OPINION | Give Modi a chance: Allow farm laws to be implemented for one year
4 years, 2 months ago

OPINION | Give Modi a chance: Allow farm laws to be implemented for one year

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday invited 40 farmers’ unions for fresh round of talks to be held on Wednesday, saying that the government was committed to find logical solutions to matters that could be acceptable to all. Those blocking the highway are not farmers, they are Left party workers, holding red flags and banners and chanting objectionable slogans like “Modi Teri Qabr Khudegi”. In my prime time show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on Monday night, we showed visuals of Left party cadres holding red flags, but suddenly wearing green caps and ‘pagri’, speaking about MSP issue. It has also come to light that the party’s claim of nearly 2 crore farmers signing a memorandum seeking repeal of the farm laws, submitted to the President by Rahul Gandhi, is without basis. Even Sharad Pawar and former PM Dr Manmohan Singh know that the new farm laws that provide for contract farming, abolition of stock limits and freedom of movement of foodgrains, will ultimately benefit the farmers.

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India’s Modi is not known for leading by collaboration. After lackluster election result, he may have to adapt
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Modi is not known for leading by collaboration. After lackluster election result, he may have to adapt

LA Times  

Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for aggressive and often snap decisions that he has found easy to execute thanks to the majority he enjoyed in India’s lower house of parliament. In his expected next term as prime minister — when he will need a coalition to govern after election results announced …

Karnataka Elections 2023: PM Modi, Amit Shah hold roadshows in BJP's show of strength in poll-bound state
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: PM Modi, Amit Shah hold roadshows in BJP's show of strength in poll-bound state

India TV News  

Karnataka Elections 2023: Ahead of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a mega roadshow in north Bengaluru to give an impetus to the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in the state. Amit Shah holds roadshow in Mangaluru Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also conducted a roadshow in Mangaluru on Saturday evening as part of the party’s …

Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes

Associated Press  

FATEHGARH SAHIB, India — Amandeep Kaur Dholewal rose from a traditional Indian cot and began speaking to a small gathering of men and women who sat cross-legged in a park opposite a white-domed gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs. The polls will indicate whether riding the crest of the yearlong protests that forced Modi to make a rare retreat …

Farmer anger will test PM Modi as voting ends in India’s Punjab
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmer anger will test PM Modi as voting ends in India’s Punjab

Al Jazeera  

Voters in the northern Indian state go to the polls in state assembly elections seen as a test for Modi’s BJP party. Voters in the northern Indian state of Punjab have cast their ballot in the state assembly elections seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party’s popularity ahead of general elections in 2024. Pitched against …

Modi left farmers on roads amid Covid, India has a 'king not PM': Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 1 month ago

Modi left farmers on roads amid Covid, India has a 'king not PM': Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of leaving protesting farmers on roads for a year amid the pandemic and alleged India now has a king who believes people should keep quiet when he makes a decision. Addressing farmers at a rally here, Gandhi said the Congress intends to provide a government that works in partnership …

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?
3 years, 3 months ago

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?

The Independent  

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Farm law repeal: Lessons for Narendra Modi and his government
3 years, 4 months ago

Farm law repeal: Lessons for Narendra Modi and his government

Firstpost  

The worry is that after this decision, the possibility of serious debate among stakeholders and political parties on farms reforms with which they have grappled for years, if not decades, is unlikely to happen in the near future. “If the deaf are to hear,” Bhagat Singh said during his trial in April 1929, “the sound has to be very loud.” …

Opinion | How Modi, by repealing farm laws, has taken the wind out of the sails of opposition parties
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | How Modi, by repealing farm laws, has taken the wind out of the sails of opposition parties

India TV News  

On the day of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the opportunity to announce the repeal of all three farm laws that were enacted last year. Modi has the people of India behind him, his government has the support of more than 325 members in Parliament, there was no danger to his government, nor any pressure, and …

Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s retreat on farm laws cowardice or calculation?
3 years, 4 months ago

Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s retreat on farm laws cowardice or calculation?

Firstpost  

Things are not looking good for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By agreeing to repeal the reformative farm laws after anarchy unleashed by the Opposition, Punjab’s agricultural middlemen or arthiyas, and shadowy forces like the ISI-backed Khalistanis, Modi has given credence to the growing impression that this nation can be ruled by the mob on the streets and not by the …

Some political parties want to keep farmers involved in problems: PM Modi in poll-bound UP
3 years, 4 months ago

Some political parties want to keep farmers involved in problems: PM Modi in poll-bound UP

India Today  

On the day he announced the roll back of the three farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the opposition parties, saying their only motive is to keep the farmers involved in problems. PM Modi was in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba to inaugurate multiple projects for farmers aimed at ending water scarcity in the dry Bundelkhand region. …

Modi Repealing Farm Laws Is Huge! How Will It Impact Polls & National Politics?
3 years, 4 months ago

Modi Repealing Farm Laws Is Huge! How Will It Impact Polls & National Politics?

The Quint  

In the long term, this U-Turn by Modi has added an element of uncertainty in Indian politics. The biggest development is that it has destroyed the aura of Modi being an invincible, iron-willed leader who can't be made to compromise. Past PMs Who Compromised With Protests and Those Who Didn't Despite a brute majority, Rajiv Gandhi in the late 1980s …

Narendra Modi makes huge U-turn on controversial farmers law after over a year of protests
3 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi makes huge U-turn on controversial farmers law after over a year of protests

The Telegraph  

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued an unprecedented apology and announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws that were met with nationwide protests. Indian farmers had alleged new laws, which Delhi argued would deregulate agriculture, would slash their dwindling profits by forcing them to sell produce to large corporates rather than at guaranteed fixed-prices in government markets. Hundreds …

Sriram Karri | How PM can win hearts, keep bills, end protests
4 years, 1 month ago

Sriram Karri | How PM can win hearts, keep bills, end protests

Deccan Chronicle  

A political stalemate deadlocked in a seeming binary is dangerous. The third is the start of a resolution and solution, which can never be ours unless we set aside the mistaken notion that in the pitched battle on Delhi’s borders, only one of the two — protesting farmers or the Narendra Modi government — can win. But there is another …

PM Modi makes fresh appeal to protesting farmers from Lok Sabha, Rakesh Tikait responds
4 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi makes fresh appeal to protesting farmers from Lok Sabha, Rakesh Tikait responds

India TV News  

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday asserted that the agitating farmers were not aiming at any change in power at the Centre but a solution to their problems as he said many of their leaders will tour different parts of the country to spread the movement. Addressing the protesting farmers at Singhu border, Tikait said that the agitation against the …

'Give farm reforms a chance, open to changes': PM Modi appeals farmers to end agitation
4 years, 1 month ago

'Give farm reforms a chance, open to changes': PM Modi appeals farmers to end agitation

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a fervent appeal to protesters to end their agitation against the new farm laws. "We are working for the small farmers," he said, adding that Rs 1.15 lakh crore paid into account of farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi and accused the Mamata Banerjee government of blocking the PM-KISAN in West Bengal. He …

Still Time for Modi Govt to Shun Arrogance of Power and Withdraw Farm Laws: Sonia Gandhi
4 years, 2 months ago

Still Time for Modi Govt to Shun Arrogance of Power and Withdraw Farm Laws: Sonia Gandhi

News 18  

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi in a statement on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi-led government of “arrogance”, asked it to shun its arrogance of power, follow the ‘raj dharma’, and withdraw the three “black” farm laws. “There is still time for the Modi government to come out of arrogance of power and withdraw the three new central farm laws to …

Opinion | Farmers must realize, Congress and Left are using them for their own political agenda
4 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Farmers must realize, Congress and Left are using them for their own political agenda

India TV News  

In his no-holds-barred attack on the Opposition on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that political parties were misguiding farmers who are agitating against the new farm laws. Addressing farmers for the second time in a week, Modi accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of “depriving” 70 lakh farmers of direct cash benefit in her state. Almost every day …

PM Modi to address farmers on 25 Dec; Centre should come with 'open mind' for talks, say protesters
4 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi to address farmers on 25 Dec; Centre should come with 'open mind' for talks, say protesters

Firstpost  

Farmers’ unions on Wednesday demanded that the Centre come up with a concrete proposal in writing to resolve the deadlock over the agricultural laws and not repeal “meaningless amendments” that they have already rejected Farmers’ unions on Wednesday demanded that the Centre come up with a concrete proposal in writing to resolve the deadlock over the agricultural laws and not …

BJP leaders hail Modi for 'setting record straight' on farm laws; Congress hits back, says farmers, not Oppn protesting
4 years, 3 months ago

BJP leaders hail Modi for 'setting record straight' on farm laws; Congress hits back, says farmers, not Oppn protesting

Firstpost  

A number of leaders from the ruling BJP as well as the Opposition parties took to Twitter to voice their opinion after Modi clarified Centre’s stand on the three contentious farm laws Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the farmers of Madhya Pradesh via video conferencing during a Kisan Sammelan event on Friday. देश के यशस्वी प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी …

Narendra Modi's point-by-point rebuttal to narrative against farm laws rips lies to shreds
4 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Modi's point-by-point rebuttal to narrative against farm laws rips lies to shreds

Firstpost  

Much has been written about Narendra Modi’s communication skills, his ability to connect with the masses and his oratory. It was originally meant for farmers in Madhya Pradesh as part of the Kisan Mahasammelan programme, but the prime minister’s speech ended up being a point-by-point rebuttal to the dubious narrative against farm laws and the political opposition against reforms. In …

India’s winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi
4 years, 3 months ago

India’s winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. The perpetually busy arterial highways that connect most northern Indian towns to this city of 29 million people now pulse to the cries of “Inquilab Zindabad” — “Long live …

Opinion | Farmers should guard against those shouting “Modi Teri Qabr Khudegi”
4 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Farmers should guard against those shouting “Modi Teri Qabr Khudegi”

India TV News  

After another marathon round of talks between farmer leaders and the Centre on Thursday, there appeared to be some signs of a breakthrough. It also agreed to the suggestion of farmer leaders for compulsory registration of all private traders who intend to purchase crops from farmers on contract basis. At Thursday’s meeting, the farmer leaders had given to the government …

Budget 2019 example of Modi's governance style, stresses push for neo-middle class striving to realise urban dream
6 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2019 example of Modi's governance style, stresses push for neo-middle class striving to realise urban dream

Firstpost  

The 2019 Interim Budget presented on Friday is a clear example of a Narendra Modi who plans for a decade, even when he is set to face an uncertainty three months down the line in the general elections. Do what is good for the people.” Modi went on to win the 2007 Gujarat Assembly elections despite a determined attempt to …

Speak for 15 minutes without reading from paper: Modi dares Rahul in K'taka
6 years, 10 months ago

Speak for 15 minutes without reading from paper: Modi dares Rahul in K'taka

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: With an aim to dethrone Congress from Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick started his campaign in the poll-bound state today. There is not a BJP wave in Karnataka but it is a BJP storm.” Lauding BJP’s state chief Yeddyurappa, the Prime Minister said, “BS Yeddyurappa is the hope of the people of Karnataka and he is going to …

Budget and Beyond: This is the Modi moment, if he gets this right, farmers will salute him, says Ashok Gulati
7 years, 2 months ago

Budget and Beyond: This is the Modi moment, if he gets this right, farmers will salute him, says Ashok Gulati

Firstpost  

Firstpost is conducting a series of interviews with key economic policy makers and experts, leading up to Union Budget 2018. In the second part of the series, Ashok Gulati - agricultural economist and a former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, the advisory body of the Government of India on food supplies and pricing policies - speaks …

Politics in 2018: Narendra Modi must address waning support for BJP, Rahul Gandhi must revolutionise Congress
7 years, 2 months ago

Politics in 2018: Narendra Modi must address waning support for BJP, Rahul Gandhi must revolutionise Congress

Firstpost  

Just as the Rahul camp overestimates its Gujarat performance, almost treating it as a victory, the BJP underestimates the significance of its reduced margin in Modi’s home state It seems that acche din have arrived for the Congressmen, if not for the rest of Indians. 2018 may see a new Modi Just as the Rahul camp overestimates its Gujarat performance, …

Some disturbing trends evident in Gujarat race
7 years, 3 months ago

Some disturbing trends evident in Gujarat race

Deccan Chronicle  

You have to pinch yourself to believe that it is the Prime Minister of India who is lustily stirring the caldron of regional chauvinism. Mr Modi’s main opponent in Gujarat is the Congress Party and he must therefore paint it in black colours. And there is one asset that the Opposition simply can’t match — an army of a multitude …

Modi has failed to fulfill his poll promises, says Rahul Gandhi
8 years, 6 months ago

Modi has failed to fulfill his poll promises, says Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Jhansi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "failing" to fulfill his poll promises and vowed to make him listen to the problems of farmers. "Its been two and a half years now but Modiji has not been able to fulfill any of his poll promise.none of the bank accounts got the promised Rs …

Modi@2 | Catalogue of Disappointments, Achhe Din Elude: Tharoor
8 years, 10 months ago

Modi@2 | Catalogue of Disappointments, Achhe Din Elude: Tharoor

The Quint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Prime Minister Modi marks its second anniversary in office, and as it approaches the halfway mark of its term, the “achhe din” promised by its overblown election campaign are nowhere in sight. Mr Modi offered himself as a business-savvy “man of action” who would transform India with unprecedented reform and growth. But if …

2 Years of Modi: A Report Card
8 years, 10 months ago

2 Years of Modi: A Report Card

The Diplomat  

The Narendra Modi government completes two years in office this month. Even as Congress’ presence in India is shrinking, under Modi, the BJP is expanding in parts of India where it could never set foot earlier. On the economic front, India is the only economy standing among the much-touted BRICS, with estimates suggesting that the country has overtaken China as …

Modi's first year: Impatient India wants delivery, not just intent
9 years, 10 months ago

Modi's first year: Impatient India wants delivery, not just intent

India Today  

In the weeks and months before May 16, 2014, when the Narendra Modi juggernaut was rolling relentlessly across India and whipping up electoral passion unseen in the country in a long time, some wise men would resort to levity to try and provide some perspective to the "wave". The NDA's new Naxal policy announced by Home Minister Rajnath Singh last …

Kisaan Virodhi, PM Modi? Land Bill may be political suicide for government
9 years, 11 months ago

Kisaan Virodhi, PM Modi? Land Bill may be political suicide for government

Firstpost  

There are millions of taxi drivers in India’s major metros who come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and they invariably visit their families in the rural belt during sowing or harvest season. Chandrabhushan argues that most agriculture households in UP or Bihar work on less than 5 acres of land and have one person working in the cities to supplement …

Right Angle: The Modi narrative
10 years, 7 months ago

Right Angle: The Modi narrative

Deccan Chronicle  

It is amusing to witness the alac-rity with which many English-language publications in India are fast turning themselves into a dumping ground of term papers of American universities. It would not be inaccurate to suggest that Mr Modi’s campaign for, first, the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party and, subsequently, the prime ministership of India, drew the least support from …

Modi to discuss issues with UP farmers today on 'chai-pe-charcha'
11 years ago

Modi to discuss issues with UP farmers today on 'chai-pe-charcha'

Firstpost  

Modi will also discuss through video-conferencing policies which the party proposes to enforce if voted to power. Lucknow: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will hold ‘chai-par-charcha’ discussions across 281 places in Uttar Pradesh Thursday evening, said party leaders adding that Modi will interact with farmers and discuss their issues. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders said the discussion organised by the …

Cong. dares Modi to open debate on governance model
11 years, 8 months ago

Cong. dares Modi to open debate on governance model

The Hindu  

Congress on Thursday dared Narendra Modi to an open debate on his governance model in Gujarat, while rubbishing his attack on the UPA for the economic slowdown. “It will be crystal clear how much strength that governance model has.People of the country will judge.they would be able to sift the fact from the fiction,” Mr. Tewari told reporters. On BJP’s …

Mission Modi
11 years, 10 months ago

Mission Modi

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has done the expected in presenting a trenchant charge sheet coinciding with the commencement of the United Progressive Alliance’s final year in office. Like any Opposition worth its salt, the BJP loves a good fight and the Manmohan Singh government has made the competition’s job easy by getting almost everything wrong in its second term. Since …

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