New tryst with destiny -- the Bharat story !!
"...there is precious little Pakistan can do about assassinations on its territory, which the Indian leadership was happy to boast about once the allegations had been publicised." - an article in Pakistani newspaper 'The Dawn'.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 10 years in power left an indelible mark on the country. Its an optimistic story of India rising to become the world’s fastest-growing economy, courted by powerful western leaders and multinational corporations.
There is improved Digital-based economy and efficient governance. The technological advancements have been used to benefit the poor and common masses.
Also to some, Bharat no longer symbolizes under-developed rural India. It means a nation firm on ts roots and liberated from the politics of elites and dynasts.
There is also an escape from “chains of colonisers” and Bharat is on the path to reclaiming its historic Hindu civilisational greatness.
Modi’s status – what many refer to as a “cult of personality” – has continued to rise exponentially while space for criticism of him, be it in the media, academic research or even fictional TV shows, has continued to be in sharp decline. Notably, he has not done a single press conference in 10 years.
Opposition to Modi is painted as opposition to the country ???
Such is the power of “brand Modi” that the BJP sits firmly in the shadow of its strongman leader. Modi’s face and name are attached to almost every government welfare scheme, and are visible on every government poster and even on people’s food rations and Covid vaccination certificates.
The prime minister primarily refers to himself in the third person in speeches and will often address the people as “Modi ka parivar” [Modi’s family]. The party’s election manifesto was simply named “Modi’s guarantee”.
Modi is very full of himself. (The Guadian)
Modi and Amit Shah flay Congress after Sam Pitroda refers to taxation act of the US
The appeasement politics of the Congress stands exposed today with Sam Pitroda's statement on wealth redistribution. He reaffirmed the party's intention to seize the property of the majority and distribute it among the minority. It yet again brings to the fore that the empowerment of India's poor, Dalits, youth, tribes, and backward classes was never on Congress's agenda. - Amit Shah
PM rips into Congress over Sam Pitroda remark: ‘Loot the living and the dead’
Amid the ongoing row over Congress leader Sam Pitroda's seeming advocacy for an inheritance tax, PM Narendra Modi charged that the opposition party does not want people to pass on their hard-earned wealth to their children.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacks Congress over Sam Pitroda's inheritance tax remark.
PM accuses Congress of intending to impose higher taxes.
He alleges Congress will prevent wealth inheritance to children
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Congress after the party’s Sam Pitroda appeared to advocate for a US-style inheritance tax amid the ongoing debate over wealth redistribution. The comments have further fuelled an already-raging controversy over Rahul Gandhi’s promise to conduct a wealth survey if the Congress won the Lok Sabha election.
Speaking at a public meeting in Chhattisgarh's Surguja, PM Modi alleged that the Congress wants to fill its own coffers by imposing ever higher taxes and not allowing people to pass on their hard-earned wealth to their children.
"The advisor [Sam Pitroda] of the 'prince' and the 'royal family' had said some time ago that more taxes should be imposed on the middle class," said PM Modi.
"Congress says that it will impose an inheritance tax, and it will also impose tax on the inheritance received from parents. Your children will not get the wealth that you accumulate through your hard work, rather the claws of the Congress will snatch it away from you."
The Prime Minister said Pitroda's remarks had exposed the dangerous intentions of the Congress.
Making a play on LIC's erstwhile slogan, Modi jibed, "Congress has one mantra -- to loot people zindagi ke sath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi (in life and even after death)."
Without taking any names, PM Modi targeted the Gandhi family and said, "Those people who considered the entire Congress party as their ancestral property and handed it over to their children, now do not want Indians to pass on their property to their children."
The Prime Minister and the BJP had criticised the Congress manifesto, saying it smacks of appeasement and that if it came to power, it would redistribute people’s wealth and also give reservations to Muslims from the quota for SC, ST, and OBC communities.
"Who said 55% will be taken away? Who said something like this should be done in India? Why is BJP and media in panic?" Pitroda said.
Meanwhile, the Congress distanced itself from the controversy, and said Pitroda's views do not always reflect the position of the party.
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