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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | From Plate to Plough: Cow and cane -Ashok Gulati

From Plate to Plough: Cow and cane -Ashok Gulati

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published Published on Apr 29, 2019   modified Modified on Apr 29, 2019
-The Indian Express

Farm distress, particularly the stray cattle menace and the crisis in livestock sector, and mounting sugarcane arrears could dampen the BJP’s performance in UP.

If one wants to know the quality of our evolving democracy, one must watch the ongoing election campaign in India. It is great fun too. And nothing is more interesting than tracking it in Uttar Pradesh (UP), where the real political battle is being fought. As they say the road to Delhi’s power goes through UP. It accounts for 80 of the 543 parliamentary seats. In the 2014 election, BJP and its allies swept UP with 73 out of 80 seats. Although Narendra Modi came from Gujarat, he contested from Varanasi and scored a thumping victory in 2014. Most agree that it was Modi wave in 2014!

But in 2019 election, is the Modi wave still surging or waning? The grand road show of PM Modi in Varanasi seemed to suggest that the mood of the voters is still upbeat. Modi’s campaign speeches pitch national security and tackling terrorism as the highest priority of his government. He categorically says he will never hesitate to eliminate terrorists even if he has to bomb their safe havens in the neighbouring country. This brings lot of cheers and chants of “Modi, Modi” from the crowd. But how much of this will sustain till the voting day, and turn into votes for BJP, will have to be seen. In the meantime, the electioneering pitch has certainly turned hot, even tipping over to remarks that range from “Ali and Bajrang Bali” to as low as “khaki underwear” by certain political leaders. Many others have whipped up emotions to divide the people on religious and caste lines, forcing the Election Commission to ban them from campaigning for 48/72 hours.

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The Indian Express, 29 April, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/sugarcane-farmers-uttar-pradesh-farmer-distress-livestock-lok-sabha-elections-5699523/


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