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18 Apr, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Few months ago, ecosystem was proudly showing the whole world that "world's largest protest" happening in India, by farmers

For 3 months, people saw saturation coverage on TV screen that told them not to worry about pandemic

But now it's Modi's fault that everyone became casual
See CNN on March 6, 2021

What message was this sending to people all over India?
See Slate on Dec 9, 2020
See BBC on Jan 9, 2021

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18 Apr
Headline from The Hindu on Feb 15, 2021:

"Mahapanchayats giving timely impetus to farmers’ protest"

Ecosystem was gleefully sharing pictures of crowded mahapanchayats held all across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and UP.

Who gave people the message to stop worrying about Covid?
See Wire senior editor Arfa Khanum reporting without a mask from "mahapanchayats"

Who gave the message to people to stop worrying about Covid?
See coverage of "mahapanchayats" from NDTV to Times of India to Indian Express.

Who gave the message to people to forget the pandemic?
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23 Nov 20
Upshot of the US election is this.

Extreme left thought whole country was with them as a reaction to Trump.

This turned out to be totally wrong. (1/n)

In retrospect, the left was looking at "mahaul" over data.
From the beginning of the Democrat nomination, the far left thought Bernie would sweep.

But Iowa itself rejected Bernie and moderate Pete Buttigieg won.

(2/n)
As the nomination progressed, Communist Bernie fell behind miserably.

Nomination went to hardcore establishment guy Biden.

Far left wanted a Communist as the nominee. Ordinary democrats wanted Biden.

(3/n)
Read 6 tweets
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14 Sep 20
Understand that mother of all reforms is being unleashed in India right now with farm sector ordinances

Don't let Communists stop this like they stopped Land Acquisition Bill

You want GDP growth? Support REFORM

Be vocal

Don't let jholawallahs capture the conversation

(1/n)
First understand how existing system exploits the farmer.

A farmer cannot sell his own produce anywhere. He has to go to the local sarkari mandi (APMC), pay a commission and sell.

Do I have to tell you the kind of mafia and corruption in these mandis?

(2/n)
So Farming ordinance removes these requirements completely. A farmer can sell his produce to *anyone* anywhere in India.

Second, no more commissions to APMC mafia.

They can buy and sell on online platform with ZERO commission.

(3/n)
Read 7 tweets
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11 Sep 20
How "environmental laws" left by UPA have stopped 900 km of strategic road near China border in Uttarakhand.

Remember how Modi govt decided to build Char Dham road.

"Activists" got together, sued about "environmental impact" and won in Supreme Court.

(1/n)
Under environmental impact laws, it would take decades to get permission for a two lane road in Himalayas.

Govt used a loophole by claiming it was not a single 900 km project, but many projects each of less than 100 km (which do not require environment impact studies)

(2/n)
But activist groups got together and sued. They won in court. Now the road is reduced to single lane!

Who is the winner here? China, of course.

Do you think China is stopping its roads near India border because of "environment impact"?

(3/n)
Read 4 tweets
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2 Sep 20
JEE exam controversy is a portal that shows why the elite left misunderstands average Indians.

And why the leftist discourse around India is so anti-Hindu and so disconnected from us.

A thread (1/n)
Modi-hating journalists jumped on to this issue. They thought it will have huge resonance with young people across India.

They thought there will be widespread outrage against the exams.

But there was none.

Why?

(2/n)
For average Indian, exams are an OPPORTUNITY to move ahead in life.

Often the only opportunity.

They stay up nights preparing for exams.

When they fall asleep, they dream about how their lives will change once they ace the exam.

They will grab opportunity at all cost.

(3/n)
Read 10 tweets
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10 Jul 20
Today is Rajnath Singh's birthday.

Let me tell you a little known episode about how Rajnath Singh fought for the future of our country (and lost an election because of it)

And how Indian secularists won an election by promising to let students cheat in exams.

(1/n)
Cheating had become rampant in UP Board Exams.

When Kalyan Singh came to power, Rajnath Singh was education minister.

He brought a strict law against cheating in exams

At the time, cheating was so rampant that pass % crashed from 80% to 30% immediately.

(2/n)
Sadly, so pathetic is our politics that govt acting against cheating was unpopular.

In UP elections, Mulayam made it a huge promise to remove anti-cheating measures.

BJP lost the election. Mulayam Singh Yadav became CM.

(3/n)
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