“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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Rahul Gandhi's concern for Dalits self-serving: Mayawati
Lucknow(PTI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday accused the Congress of long-standing neglect towards the Dalits and tribals.
In a post on X, Mayawati dismissed Rahul Gandhi's admission of Congress's failure in fulfilling the political, economic, and reservation-related aspirations of these people as "not new."
She called the leader's stance "self-serving politics" and his party adopting consistently "a sad and unfortunate attitude" towards the SC/ST communities.
The Dalit leader said that it was this very behaviour of the oldest part of the country that compelled these communities to form their own party.
"Consequently," Mayawati said, "the Congress party has continuously remained out of power in major states, including Uttar Pradesh. Now, after losing power, they are suddenly remembering these communities, which can only be described as crocodile tears given their perpetual deceitful intentions and policies."
She extended her criticism to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, accusing it also of hypocrisy.
The BSP chief said the Congress kept in abeyance the full benefits of reservation, failed to honour Dr B R Ambedkar with the Bharat Ratna for nearly 40 years after Independence.
Mayawati said that all "casteist parties" collude to effectively render SC, ST, and OBC reservations "inactive and ineffective" under various pretexts.
They are all "cut from the same cloth," she said.
She claimed that her government in Uttar Pradesh guaranteed "safety, dignity, and welfare" of all sections of society, including the poor, the oppressed, and the Bahujan Samaj.
"The welfare of the nation's Bahujans is solely inherent in the BSP's iron guarantee," said the four-time UP chief minister.
लोकसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष द्वारा यह स्वीकार करना कि देश के विशाल आबादी वाले अन्य पिछड़े वर्ग (ओबीसी) समाज के लोगों की राजनीतिक व आर्थिक आशा, आकांक्षा व आरक्षण सहित उन्हें उनका संवैधानिक हक़ दिलाने के मामलों में कांग्रेस पार्टी खरी व विश्वासपात्र नहीं रही है कोई नई बात नहीं है,…
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) July 26, 2025
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