INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Call it the biggest confidence vote for the NDA government, and it is coming from none other than PM Modi himself
In a freewheeling interview to The Times of India, Modi said he is fully confident of making a comeback with more seats than in
making it clear that the focus will be on development, and development alone
The prime minister hit out at mob lynching, saying that there cannot be any justification for such dastardly acts
tax tweaks will boost the economy in the long run
Modi also rubbished the Opposition propaganda over jobless growth, claiming that his government has added more jobs than promised.
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state of the economy and polity in the run-up to the all-important 2019 polls
Here are the key takeaways:
PANEL VIEWYOGENDRA YADAVFOUNDER, SWARAJ INDIA POLITICAL PARTY
I have never heard of an interview which has no
Why was the question on Rafale dismissed in four sentences What PM said on job front is nothing new
The simple story is these were people earlier not on the roll
PM wants us to actively speculate
If new jobs are created then why it is in every single opinion survey employment is the highest concern.
GOURAV VALLABHSPOKESPERSON,
There is a basic error in EPFO counting
91% of exposure of Mudra loans is on an average 21000
How can one person start a new venture When we left the government, the NPA was 2.5 lakh crore, now its 11lakh crore
Gross fixed capital formation is at its lowest
Exports are at an all-time low
PM statements and actions are not same
PM mentioned about noconfidence
Has he reacted on any questions asked by Rahul Gandhi
SANJEEV SRIVASTAVPOLITICAL COMMENTATOR
It was a comprehensive answer statements
I liked the statement on opposition alliance
But what is the point of asking every issue if you are not asked follow up questions When lynching have been happening PM was expected to be
There is soft peddling of the issue
There is a clear sense of communal atmosphere
There is this Hindutva subtext that BJP will benefit from
Will caste subtext overpower Hindutva subtext That will be the deciding factor in North India.
HITESH JAINSPOKESPERSON, BJP
When the answers
You cannot locate economic reforms only on the basis of privatisation
We are flagging the fact we inherited problems of UPA but we are not shying away from solutions
People conveniently forget everything
People are trying to confuse
As far as illegal citizen are concerned we should have a clear policy
PM also said our campaign is focusing on development.
ANAND RANGANATHANSCIENTIST AND AUTHOR
In retrospect, having looked at the scope and
scale of the interview, I think Times of India did ask him tough questions
The questions were tough but again there is no point in asking a tough question if you cannot follow it up with another subsidiary question
The answers were very factual
Some of the facts are impressive
The thing about jobs, the debate is settled
PM has yet again not answered on Rafale
