Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

disha · Post by **disha** » 17 Feb 2014 06:42

RajeshA'ji for Dy. HRD ministry with express-charge to clean up NCERT.

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 17 Feb 2014 07:00

disha wrote:
Kakkaji wrote:Singhaji should be Minister for Defense Production
Ulan Batori ji should be made head of RAW
~~Theo Fidel should head the Ministry of renewable energy~~
Theo Fidel should head Nuclear Power
~~Dr Shiv as Ambassador to Pakistan~~
Dr Shiv should be sent as Ambassador to US, with license-to-search-and-inspect
There corrected.

Agree with Dr. Shiv as Amb to USA.

Make Jhujarji the Ambassador to Pakistan then.

Do not agree with what is being said about TF-ji. He is anti nuclear power but very pro solar power. 'Suraj poora chamka deinge saare Bharat par vo."

niran · Post by **niran** » 17 Feb 2014 07:57

parikh wrote:Paging Niran Saar , need to contact you.

says who and why?

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 17 Feb 2014 08:44

This is so what I have wanted to hear.... shall await confirmation from more overt and official sources...

BJP PLAN TO PUSH INDIA INTO BIG LEAGUE (Pioneer)

If voted to power in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, the BJP will set an ambitious target of 12 per cent annual growth for India by pursuing “more vigorous market-centric economic reforms”. The BJP-led Government will also break free from inter-State “economic barriers” to create “a national market” by removing “irrational restrictions” like sales tax in inter-State movements.

The party will recommend that savings be encouraged at the national level and income below Rs 1 lakh per month (that is Rs 12 lakh per annum) be made “tax-free.” All savings would be “tax-deductible” and losses of tax would be offset by “auctioning of natural resources”, sources told The Pioneer. The recommendations are part of the BJP’s Vision 2020 that seeks to completely dismantle the existing model of planning and replace it with ‘aggressive market economy’, particularly at the State levels.

The Sub-committee on the Vision 2020 panel met on February 13 at the residence of former BJP president Nitin Gadkari. The meet was attended by senior party leader and former Commerce Minister Subramanian Swamy, the convenor of the committee. The meeting was also attended by representatives from ‘Aarth Kranti”, an independent economic think tank and RSS thinkers. Gadkari is heading the BJP’s Committee on Vision 2020 which will be released ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha poll and be part of party’s election campaign agenda.

“The financial draft of it will be ready in a week’s time,” sources said. The financial chapter of the Vision document advocates an all-round “second-generation reforms” to improve “quality of governance and accountability” that would sustain the growth to be generated by an open competitive economy. This growth rate could take India “to the league of the top three nations of world” if governance norms are properly enforced, says the economic part of the draft 2020 authored by Swamy. The panel may also examine ways to incorporate political or economic inputs available in the public speeches of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

“A 12 per cent GDP growth rate per year which will mean a doubling of GDP every six years, and that of per capita income doubling every seven years,” says the party’s draft economic document. “This modest growth would take India at par with the US and China by 2020 and overtake China in the next two decades,” maintains Swamy .

Saying that India is not yet an economically developed nation and to be so, its GDP will have to grow at 12 per cent per year for “at least a decade”, the draft claims that technically this is within country’s reach and these goals can be attained by increased FDI and by use of IT software in domestic industry. “But for that to happen, a more vigorous market centric economic reforms to dismantle the vestiges of the Soviet model in Indian planning, especially at the provincial level is required,” maintains the document.

The document seeking “to fix” the Indian financial system that “suffers from a hang-over of cronyism and corruption that have brought the government budgets on the verge of bankruptcy and therefore”. It says the country’s infrastructure requires about $150 billion dollars to make it world class, and the education system needs 6 per cent of GDP instead of 2.8 per cent today. “Obviously, a second generation of reforms are necessary for all this,” it goes on to conclude, adding “these goals thus have to be at the core of the economic agenda for the rest of this decade for a new Government in 2014.”

spread far and wide, mitron....

rajeshkathiriya · Post by **rajeshkathiriya** » 17 Feb 2014 08:56

http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/ ... ort-376108

Gas Field owned by 60% Reliance, 30% BP and 10% Niko

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 17 Feb 2014 09:04

The other Modi - SuMo from Bihar - takes Nitush's pretensions to the cleaners. Good read from IE...

“Neither Lalu nor Nitish is going to be PM, vote for Modi instead of wasting votes”

Since the NDA split in Bihar, former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi has been playing on Narendra Modi’s image and background to take on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In this interview, the BJP legislature party leader discusses the party’s election strategies:

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 17 Feb 2014 09:09

[quote="Kakkaji]..........[/quote]

Philipji for Ambassador to USA

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 17 Feb 2014 09:29

Rahul Mehta as election commissioner

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Feb 2014 09:36

vivek ahuja can be head of china study and analysis group within MOD.

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 17 Feb 2014 09:36

Muppalla wrote:Rahul Mehta as election commissioner

Rahul Mehta as Supreme Leader - above PM, like Diyar Beluvd Leader.

Muppalla-ji, you and Dasari-ji, would have to contest for CM-ship of SeemaAndhra

. Devesh saar would be CM of Telangana.

Saral · Post by **Saral** » 17 Feb 2014 10:02

I would like a minor league position preferably one where I can multiply my meagre assets, under the radar. suggestions? Hail dear beloved supreme leader Rahul Mehta-ji.

VikramS · Post by **VikramS** » 17 Feb 2014 10:09

gandharva wrote:Primary obstacle to NaMo's success: BJP's Vajpayee-era personalities -- MD Nalapat

http://www.sunday-guardian.com/analysis ... _feM.gmail

Sorry to be the party pooper, but please do not underestimate the threat of AAP.

Heard that AAP is specifically targeting the Sikh vote. Jarnail Singh who threw the shoe at PC and HS Phulka are becoming a part of AAP, and they are not only targeting BJP in Delhi but also Punjab.

Their line is not that Congress did wrong, but that what did BJP do to punish the guilty of 1984. And it seems it is resonating well.

Another disconcerting note: AAP theatrics have seem to have one over a lot of people, at least they are doing something crowd among the urban poor.

And now that AK has resigned he had three months to sink into Modi's vote.

The dynasty is not dead; dont count your chickens before they hatch.

habal · Post by **habal** » 17 Feb 2014 10:14

suryag wrote:
Philipji for Ambassador to USA

ask him if he's ready for the odd cavity search ?

anchal · Post by **anchal** » 17 Feb 2014 10:52

True that, AAP cannot be underestimated. Their value proposition is so easy to communicate. All are corrupt, we are honest - vote us in and see reduction in corruption

Yesterday three of my friends visited us for dinner. Had a heated discussion on AAP and AK drama. Only two could be converted as AAP-cynical. One guys remained steadfast in his belief in AK's supreme sacrifice. And BJP Delhi gang pathetic record as the main opposition party of the decade does no good

God works in mysterious ways. Children of liberalization, working with fiercely competitive MNCs rooting for Medha Patekars, Gopal Raid, Yogendra Yadavs and Sanjay Singh!

Saral · Post by **Saral** » 17 Feb 2014 10:59

Use the analogy with Venezuela in the screen cast below. Where it was and where it now when taken over by a non-corrupt, honest Chavez in the late 90s. Complete breakdown and a modern-day idiocracy. Honesty is not enough, in fact excessive focus on one issue (corruption) is recipe for disaster.

http://t.co/HfZa5cYUv9

member_20317 · Post by **member_20317** » 17 Feb 2014 11:36

anchal wrote:True that, AAP cannot be underestimated. Their value proposition is so easy to communicate. All are corrupt, we are honest - vote us in and see reduction in corruption

Yesterday three of my friends visited us for dinner. Had a heated discussion on AAP and AK drama. Only two could be converted as AAP-cynical. One guys remained steadfast in his belief in AK's supreme sacrifice. And BJP Delhi gang pathetic record as the main opposition party of the decade does no good

God works in mysterious ways. Children of liberalization, working with fiercely competitive MNCs rooting for Medha Patekars, Gopal Raid, Yogendra Yadavs and Sanjay Singh!

Man is a social animal. Before that he is an emotional animal and only after both these states does he become a rational animal.

The question that arises now is, what is the level of these 3 aspects in our country. Leaving the electoral considerations aside, where AAP can be used to hit at Congress (simply do shadow campaigning for them wherever it fits your tactics) there is a strategic issue to be understood in the rise of AK420.

The consistency with which he has hit out at all the points which weaken India cannot be a coincidence. Good thing is, that there are a good number of people tracking these people. India has from time to time taken up the trud affront route to plogless and AK-420 is high on the same quotient that V.P.Singh displayed.

Arjun · Post by **Arjun** » 17 Feb 2014 12:34

nsriram wrote:Use the analogy with Venezuela in the screen cast below. Where it was and where it now when taken over by a non-corrupt, honest Chavez in the late 90s. Complete breakdown and a modern-day idiocracy. Honesty is not enough, in fact excessive focus on one issue (corruption) is recipe for disaster.

http://t.co/HfZa5cYUv9

Very good video...The only professionals who would not be convinced by this, would be the hard-core Naxal sympathizers.

subhamoy.das · Post by **subhamoy.das** » 17 Feb 2014 13:38

There are two ways to fight corruption - bottom up and top down. Buttom up is what PAAP is pursuing and has very limited effectiveness as it tries to stem that rot after it has already happened. Top down approach, followed by NAMO, is basically using economic growth to prevent it to recur.

There are two ways to fight poverty - bottom up and top down. CONG(I) RAG is pursuing it bottom up and hence the focus on doles and welfare programmers which is again very in-effective. NAMO is using a top down approach using economic growth to prevent its re-currence.

We need to send this simple message out! Economic growth is the only tool which can blow away corruption and poverty, the two items AK and RAG are peddling to the masses.

gakakkad · Post by **gakakkad** » 17 Feb 2014 14:30

suryag wrote:[quote="Kakkaji]..........

Philipji for Ambassador to USA

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Russian ambassador or Yindian ?

kapilrdave · Post by **kapilrdave** » 17 Feb 2014 16:43

Atri wrote:namo has a vipareeta raajayoga. he thrives on opposition.

Is this out of his chart reading or it's just an analogy for your general observation?
This reminds me of Bali in Ramayan. Bali had a vardan that he would get additional strength equivalent to half of his enemy's strength in a battle. Also this energy will come at the expense of the enemy so he will have only half of his strength left in him.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 17 Feb 2014 17:18

Worrying news, if true. lotus internal survey in Agra conducted after the mammoth vijay shankhanaad rally held there is showing *declining* lotus vote share there... Is the wave over?

http://www.jagran.com/news/national-agr ... tml?src=p1

niran bhai, any insider khabar on this development?

Atri · Post by **Atri** » 17 Feb 2014 17:58

kapilrdave wrote:
Atri wrote:namo has a vipareeta raajayoga. he thrives on opposition.
Is this out of his chart reading or it's just an analogy for your general observation?
This reminds me of Bali in Ramayan. Bali had a vardan that he would get additional strength equivalent to half of his enemy's strength in a battle. Also this energy will come at the expense of the enemy so he will have only half of his strength left in him.

general obs.. I do not understand much from jyotisha. its either intuition or analogy.

yes, bali is a also a good analogy. but so far, modi seems to be thriving and growing on poison spewed on him. more they vomit, more he grows. they should have neglected him. now they cannot even ignore him.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 17 Feb 2014 21:04

Hari Seldon wrote:Coming back to the shadow cabinet wishlisting away... which BR members would I like to see in a NaMo cabinet.... well, for starters... Bji as culture and HRD mantri, Vivek ahuja as raksha mantri, suraj saar as vitta (finance) mantri with additional charge of roads and infra, ramana garu as MEA (doubling up as NSA too, perhaps?)...

Anyway, re MMJ, LKA, Jaswant etc., its high time to shunt the octogenarians either into RS or into retirement. Keshubhai could tell them a thing or two about choosing the third alternative...

Don't know about the wishlist but you have hit upon the instability in the NSA position. Chanakaya says advisers have to be made accountable to implement their recommendations or else it will be futile. Indian NSAs have no ministerial responsiblities and this leads to a merry go round of attending Carnatic katcheries while Mumbai is burning or attending Embassy functions while diplomats are cavity searched in US.

Next govt should combine the office of NSA with MHA as the major threats are internal security for next decade.

gandharva · Post by **gandharva** » 17 Feb 2014 22:06

Their Master's Voice In Washington

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?289551

Kati · Post by **Kati** » 17 Feb 2014 22:22

Watch out for HAF. Though it has a lot of Hindutva elements, it is being remote controlled by SD which
in the past has given generous funds. (Typical of SD - giving money to all groups and using them selectively when the time is right.) HAF has been activated again by the SD so that lawmakers can be reached and their opposition to NaMo can be toned down. ... But again, if the situation turns unpalatable, then SD will send HAF to cold-storage once again.
Poor Zahir Janmohamed will be left high and dry very soon.

Supratik · Post by **Supratik** » 17 Feb 2014 23:03

No it is uneasiness becoz Hindu-Americans are using the tools available to other groups but denied to Hindus under the rubric of "Hindutva, fascism, communal", etc. They were fine when the CAIR or various Islamic and leftist groups were lobbying to push their own agendas.

muraliravi · Post by **muraliravi** » 18 Feb 2014 00:12

Hari Seldon wrote:Worrying news, if true. lotus internal survey in Agra conducted after the mammoth vijay shankhanaad rally held there is showing *declining* lotus vote share there... Is the wave over?

http://www.jagran.com/news/national-agr ... tml?src=p1

niran bhai, any insider khabar on this development?

Hari sir,

Come to the election thread. Anyway in the article it is clear that the decline started even before modi's rally etc.. And even after the rally the slide continues in the seat. I had said this before too, in UP sitting MP's (10 of them), barring 2-3 of them are not very popular and should be refused tickets. But in Agra Ramshankar Katheriya the sitting MP is being repeated. Same mistake with MM Joshi. Varun Gandhi has been moved out of Pilibhit, but why???. Thats the big question, all three loud mouths do zilch in their constituency. You have see peoplespulse report on UP to understand what Varun gandhi is. Horrible MP, zilch work, no development nothing. He knows that and that is why he agreed to move out.

Anyway silver lining is that BJP has only 10 sitting MP's in UP of which 3-4 will win anyway, 2-3 will be moved out. So this problem will be there in Varanasi, Agra and maybe 2 more seats. I bet if you have a varanasi survey tracker it will show decline for BJP support, in fact after the news that BJP plans to repeat MMJ there, the vote share will fall at a slope of m= (-1).

One more example is the mahan party president RNS running away from Ghaziabad. What is he afraid of IF he has done good work in his seat?? Is he running away becos of AK, why sir, as BJP's president does he not have the cadre base to communicate with voters IFFFF he has done anything. This should tell you why the BJP has become rotten in UP over the years. Problem is he is even worse than AAP/AK. He can easily expose AK's antics. If he was even a 10% decent MP for that seat, he could easily retained riding on the Namo wave, AAP or BSP or SP can do zilch to affect BJP there if RNS was a OK MP at the least.

ashish raval · Post by **ashish raval** » 18 Feb 2014 01:19

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... 567890.cms

Finally the dreams of Lakhs of farmers of Gujarat is going to be fulfilled. This will ensure that agriculture in Gujarat will grow at more than ten percent over next fifteen twenty years and people will no longer seek means to leave their villages and give up their quiet and natural life in villages. They will not have to compromise in their lifestyle too.

Guys I am pretty impressed by Namo work first time in all these years despite being a quiet supporter all these time.

24X7 3 phase supply, roads connecting cities and highways, water supply for drinking and irrigation, broadband connectivity and future plans to install solar panels for led lights and cement roads within villages by 50-50 contribution. Who the heck wants to live in crowded, crime infested polluted cities with no life whatsoever !

Really nice work on the ground which benefits huge number of people and stops unnecessary pressure on city expansion.

prahaar · Post by **prahaar** » 18 Feb 2014 01:28

ashish raval wrote:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... 567890.cms

Finally the dreams of Lakhs of farmers of Gujarat is going to be fulfilled. This will ensure that agriculture in Gujarat will grow at more than ten percent over next fifteen twenty years and people will no longer seek means to leave their villages and give up their quiet and natural life in villages. They will not have to compromise in their lifestyle too.

Guys I am pretty impressed by Namo work first time in all these years despite being a quiet supporter all these time.

24X7 3 phase supply, roads connecting cities and highways, water supply for drinking and irrigation, broadband connectivity and future plans to install solar panels for led lights and cement roads within villages by 50-50 contribution. Who the heck wants to live in crowded, crime infested polluted cities with no life whatsoever !

Really nice work on the ground which benefits huge number of people and stops unnecessary pressure on city expansion.

Do you know the real deal about the installation of gates on the Narmada dam? Based on the narrative by Modi, the central government is blocking the proposal for no logical reason. Sounds like one of the first orders if NDA comes to power in 2014.

ashish raval · Post by **ashish raval** » 18 Feb 2014 02:20

prahaar wrote:
Do you know the real deal about the installation of gates on the Narmada dam? Based on the narrative by Modi, the central government is blocking the proposal for no logical reason. Sounds like one of the first orders if NDA comes to power in 2014.

No I don't but if they are then that is sickest mentality of any person or cabal stopping people to basic necessities and ultimately forcing them to migrate from their land. How cruel can you get shunting people out ! Ghor Adharma by their karma for which they or their children's will have to bear consequences. Look at children's of adharmic kings all over the world, they are living like paupers. E.g. Aurangzeb.

I don't simply understand why people cannot move 100 km away from where they lived for centuries if government gives them rehabilitation money and land and promise of water ! How idiot can one be to not challenge medha patkar and their overseas masters who wants to keep India poor and illiterate as long as they can.

ashish raval · Post by **ashish raval** » 18 Feb 2014 02:31

Worrying news, if true. lotus internal survey in Agra conducted after the mammoth vijay shankhanaad rally held there is showing *declining* lotus vote share there... Is the wave over?

http://www.jagran.com/news/national-agr ... tml?src=p1

niran bhai, any insider khabar on this development?

What is there to worry ! I am not truly bothered whether Namo wave is there or not. Namo has done his karma of telling people about his vision and future plans with proven track record. Now it is up to people wherever they are to judge. The beauty of democracy is that Ultimately they will have to bear the consequence of what they saw. If they and their next generations want to live in andheri nagri under gandu raja clan they can happily vote for gandu raja, if they want to live under dharmic ruler working for people with no profit to be passed to next generation or past generation, they are free to do so. What is nice is the fact that no person of India will be able to claim that there was no alternative or I have not heard about the person and his work and therefore, I did not vote for him.

Your generations to come will have to bear the consequence of choices you make today.

So chill and let time do his work.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 18 Feb 2014 02:39

ashish raval wrote:The beauty of democracy is that Ultimately they will have to bear the consequence of what they saw.

So chill and let time do his work.

The beauty of democracy is that all those who vote for the right Dharmic still may have to suffer the consequences of those other voters who were too stupid to recognize the adharmic nature of a rival!

ashish raval · Post by **ashish raval** » 18 Feb 2014 02:55

RajeshA wrote:
ashish raval wrote:The beauty of democracy is that Ultimately they will have to bear the consequence of what they saw.

So chill and let time do his work.
The beauty of democracy is that all those who vote for the right Dharmic still may have to suffer the consequences of those other voters who were too stupid to recognize the adharmic nature of a rival!

Well said. In which case follow your instincts because world is your oyster or Spread the message. Remember Evil perpetrates when good people do nothing. I am sure there are more intelligent people than stupid ones. All they have to do is vote.

JohnTitor · Post by **JohnTitor** » 18 Feb 2014 04:08

Hari Seldon wrote:This is so what I have wanted to hear.... shall await confirmation from more overt and official sources...

BJP PLAN TO PUSH INDIA INTO BIG LEAGUE (Pioneer)

...
The party will recommend that savings be encouraged at the national level and income below Rs 1 lakh per month (that is Rs 12 lakh per annum) be made “tax-free.” All savings would be “tax-deductible” and losses of tax would be offset by “auctioning of natural resources”, sources told The Pioneer. The recommendations are part of the BJP’s Vision 2020 that seeks to completely dismantle the existing model of planning and replace it with ‘aggressive market economy’, particularly at the State levels.
...

eh? Are they saying, each time they are in deficit they will chop down forests, destroy mountains and sell off the rivers? If that's what they mean, I am not for this nonsense. India seems to be one of those countries that has no value for its natural resources.

disha · Post by **disha** » 18 Feb 2014 05:19

^ Hmm - Rona & Dhona? What is 2G/3G/4G spectrum auction? Auctioning of "natural resources" only.

What is "Coal block allocation"? Auctioning of mining sites to mine coal only!

What is Gas or oil block allocation? Auctioning of oil and gas block for "mining" - incl. deep sea drilling only.

Since all of the above is "no value for its natural resources" - can I suggest a country to live? - Iceland.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 18 Feb 2014 05:22

The other day, there were elections to my local state chess association. People voted for friends and individuals they knew about. There is no campaign or politics like in running a state or a country.

However, people vote on very similar lines. They vote for individuals on the basis of:
1) How well they know the individual.
2) Influence from the family.
3) Caste lines.
4) Religious lines.
5) Threats and opportunities @ personal/community level.
6) Other reasons:
6.1) Nationalistic reasons
6.2) Progress & Development - economics at the societal level. Common good. Welfare.
6.3) Wave, elect-ability, visibility
6.4) Whims and fancies.
6.5) Political threat, Goondaism ityadi.
6.6) Anti-incumbency

Modi's team have to address almost all of these (and several). They cannot leave any stone unturned. And many of the reasons operate at the personal and regional level and not at the national level. Hopefully Modi does not miss that point.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 18 Feb 2014 06:02

^^There's a reason, swamyg, why NM and Amit Shah have been going at the 'booth level' of organization with so much devotion...

At the booth level (say some ~2000 voters per booth from within a few kms radius), all these factors come into play and yet can be handled by a small team of a half-dozen volunteers - contacting, calling, messaging, door-to-door, GOTV, voter registrations and the like...

The challenge is supremely in places where the lotus has had no org to speak of (KL, TN, AP, WB, Odisha) or where the org has withered away (UP and KA to an extent).

However, news of lotus tickets in high demand in UP seem to say that there's no lack of interest, funds, volunteers an the desire to win this time round...

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 18 Feb 2014 06:39

Hari garu, Amit is truly an asset. Hopefully they can clone him in the south. They have to understand regional differences. What works in UP will not work in TN today. What works in AP will not work in KL. Etc.

Is there some time to have primaries at seat level? Potebtial candidates should get his supporters or referendum at his own cost. Show of confidence?

subhamoy.das · Post by **subhamoy.das** » 18 Feb 2014 07:45

2014 has thrown up 2 clear choices - work hard and lead a good life or have no work and lead a measurable life. Cong(i)'s 2014 budget had the biggest allocation for minority appeasement - 1750 cr. This is 5 times than of what allocated for back ward cast allocation and more than every single other fixed asset ( read infrastructre ) creation allocation. The news papers are screaming - "doles over development". Namo need to bring this up in public rally right away. How much congi can stoop for minority appeasement at the expense of majority?

Rahul Mehta · Post by **Rahul Mehta** » 18 Feb 2014 08:41

paid-Poineer reports http://dailypioneer.com/todays-newspape ... eague.html

If voted to power in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, the BJP will set an ambitious target of 12 per cent annual growth for India by pursuing “more vigorous market-centric economic reforms”. The BJP-led Government will also break free from inter-State “economic barriers” to create “a national market” by removing “irrational restrictions” like sales tax in inter-State movements. The party will recommend that savings be encouraged at the national level and income below Rs 1 lakh per month (that is Rs 12 lakh per annum) be made “tax-free.” All savings would be “tax-deductible” and losses of tax would be offset by “auctioning of natural resources”, sources told The Pioneer. The recommendations are part of the BJP’s Vision 2020 that seeks to completely dismantle the existing model of planning and replace it with ‘aggressive market economy’, particularly at the State levels

Natural resources and govt land are NOT govt's baap kaa maal. They are property of us commons. The mineral mines and govt land MUST NOT be sold but ONLY rented. And royalty from natural resources MUST BE directly divied equally amongst us commons. The Govt may keep 35% highest marginal income tax rate of mineral royalties and land rent as income tax to cover expense of military, courts, police, building roads etc. But the remaining 65% must be distributed equally amongst us commons, some restrictions wrt age and population control applies (pls see chap-5 of http://rahulmehta.com/301.htm) Now I will NOT discuss details here due to anti-RM-elements' tirade against me. If you have questions on this MRCM law-draft, pls post them on my facebook wall at http://facebook.com/MehtaRahulC ) . The Congress-leaders have treated natural resources as baap kaa maal and never given a penny to us commons. BJP-leaders in their 6 years of regime did the same - during their regime, we commons didnt get even a penny from natural resources and rents from govt plots. AAP is FDI and they intend to sell whole of India to Ford Foundation, and I need not say more on them. But I suspect that the BJP-leaders want to take this loot of Indian natural resources and govt lands to a new height.

Also, I doubt if BJP-leaders will make any provisions to ensure that MNC-owners do not get access to minerals. My hunch is that BJP-leaders, like Congress-leaders that MNC-owners aka FDI get preferential treatment to MNC-owners and companies which bring dollars from Mauritius. All in all, it appears that BJP-leaders are telling MNC-owners that "we will give you bigger share of minerals and govt plots than what Congress did" !!! This will indeed lead to high short term growth. But once MNC-owners have taken over much of the minerals and polity, they will bring down India to level of Philippines. I will write solution to the mess on my facebook wall.

Shonu wrote:eh? Are they saying, each time they are in deficit they will chop down forests, destroy mountains and sell off the rivers? If that's what they mean, I am not for this nonsense. India seems to be one of those countries that has no value for its natural resources.

Yes. I suspect that they will sell over all mineral mines, govt plots etc MNC-owners. Even if they sell to Indian companies in round one, due to lack of proper courts and the fact that SCjs are all MNC-agents now, the Indian companies will NOT be able to compete and will lose those mineral mines and plots to MNC-owners in 10-15 years. IOW, all minerals will become property of MNC-owners. Just as much of Mexican crude oil wells are now property of US companies and US Govt.

disha wrote:^ Hmm - Rona & Dhona? What is 2G/3G/4G spectrum auction? Auctioning of "natural resources" only. What is "Coal block allocation"? Auctioning of mining sites to mine coal only! What is Gas or oil block allocation? Auctioning of oil and gas block for "mining" - incl. deep sea drilling only. ...

Rona Dhona is that auction will be done in a way that gives least possible royalties and none of the royalties will go to us commons. And most of the minerals and govt plots will end up with MNC-owners. I support only RENTING of govt mineral mines and not selling, renting govt plots and not selling them and conduct auction that will maximize royalty. Also, I support Right to Recall over PSU heads such as ONGC Chairman, Coal India Chairman and Jury System over their staff so that efficiency of PSUs in mining business increases. AFAIS, BJP-leaders will bring none of the changes. They will simply sell way (not rent) mineral mines to MNC-owners and Indian-elitemen in a way that will fetch least possible royalty.

AK is 420 and Anna was 840. and if BJP-leaders are planning a massive give away of minerals and govt plots to MNC-owners or Indian corporates, and BJP-leaders are 4200 or may be 4200000000 .

My hunch is --- MNC-owners have placed AK-420 and now are threatening BJP-leaders to hand over all mineral mines or else suffer a rout in may-2014 election at the hands of AK-420. And BJP-leaders are giving up and agreeing to massive sell out to mineral mines to MNC-owners.