Tag: Indian National Congress

PM Modi urged people to vote wisely ahead of Lok Sabha 2019 polls He listed out the contributions of the NDA government since 2014 In his blog, Narendra Modi slammed the dynasty politics in Congress party "Development over decay, security over stagnation, opportunities over obstacles, vikas over vote-bank politics, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in his latest blog on Wednesday. Hinting that governance improved in India after his government came to power, PM Modi wrote: "Indians were tired of our beloved nation being in the Fragile Five, where corruption, cronyism, and nepotism made headlines instead of anything positive." 'India first' instead of 'family first' Targeting the Congress party, PM Modi said the government has been working for "India first" instead of "family first". He also urged people to ask why the Rajya Sabha was not working as productively as the Lok Sabha, hinting at opposition ruckus. Freedom of speech, courts Expressing his views on freedom of speech, PM Modi said dynastic parties have "never been comfortable" with a free and vibrant press. The recent UPA years saw the bringing of a law that could land you in prison for posting anything offensive, he said. "Every middleman is linked to one family," Modi added. When our air warriors strike at terrorists, Congress questions that too." Last but not least, the prime minister urged people to "think wisely" and asked them to compare the past with the present. "Think wisely: As you go to vote- remember the past and how one family's desire for power cost the nation so greatly.

A group of more than 100 experts have sounded a pre-election alarm over Indian economic data, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of tweaking or burying unwelcoming numbers. His successor, a Modi ally, oversaw an economy-boosting cut in interest rates last month in his first monetary policy meeting. The 108 economists and social scientists said in an open letter on Friday that Indian statistics were "under a cloud for being influenced and indeed even controlled by political considerations". "How much more can this govt. embarrass us on a global level?," the party said on its official Twitter account. Economists in fellow emerging Asian giant China and abroad have long suspected that data there is also massaged, often noting that full-year gross domestic product hits Beijing's pre-set targets with suspicious regularity. The letter also questioned a revised growth rate of 8.2 percent in 2016-17, "the highest in a decade", that "seems to be at variance with the evidence marshalled by many economists". The letter also noted that a major and overdue survey on employment has still not been released. "The government's interference has created a huge problem." The government was yet to comment on the letter.

I tried the all-or-nothing route as governor and failed. How ironic that the deep divisions we witnessed followed a month after America came together to celebrate the life of the late senator John McCain, a true American hero who embodied a positive, constructive and thoroughly civil approach to public service. Throughout my career, I have worked it both ways and I’ve learned from the experience. I admit, I have tried the all-or-nothing approach and failed. We worked collaboratively with people on both sides of a heated issue to create new standards for community policing and did the same to find common sense proposals for reducing gun violence. We haven’t gotten everything right, but we’ve shown what can happen when people put their own agendas second and strive for goals that benefit everyone. Seeing what we’ve accomplished in Ohio with a united approach, I think that we are overdue, nationally, for a really deep breath to cool off and think about the lost art of listening to one another. Leave culture of conflict and listen to others When our leaders start, the public will follow — because we know Americans have it in them to achieve great things when they come together. They weren’t playing a zero-sum game, nor were they unique. Together we — you and me — can make it work, because we’ve done it before.

American politics always has been a full-contact activity. It is a tactic used by the political industry to achieve its goals — securing and retaining power. There were contentious events and polarizing presidents when these two statesmen served in Washington. But one stood out: Today’s Democrats and Republicans not only have very different perspectives on just about every issue — they can’t even get together on defining the problems. It plays to the core voters of each party — the most intense conservatives and liberals. A gridlocked Congress seems more than willing to hand power off to the president. The gap between scientific consensus and public opinion — mostly among conservatives — over the impact of human activity on climate change is well-chronicled. Urge Minnesota’s congressional delegation — Democrats and Republicans — to coalesce their colleagues in a campaign for new congressional leadership. There are good incumbents and candidates among the Democrats, Republicans, independents and third parties. First, though, the public needs to reach consensus that the biggest obstacle to a more effective government is a self-serving political system.