-The Hindu Business Line Ryots in the sugar belt use their own money, shun funding from mill owners Kolhapur (Maharashtra): “I have money to contribute to your election fund,” says a man in tattered clothes, taking out a soiled ?10 note from his pocket. He hands over the note with a broad smile and a promise: “I have given a note, and now I will vote.” It’s a sunny afternoon in a tiny...
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Civil society networks urge political parties to go beyond election rhetoric
-The Hindu New Delhi: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of deliberately creating and highlighting contention on national security issues as a political strategy, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav warned that the long term result would endanger national interests. He was speaking in the context of the BJP’s response to Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s comments on the Balakot air strikes, and other efforts by the BJP to “hijack the electoral agenda”...
More »PM Modi's pet schemes underperforming in Gujarat: Report -Avinash Nair
-The Indian Express Stress faced by certain industries, drought in some areas hurt patronage of financial schemes for MSMEs, says State Level Bankers’ Committee report Ahmedabad: The Union government’s high profile financial aid schemes meant to support the micro, small and medium enterprises of the country have not performed as well as expected in Gujarat, a report of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) released on Tuesday showed. Districts such as...
More »CAMPAign to move focus away from nationalism to 'real issues'
-The Hindu Civil society groups to launch nationwide drive on March 23 In a bid to reclaim the poll narrative post-Pulwama, major civil society networks have joined hands to launch a nationwide CAMPAign on March 23, the death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, which is commemorated as Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day. The “Desh Mera, Vote Mera, Mudda Mera” CAMPAign will aim to move the focus away from nationalism to “real issues” such as...
More »Analysis: What the Congress wants and the BJP doesn't -- a focus on demonetisation -Varghese K George
-The Hindu Unlike surgical strikes and raids in Pakistan, the proof of the impact of demonetisation is evident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi often speaks of his ‘bold decisions’ but he rarely publicises the boldest of all his decisions in this entire career — demonetisation. The abrupt announcement on November 8, 2016 to invalidate currency notes of ?500 and ?1000 was indeed decisive. But during this CAMPAign, that is unlikely to be the...
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