PM Modi has to break his silence Now
The BJP led by Modi used rising petrol prices as their most powerful weapon to attack the UPA government in the run up to 2014 elections. They added generous amounts of fuel to this petrol fire and spoke at rallies at lengths. Today, those speeches are coming back to bite him.
They are more than enough to set the agenda to question Modi on his misrule. It seems like the Modi of those days is questioning the Modi of these days. Many people, thinkers and writers had said Modi during his initial days as PM, oozed ‘positive energy’ when he addressed the nation for the first time from Lal Quila or Red Fort.
People waited for their Acche din with great enthusiasm. But as days rolled by, disillusionment set in, owing to rising prices of fuel. People had to be content with Modi’s theatrical performance of speeches. Now people began to understand positive energy cannot run their vehicles and that we cannot cook even a grain of rice in our kitchens with this. And yet, the bhakts of Modi are eternal optimists. “He may have made all these harsh decisions with some logic. Why can’t we wait a bit more?” this seems to be the basis of faith many middle class bhakts are nourishing.
Many Modi supporters are unable to digest the fact that their choice of a leader was an inappropriate one, in view of the collapsing economy, and rupee biting the dust against the dollar day in and out. Their enthusiasm has been proved damaging and this is hurting them more than ever in just four years’ time.
They now know good speeches are not about best administrative decisions. Yet there are some who’d claim they’ll vote for Modi even if the petrol price touches Rs 100 per litre. Their intention is to make a person bigger than the country.
We have reached 2018. But when we look back at 2013, we do feel we were cheated. There are hardly any economists in Modi administration. Instead of them, we are given Baba Ramdev, Ravishankar guruji and the likes who speak for him.
Sri Sri Ravishankar of Art of Living had said if Modi becomes PM, the value of rupee will become Rs 40 per dollar. Ramdev had told his young disciples that they’d get fuel for Rs 35 per litre. The same people are paying Rs 86 to buy a litre of fuel.
Now everyone in central government is running away from commenting on the rupee value that’s continuing to collapse against the dollar. Hence they are choosing many unimportant issues to comment on. People have stopped commenting on these issues as well since they fear the reaction of the government for such criticism.
With GDP touching 8.2% of increase in the current fiscal year, the government had entered into a celebratory mood. At the same time, there was a decrease of one percent in job creation. Between 2017-18 July, there was a reduction of 1.4 per cent in the number of people with employment. There has been 1.2% collapse between July 2017 and August 2018 in the employment rate, which would continue into the next quarter as well as warned by Mahesh Vyas of Indian Economy Pvt Ltd (CMIE) sometime ago.
The jobs had begun to erode from the demonetization phase itself in November 2017. Lakhs of people who had lost jobs had moved away from skilled work sector and have entered into unorganized work sector. The jobs don’t exist anymore.
Most of them have now found alternate ways of earning a livelihood with lathi wielding gau raksha and moral policing jobs. The government is attempting to shut mouth of those who are questioning, with promises of Sardar Patel statue or Shivaji Park or Ramayana Museum.
The state is also trying to shut their mouths by providing concocted logic on economy that makes no sense. Sometime ago, a central minister said rupee is fine, but the problem lies with the dollar is. Another central minister Jayant Sinha said the plane fares are lesser than that of autos.
Niti Ayog Chairman Rajiv Kumar said the government may demonetize once again if need to be. One cannot even imagine what could happen to the people of this country who have suffered through one demonetization alone.
Congress has called for Bharat Bandh. There is already another Bandh that’s in force thanks to Mr Modi. It has become inevitable for people to put up with this Bandh imposed by the government since they do not have jobs. The PM needs to speak now. His silence is continuing to inflict more damage on people.
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SRH knocked out of play-off race after washout against DC
Hyderabad, May 5 (PTI): Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated from the play-offs race after their Indian Premier League fixture against Delhi Capitals was called off due to heavy rain following the first innings here on Monday.
Pat Cummins-led SRH pace attack ran through the DC batting line-up to limit the visitors to 133/7 before rain dashed the slim hopes of the home team. Both teams shared a point each for the abandoned game.
With 13 points from 11 games, DC remain in contention for a top-four spot.
After reaching the final last year, it was a season to forget for SRH who could not replicate their ballistic run of 2024 with the bat. Having collected only seven points from 11 matches, SRH will now be playing for pride.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were already eliminated from the competition.
Before rain lashed the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, the hosts put up a clinical effort with the ball and were on course for only their fourth win of the season until rain arrived, creating large puddles of water on the outfield. The match officials decided to call off the game at 11.10 pm local time.
The shot selection of Delhi Capitals' batters contributed to their downfall after being put in to bat.
They were left reeling at 29 for five in 7.1 overs with captain Cummins causing the maximum damage.
Cummins had Karun Nair caught behind on the very first ball of the match with a good length ball around the off-stump. It was a rather loose shot from the DC batter first up.
Faf du Plessis departed in Cummins' following over, a failed attempt to put the relentless Australian away for a boundary. Not getting any loose ball from Cummins, the South Africa went for a pull on the charge only to be caught by the wicket-keeper.
Cummins' third victim was Abhishek Porel who was caught after mistiming a flick.
Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat then got into the act by dismissing Axar Patel and K L Rahul respectively. The in-form Rahul went for a drive on the up but ended up edging it to Ishan Kishan behind the stumps.
It was one way traffic until Tristian Stubbs (41 not out off 36) and impact player Ashutosh Sharma (41 off 26) combined to take DC to a respectable total. They shared a 66-run stand off 45 balls.
Sharma was able to break the shackles by depositing leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari for a couple of sixes over long-on in the 15th over.
Stubbs did not look as comfortable as Sharma in the middle but managed to provide much needed support to the latter. The South African could find only four boundaries with the last one coming off the final ball of the innings.
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Match 55 between @SunRisers and @DelhiCapitals has been called off due to wet outfield.
Both teams share a point each.
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