“BJP's biggest success has been…” Stand-up Comedian explains party’s pattern of setting narrative
New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Abhijit Ganguly expressed his observation about the perceptions of progress under the BJP government in India. Ganguly pointed out that the BJP's greatest success has been in convincing their fanbase that something positive is happening somewhere, even if it might not be apparent to everyone.
He noted that many people, who have not utilized certain services, confidently believe that improvements have been made, despite those who regularly use them knowing otherwise.
According to Ganguly, there seems to be a disparity between perception and reality. For instance, people who have not traveled by train for years confidently assert that India's trains are improving, but regular train commuters are well aware of the truth. Similarly, air travelers might believe that airways have improved, but those who have recently used flights understand the challenges, such as inflation and declining service quality.
"BJP's biggest success has been in convincing their fanbase that something good is happening somewhere, maybe not around you. People who have never stepped on trains for years say with confidence India's trains are doing so much better, but the ones using it know the truth. Train using folks are meanwhile thinking airways has become better while those using flights know how much inflation and bad service has plagued it recently. Service people taxed heavily are thinking okay my taxes are heavy, but ease of doing business is getting better and India's a success story, while people in business know if anything it should be renamed to difficulty in doing business and most business success stories are in spite rather than because of the government,” he stated.
He pointed out that salaried middle-class individuals might feel the impact of inflation, while they believe that direct benefits are helping farmers. However, farmers know the reality of the heavy taxes they are facing on fertilizers and pesticides.
“Salaried Middle class people thinking that inflation is there for me but for farmers etc. direct benefits helping them, while farmers know how much taxes they are having to pay on fertilizers pesticides etc.” he further wrote.
Ganguly's post highlighted a common pattern, there seems to be an overarching narrative that something good is happening, although it may not be experienced firsthand.
BJP's biggest success has been in convincing their fanbase that something good is happening somewhere, maybe not around you. People who have never stepped in trains for years say with confidence India's trains are doing so much better, but the ones using it know the truth. Train…
— Abijit Ganguly (@AbijitG) April 20, 2024
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
