It is reported the Prime Minister has given the housing and urban poverty alleviation minister Kumari Selja two books by the visiting Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto. The books by the economist are called the poor man’s capitalist, the books by the economist who seems to have created urban housing the in the slums there…
So, agriculture is now a game?
Who is playing whose game? Agriculture is for the farmers? Or for the starving poor? Or, for the election-eyed street-smart politicians? The Prime Minister and the Agriculture Minister nowhere in this game? Supreme Court pulls up the Central government! Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council and the experts and media stars would battle it out? Yes,…
Here is an orthodox, on-vote-bank approach to farm growth!
Who says openly that the farm growth during the 11th Plan had virtually remained stagnant? Has the Prime Minister even once said about the growth rate in agriculture? Or, the Planning Commission boss? These are supposed to be economic experts, right? If these two gentlemen don’t talk openly who else will in India? Of course…
Sharad Pawar’s negative approach to grains wastage
Supreme Court’s order to distribute to the poor must be taken in the positive sense When you turn the experts’ advice what do you get? Words, words and more words and mere words! The Supreme Court in a well-meaning public interest advised the Central government to distribute the food grains stored in the open yards,…
A year of living indecisively?
It is showing off! Minister’s performance is a mix of inefficiency, evasiveness and sheer corrupt deals and much more! Yes, it is now openly admitted and acknowledged that it is no wiser and serves no purpose to blame the Prime Minister. The PM’s personal decency, no one questions. But everyone is very much concerned about…
Fuel prices rises are in the interest of the poorer sections
They must have a sense of stability and security for survival! National Bandh totally unwarranted! Cynicism of the totally bankrupt forces! See who are all in the game? The BJP under Nitin Gadkari banner seemed a welcome start. Yes, even now it is a welcome change from the good old days of L.K.Advani or the…
Food security at the time of food inflation!
We have a 17 per cent rise in food prices Already there is double digit inflation There is a world economic crisis The G-20 talked of reducing deficits in nations’ budgets Now, Sonia Gandhi leads a food security advisory council! Now also, there is going to be a change in the agriculture and food and…
Letter to Mr.Rahul Gandhi, MP
Mr.Rahul Gandhi MP, Tuglak lane. New Delhi Dear Mr.Rahul Gandhi, Sub: Congress affairs in Tamil Nadu-regarding I an old Congress member from Tamil Nadu. As you may be interested to know that I had moved closely with Pandit Nehru and Kamaraj and other senior leaders in the early 1960s and also worked at the AICC…