow further and cultivate a higher profile in the interests of the nation".
In fact, GOI often gives an impression it's being run by a small coterie of Modi-Jaitley-Amit Shah. Modi has also given the impression of being excessively flamboyant which is not the image he had earlier - that of a tough-working, result-oriented CM. And as Jaggi says at the end of his article: "For example, why not propose an amendment to Article 30 – which guarantees minorities the right to run their own institutions – to give the exact same rights to majority-run institutions? Who can oppose this right to equal treatment under the law? Being intelligently pro-majority is better than being dragged into the usual tokenisms like offering chadders at Ajmer". Special helplines for Christians, Chaddars at Ajmer all seem to follow the same appeasement nonsense of earlier govts. ABV with a coalition govt managed social issues quite well. Modi, with a brute majority in current times, seems unwilling to address social issues, especially where Hindus are concerned. Having promised Kashmiri Pandits a return to their home-state why would we see such an agitation which wasn’t seen so often in the past?
I have written before there are two kinds of development that affect people - One that is visible and one that is experienced. Good foreign relations, terminating antiquated laws are all good things but do not directly affect people. For instance a BJP MP complained roads in his UP town are not built despite PM Sadak Yojana funds made available. That is really a State problem but the GOI has to pressurise the state to execute too. ModiSarkar is failing in communicating those achievements that are not visible but are being experienced. Even good achievements like reduction of power supply deficit aren’t being communicated all too well. We haven’t seen agitations in Delhi like before and even UP reportedly is experiencing better power supply:
Modi increasingly gives an impression he doesn’t listen anymore to anyone other than his small coterie. And his Delhi-Durbari Arun Jaitley organises secret dinners for media editors who have indulged in concocting fake reports against his govt and his party. From Rambo to 10-lakh suit to Luis Vuitton shawl to a documentary on his community being the latest fraud. Here’s the latest fraud by Indian Express:
Jaitley organised this secret meet and also wanted no one report it. Why? The PM also dropped in briefly at this party. These attempts to convert the anti-BJP MSM crooks to being “faithful” slaves is the most stupid thing yet by the GOI (Or Jaitley in particular, if you like). A report on this secret dinner really makes BJP and GOI look foolish. There are hundreds of fraudulent articles written with malicious intent by many media houses. Either bring a strong autonomous watch-dog or prosecute every criminal media house indulging in wanton, willful slander. No, instead the Delhi-Durbari wants to groom media editors as has been his passion through his entire career. What is the message being sent out? That there are no sane voices to listen to? People like Jaggi are strong supporters of Modi and offer very valid criticism. He also wrote a piece “Modi doesn’t need a Palanniappan Jaitely” and that should tell the PM a lot. A good cleaning up of fraudulent NGOs gets this response from the US Ambassador who exceeds his brief with such comments:
GOI must clearly assert that it will not tolerate interference in our internal affairs and not receive sermons from US Diplomats. This obviously comes over the Ford Foundation being put under scrutiny. And the Ambassador’s nonsense confirms that many criminal NGOs are indeed poodles of the US govt (in case of FF, there are many reports of CIA links). According to MHA this TOI report indicates FF has illegally funded profiteers and political parties too. If there is wrong-doing GOI should damn well kick out FF the way it has dealt with Greenpeace. Ditto for thousands of other NGOs too. Modi became PM under the weight of excessive expectations (part of it created by himself) and therefore he gets measured by those expectations. It is not as if the govt is doing badly or has not done good things. It is just that criticism is for demanding more and there is nothing wrong in that. But motivated criticism from people like Arun Shourie need not weigh heavily. But ModiSarkar is giving the impression they don’t give a damn for any voice even from those who support him.
It is important to win private victories before public victories as Stephen Covey puts in 7 Habits. I could even ask if Modi wants to be the next model for Mayur suitings like Virender Sehwag or a PM. It is disgusting; the kind of promotions being undertaken. Who is doing all this for you? Your jokers at PMO or Arun Jaitley’s durbar? Modi needs to win at home before seeking foolish victories abroad. I would rather Modi gave an interview to Dinamalar or Chitralekha or some such media in India than India-haters like TIME. The silly obsession of seeking laurels from Western-trash (from the same morons who trash Hindus and Hindu culture for no reason) is the first sign of a silly govt that has forgotten who got them there in the first place:
Also, the belief in incrementalism in many areas by the govt is also surprising; like income tax rules. There are many areas where incrementalism will not produce any great results. There is a distinct lack of courage in taking bold decisions. The media went gaga over Jaitley’s budget (for obvious reasons - they being his durbaris) but I would consider it one of the most uncreative budgets of recent times. What is obvious is that there is a serious lack of creativity in the Cabinet although most ministers are doing quite well. For a country like India saddled with the sins of past govts it needs to show some dramatic and bold decisions.
Modi and his team need to communicate more with people. Fraudulent reports in the media must be dealt with through regular press conferences and not through silly debates in criminal media channels. The unwillingness and lack of courage to change public discourse is the biggest failure of ModiSarkar. After the recent dinner nonsense of Jaitley one very strong supporter of Modi and BJP since the party was born remarked in private: They are losing the plot or have already lost it.
Kick ppl like ravishankar prasad,gadkari,javadekar,jaitly etc...
Out of cabinet....as these ppl hav not done any thing to improve govt....only riding on success of Modi and waiting to derail him...wen time comes..
Just lik congress indirectly threaten media houses... Curb media mafia....if they are not obeying.......
Concentrate on 100% defence manufacture in India .. Gi v importance to agriculture and infrastructure........
Remaining will happen automatically......
Lets hope Modi does this rather than going to abroad trips....let him set the policies and his govt accordin to the reflection of public opinion.......thats wat important to Sta in power for future years to come
Obama is a total failure.....
See currently USA is in 18 trillion debt....
60 years a nation has faced slavery under single dynasty...
You ppl are hostile to Modi...within 1 year.....
1 man cannot fo all things....
At current political scenario...
After Putin....
Modi is the best leader in the world and he's the only option currently available for India......
See the state of defence, infrastructure,administration......
Which has been left over by congress.....
With enormous amount of corruption......
At least it will take 10 years to clear all the mess......
If Indians grow impatient. Of this govt....
Then its their destiny to remain SLAVE as a BROWN CoOLiE Nation for ever......let them elect pappu or priyanka vadra....and loose every thing......
Lets hope India grows 10 to 12% GDP under Modi in the next 10 years and achieve super power status rather than the other way what u negative minded ppl think
The only person impatient and intolerant here seems to be you. Nobody is asking Modi govt to go or hostile to him. What is being demanded is not to do stupid things like sleeping with Presstitutes, communicate better and give a lot more importance to domestic issues also. You seem to be one who is unable to digest the slightest criticism of your God.
Look at how modi amit shah managed gujarath......same set up congress....binami media ....mauth ka sadagar angle was there.....
Ppl of gujarath understood this duo very well......it took 10 years for modi to revive gujarath to developmental track....
i am not modi bakth.......
As you can see my above comments.......
But practically speaking except some maniacs like....
Jaitely,gadkary,javdekar and ravishankar ..........must be replaced with loyal persons.......
Thats what ravinar is reiterating.... in his articles......
Remove persons who are irritating and zre dis connected with public..... from cabinet.......
Just like advani some idiots should be shown way out of bjp without hesitation..........
Its for ppl of india to understand this govt........
Obama and other presidents are hand picked through popularity vote and evil corporations......
If obama or any other presidential candidate shows his view against israel...
He will labeled as anti semite and shown exit out of election..........
American wars in middle seast are for the existance of israel........
So plz tell me what infrastructure project has been taken up by american prexident in last 10 or 15 yearz.....
Except world war kind of retorics....what hav they achived......18 trillion debt.............
No matter what modi is not obama.......he has been elected by billion ppls democracy..........
under this govt india will reach economic height........as i mentioned in abov first comment.....just lik putin modi will cross all hurdles......
If u come up with hindi site those who think that congress joker Ravish kumar is neutral will realise that ravish kumar is one of the biggest congress stooge.
I think Doval is doing a good job of releasing crucial evidence. He's a man to watch out for. They should get somebody as crafty for finance also.
I agree totally with the article again my hope PM Modi is listening.
I agree totally with the article again my hope PM Modi is listening.
Last but not the least, the govt. is squandering a very good chance of getting the majority on their side.
Good article. But there are certain aspects of the Modi Government which people must know and stop complaining. Not many people knew that Arun Jaitley has stamped his idea of modi sarkar while others were still vacillating. And so perhaps this was the way Modi has Gifted AJ for the job. Jaitley may not be a great leader but he can estimate the current political scenario (except in Delhi state) and be on the right side.
Secondly, What can the Modi Govt do that BJP supporters suggest?
File cases against Vadra in Land scam and Again on Rahul and sonia in National herald case and pursue aggressively!??!
Will that solve modi's problem in passing legislations in the upper house?
You bet, Congress would go even aggressive and won't allow the RS to function even for an hour. Modi has no option but to come to terms with the reality that he does not possess numbers in RS and wait it out, till he gets the Rajya sabha majority, until then he has to kiss and make up with the devil ,Congress party.
Third, Do you think even after getting majority in RS, Modi will fire on all cylinders and go after Vadra or Rahul. Nope. He has enough vivid memories of how Janata party screwed it up by jailing Indira and in return drawing ire from public and sympathy for the Lady. Modi has the best chance to bury congress for Good and he will not let crass acts come in way of this project.
Rahul is enough of nail to bury the congress.
The problem is until he gets the support of congress in RS, he cannot pass the crucial bills- GST and Land bill. Until that happens, there will be no change in the ground position. People largely do not believe in the media, but when they do not perceive any change, they sure are going to vote of this Govt which is best in recent times, by just sitting out on the voting day.
So guys, it sure is frustrating, but there is no choice but to wait and hope to clear as many legislations as possible. Modi is not the person who will keep silent, his constant monitoring of the issues is enough of evidence that he has eye on the job. Many industrialists complaining that not much has changed is in fact, their problems of over leveraging their companies to debt. The growth is picking up and inflaiton under control and good news is no scams.
PS: I am no modi Bhakt, but I guess lets assess the Govt at the end of the term.
The farce judiciary cannot even convict a criminal with road rage, even simple cases extend for decades and can you expect it to convict Vadra, Sonia and that too in one term.
Modi is better off improving the economy and providing Good governance and allowing states to have more freedoms in designing development progreammes.
That is the way to go.
His handling of the vexed Kashmir issue, both before & after the state elections has been bereft of all logic & reflective of lack of intellect. The slogan of mission 44+ smacked of ignorance of ground realities in Kashmir. Subsequently the handshake with Mufti was tantamount to abject surrender as it resulted in seceding of space to separatist forces in J&K for whom Mr. Mufti has been the greatest protagonist for the last 3 decades. The dependence on just a few Jammu based RSS dimwits for framing a cogent national policy on Kashmir has been Mr. Modi’s biggest mistake. It is these 3 gentlemen who continue to mislead Mr. Modi & in the process are causing irreparable damage to the national cause in J&K. The sense of betrayal felt by Kashmiri Pandits & people of Jammu at the turn of events is not misconceived & as such cannot be completely brushed aside. I would like to add here that I am temporarily in Delhi after spending the last few years in Kashmir & believe you me; the local Kashmiris are laughing their heads off at the stupidity of BJP. They say, & rightly so, that Mufti has got everything he wanted without yielding even an inch. The irony that can’t be missed nowadays is that BJP leaders are every other day forced to defend every silly action/ utterance of the ruling PDP on various TV shows.
The sad part in this whole saga is, that despite being a well meaning & an honest politician & in spite of being blessed with phenomenal amounts of energy, sincerity & articulation, Mr. Modi is somehow getting perceived to lack the intellect required to succeed at the top & deliver on the promises that he made during the campaign for 2014 General elections.
Even the much acclaimed & absolutely noble “Swach Bharat Mission”, which was inaugurated with much fanfare, enthusiasm & sincerity, has lost much of its sheen & steam because of the “Moral authority deficit” that Mr. Modi, has started encountering. Despite having done a splendid job on the Foreign Affairs front & having shored up India’s standing in the International arena, the image of the Govt. has seen a southward movement because of perhaps, lack of communication.
I wish somebody would advise Mr.Modi to sack Mr. Arun Jaitly, the current Finance minister, or at least shift him to some inconsequential ministry immediately to reduce his damage potential. He is the man who is perceived to be, & rightly so, the link between the wheelers & dealers of Luytens Delhi & the Govt. He is perceived to be the kingpin of the support system, the #presstitutes & the NGO types still bank on in the present dispensation. He is perceived to be the man behind the move to block disclosure of names of foreign Bank account holders which has caused the maximum damage to the image of the Govt. His closeness to some of the pimps in the media, friendship with some of the controversial ministers of the previous regime & foremost, proximity with some of the scandalous NGOs is an open secret. Mr.Modi must understand that his indebtedness to this man, for services rendered in the past, cannot be subordinated to the larger National interest. Mr.Jaitly has to die if Mr.Modi wants to leave a long lasting imprint on the 21st century India & the INDIA of our dreams, in all her ancient glory, the glimpses of which He cajoled us to foresee during the 2014 campaign, is to become a reality.
PS: People like me & others of our generation, born & brought up in Kashmir, were always told by our elders that all our problems will be solved & Kashmir will truly become an integral part of India only when Jan Sangh/BJP comes to power in Delhi. I brought up my children by repeatedly telling them that things will change for better only if Mr.Modi gets an absolute majority to rule India.
Have things changed? Or Am I being too pessimistic too soon?
In the case of Air India, he has done nothing. R Nandan, its present MD is not much effective. In an over populated country like India, and where we have some efficient and outstanding Indians in business skills, how come Modi is not able to find someone to fine tune AI. IF Emirates can do wonders in airline business, why not AI? Emirate’s business population mainly consists of Indians and we stand to lose out. Where is the fraud involved? Can’t we get an Indian to head the durbar of AI in order to take air India to heights that no one can scale? Modi can do this with a wink of an eye? Why is he not doing it?
There are corruptions everywhere. It takes time. It takes time to book people who are involved in it. Can he not start a beginning and show some results?
His style of wearing cloths. It is his personal choice. He could at least identify himself with a majority of his countrymen in terms of wearing cloths. He should be serious about that.
Some of the projects of highways are still not completed or some such projects are dormant. How come Gadkari is sleeping over the matter? Is there a watch dog Committee and if so what is it doing about the same?
I can come about with more than thousands of such problem affected areas. We need this Govt to address the issues with as much speed as possible as otherwise BJP will have nothing in hand to go before the people of this country for a second term.
2) A more than thousand crore flyover project delayed more than a year because of a case filed by an illegal mosque and no political parties here tried to say a word to solve it outside court.
These are two very small examples..Thousands of projects,across India are now stalled due to – Unreasonable stay order, Land dispute, so called environment clearance and foreign funded agitation by NGOs. Situation is such that no large construction company is not even ready to bid for projects in many areas.
SKVerdict is a petty one but one important thing has come out, why Modi wants NJAC and JAB. And He is on right track as judiciary is opposing it. During 60 years of misrule, Cong and its allies have literally raped laws with bills to create easy exit routes for the culprits and made courts as their extended party office (Teesta case is one strong example of that). Every govt. institution is heavily infested with moles.
Cong led govt. has literally destroyed India’s treasury..a delay in project is a further burden on every Indian.So..
1) LAB - though we can’t eat roads and all but still we need Roads, Ports, Power Plants (which are already there but not operational due to lack of coal – A flawless Coal Auction), Factories, etc..And we need Land for all these.
2) NJAC - to remove the unreasonable legal hurdles created by people with vested interest through courts…so required to eliminate all future legal hurdles manufactured by a section of judiciary with connivance of Congress and NGOs.
3) NGO – through which multinational companies block any project that is against their interest. Greenpeace & FF funded NGOs blocked mining of several minerals for last 10-15 yrs. resulting in importing these items from Canada and Australia. Everyone knows who benefited through this and who lost precious foreign exchange.
To me these are the main hurdles to overcome for a smooth progress. Before that it’s not possible. And Modi is trying to overcome it very cautiously as he knows it better than anyone how important development not for India but also for 2019..
So, as far as ‘Losing the Plot’ – certainly not or at least too early to say that but certainly missed some points which you have mentioned too. But again, without resolving those issues(as related to financial crisis) it’s really difficult to address the others.
Especially do something to expose congress joker Ravish kumer because unfortunately some people believe that he is nice and unbiased man but it is clear when u watch his show that he is a cunning congress slave and is always trying to downplay or hide congress's wrongdoings. Once in a blue moon he might criticize the congress slightly only to show to his supporters that he is unbaised but it is amply clear that he and his channel NDTV is rahul baba and robert baba's stooge.