'Indian middle class, key support base for Modi, is now unhappy, asking questions, tired of waiting'
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- 'Modi govt’s reputation for world-class governance takes a knock every week. The overall image of a drowning India is at odds with the Rising Bharat we were promised,' says author & columnist Vir Sanghvi, in this edition of ThePrint SharpEdge. Watch him explain why Modi govt's policies aren't finding ground with the middle class, a once loyal base of the govt, and why disillusionment has now set in.
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Because middle class pays taxes and everyone enjoys. Because middle class faces reservation, and dights day and night.
you just confessed that the indian middle class is made up of upper castes
The video by Vir is about how one creates propaganda and weaves a narrative!
So many claims are based on flimsy data/arguments or misinformation!
I'll address one: The Train derailment allegation Vir makes is the biggest example. The data on accidents and derailments speaks for itself. We have more than a dozen videos from all over the nation where so many incidents have been reported where cement blocks, large metal parts, and tree trunks placed on the rails have been reported. Any sane and neutral person who looks at things objectively would only appreciate the government. India stands at 95% electrification which is a phenomenal achievement. The next will be safety and then better services. The middle class has issues with services concerning railways in India. But those are societal level, pan-India, and multi-sectoral matters in India.
A second short one: The middle class was unhappy with the Capital gains changes the govt made. The govt rolled back the changes after the furor. However, Vir Das fails to mention that.
ALWAYS REMEMBER - The year(2014) in which Rahul Gandhi gave that fateful Arnab interview, Vir Das declared him a mature politician. You must always beware of gaslighting and manipulation of the likes of Vir Das who finds issues that Modi is causing for the middle class but does not mention that the middle class will be the most affected by Rahul Gandhi's demand of caste quotas in the private sector. Rahul Gandhi asks for caste in Miss India, Media boards and Finance Ministry halwa ceremony and Vir Dasians of the world want to tell the middle class that Modi is bad for the country.
PS: For the new kids just youtube 'rahul gandhi arnab goswami interview' click on the Times Now link and have fun.
In our parts, "middle class" includes lower castes who benefit from reservation, and not just the "general category". Maybe in your state the situation is different.
Thank you God. India builds 2nd neuclear balastic missile submarine, ins arhigat. In midst of many news development news is hardly noticeable.
Less than 3% of Indians pay taxes
Education and Healthcare today has become far more expensive in the last 10 years. These are the 2 things that can make a middle class become poor.
Most class spends 1-2 lakh yearly in education
Thank you God. India builds 2nd neuclear balastic missile submarine, ins arhigat. In midst of many news development news is hardly noticeable.
Yes, Education and Healthcare and the internet bill and many things have become very costly.
And he govt supporter business has become richer.
Governance is not the problem. Middle class feels everyone else is benefiting other than, they who are most loyal. The poor are transactional and can blackmail the govt of the day. While the rich are never affected.
The video by Vir is about how one creates propaganda and weaves a narrative!
So many claims are based on flimsy data/arguments or misinformation!
I'll address one: The Train derailment allegation Vir makes is the biggest example. The data on accidents and derailments speaks for itself. We have more than a dozen videos from all over the nation where so many incidents have been reported where cement blocks, large metal parts, and tree trunks placed on the rails have been reported. Any sane and neutral person who looks at things objectively would only appreciate the government. India stands at 95% electrification which is a phenomenal achievement. The next will be safety and then better services. The middle class has issues with services concerning railways in India. But those are societal level, pan-India, and multi-sectoral matters in India.
A second short one: The middle class was unhappy with the Capital gains changes the govt made. The govt rolled back the changes after the furor. However, Vir Das fails to mention that.
ALWAYS REMEMBER - The year(2014) in which Rahul Gandhi gave that fateful Arnab interview, Vir Das declared him a mature politician. You must always beware of gaslighting and manipulation of the likes of Vir Das who finds issues that Modi is causing for the middle class but does not mention that the middle class will be the most affected by Rahul Gandhi's demand of caste quotas in the private sector. Rahul Gandhi asks for caste in Miss India, Media boards and Finance Ministry halwa ceremony and Vir Dasians of the world want to tell the middle class that Modi is bad for the country.
PS: For the new kids just RUclips 'rahul gandhi arnab goswami interview' click on the Times Now link and have fun.
Poor are transactional, well said 👍🏻
exactly, plus middle class too has many different sub-groups. Like a local business owners and salaried people - both are middle class, but the salaried people have income tax problem which the business owners don't have. So, their problems don't actually intersect.
Thank you God. India builds 2nd neuclear balastic missile submarine, ins arhigat. In midst of many news development news is hardly noticeable.
governance is not the problem ?? huh , really ? non existent law and order, crimes rampant, corrruption, inefficiency same as before 2014, what has modi changed really ?? nothing
Bihar getting Bullet trains is the biggest joke 🤣
Middle class more happy with BJP than than Congress, simple example is Rajasthan, chrtisgard, Himachal pradesh and Karnataka elections results recently, they didn’t retain states and Karnataka within one year they got anti incumbency.
CONGRESS IS ALSO SAME, MIDDLE CLASS IS NOT A VOTE BANK, THEIR TARGET IS ALWAYS SC/ST, MUSLIMS AND BULK VOTE BANK CASTES.
Between BJP and Congress I feel the Congress has been more inclined to give more tax benefits to the salaries class. BJP might be good at speeches but never keep what they promise. It is only good that we have a strong Opposition now, which will make the Government think twice before taking any decision.
I don’t think middle class buys the Adani Ambani issue, it’s more miffed at taxing them and using that for freebies to poor people who are not even grateful!
Poor people should grateful to whom? They do the kind of necessary menial jobs that no upper-caste/middle-class guy would dream of doing.
Middle Class always gets a middle finger in India irrespective of Congress or BJP. Leave India and go abroad for greener pastures like the way I did. ये देश का कुछ नहीं होने वाला. Period .
The video by Vir is about how one creates propaganda and weaves a narrative!
So many claims are based on flimsy data/arguments or misinformation!
I'll address one: The Train derailment allegation Vir makes is the biggest example. The data on accidents and derailments speaks for itself. We have more than a dozen videos from all over the nation where so many incidents have been reported where cement blocks, large metal parts, and tree trunks placed on the rails have been reported. Any sane and neutral person who looks at things objectively would only appreciate the government. India stands at 95% electrification which is a phenomenal achievement. The next will be safety and then better services. The middle class has issues with services concerning railways in India. But those are societal level, pan-India, and multi-sectoral matters in India.
A second short one: The middle class was unhappy with the Capital gains changes the govt made. The govt rolled back the changes after the furor. However, Vir Das fails to mention that.
ALWAYS REMEMBER - The year(2014) in which Rahul Gandhi gave that fateful Arnab interview, Vir Das declared him a mature politician. You must always beware of gaslighting and manipulation of the likes of Vir Das who finds issues that Modi is causing for the middle class but does not mention that the middle class will be the most affected by Rahul Gandhi's demand of caste quotas in the private sector. Rahul Gandhi asks for caste in Miss India, Media boards and Finance Ministry halwa ceremony and Vir Dasians of the world want to tell the middle class that Modi is bad for the country.
PS: For the new kids just youtube 'rahul gandhi arnab goswami interview' click on the Times Now link and have fun.
Now a days even abroad people don’t want immigrants. You are a dirty brown Hindu
Yes .... Reservations has its advantages for the World +++ it sends out the Next to the Best to Flower out in the World !!! 😂😂😂
Agree.
The national media 24*7 is just licking no guts without even emergency 😂😂😂
Thank God, Vir Singhvi, you have thrown your mask. Good to see.
The video by Vir is about how one creates propaganda and weaves a narrative!
So many claims are based on flimsy data/arguments or misinformation!
I'll address one: The Train derailment allegation Vir makes is the biggest example. The data on accidents and derailments speaks for itself. We have more than a dozen videos from all over the nation where so many incidents have been reported where cement blocks, large metal parts, and tree trunks placed on the rails have been reported. Any sane and neutral person who looks at things objectively would only appreciate the government. India stands at 95% electrification which is a phenomenal achievement. The next will be safety and then better services. The middle class has issues with services concerning railways in India. But those are societal level, pan-India, and multi-sectoral matters in India.
A second short one: The middle class was unhappy with the Capital gains changes the govt made. The govt rolled back the changes after the furor. However, Vir Das fails to mention that.
ALWAYS REMEMBER - The year(2014) in which Rahul Gandhi gave that fateful Arnab interview, Vir Das declared him a mature politician. You must always beware of gaslighting and manipulation of the likes of Vir Das who finds issues that Modi is causing for the middle class but does not mention that the middle class will be the most affected by Rahul Gandhi's demand of caste quotas in the private sector. Rahul Gandhi asks for caste in Miss India, Media boards and Finance Ministry halwa ceremony and Vir Dasians of the world want to tell the middle class that Modi is bad for the country.
PS: For the new kids just youtube 'rahul gandhi arnab goswami interview' click on the Times Now link and have fun.
Great video...personally for me, the only thing that's making me support Modi is the opposition and the threat of communists like Rahul Gandhi who are openly campaigning on genocidal statements like "Jiski jitni aabaadi uska utna hak". On one hand is Modi who is doing stupid things like increasing capital gains tax but then there's Rahul Gandhi who says things like if you are 50% population you should own 50% wealth, which indirectly means if we are 3% population we should only own 3% wealth. Should a person be called genocidal if he is openly and knowingly campaigning on policy and ideology that has caused genocides, concentration camps and deaths of more than 100 million people in very recent history?
You must have schizophrenia to associate Rahul Gandhi with genocide and not Narendra Modi.
That is the opium Modi feeding you so you continue supporting him
Sadly, I’m that middle class!
The video by Vir is about how one creates propaganda and weaves a narrative!
So many claims are based on flimsy data/arguments or misinformation!
I'll address one: The Train derailment allegation Vir makes is the biggest example. The data on accidents and derailments speaks for itself. We have more than a dozen videos from all over the nation where so many incidents have been reported where cement blocks, large metal parts, and tree trunks placed on the rails have been reported. Any sane and neutral person who looks at things objectively would only appreciate the government. India stands at 95% electrification which is a phenomenal achievement. The next will be safety and then better services. The middle class has issues with services concerning railways in India. But those are societal level, pan-India, and multi-sectoral matters in India.
A second short one: The middle class was unhappy with the Capital gains changes the govt made. The govt rolled back the changes after the furor. However, Vir Das fails to mention that.
ALWAYS REMEMBER - The year(2014) in which Rahul Gandhi gave that fateful Arnab interview, Vir Das declared him a mature politician. You must always beware of gaslighting and manipulation of the likes of Vir Das who finds issues that Modi is causing for the middle class but does not mention that the middle class will be the most affected by Rahul Gandhi's demand of caste quotas in the private sector. Rahul Gandhi asks for caste in Miss India, Media boards and Finance Ministry halwa ceremony and Vir Dasians of the world want to tell the middle class that Modi is bad for the country.
PS: For the new kids just youtube 'rahul gandhi arnab goswami interview' click on the Times Now link and have fun.
Salaried Middle Class in western developed countries are also burdened with high taxes. The issue in India is that the Government services are still mediocre. Public still has to deal with a bureaucracy which is corrupt, lazy, arrogant and incompetent !
Public still has to deal with a bureaucracy which is corrupt, lazy, arrogant and incompetent ! - True
Middle class gets absolutely nothing and Modi government has made situation worst
Good to see Mr Sanghvi back with ‘Sharp Edge’. Thanks
Again godi media and jurno
Shame inspite of age no maturity
Better keep your opinion with you we MC will still vote for Modi
VS plays the same violin again and again, hoping for different results😏
Can't say that modi is the most popular anymore. The middle class isn't a major vote bank.
If modi focussed on middle class....the same guy will paint a anti poor Modi pic. Congressi
This video encapsulated everything i am thinking.
BJP, Modi and Nirmala Sitharaman don’t seem to realise that they have short changed the tax paying middle class and middle class is seething in rage to deliver. It’s going to be a very tough road ahead for BJp and Modi.
They do realise but are giving a shi* since they think we are spineless and nobody other than them can do any good for us.
Very well said, captures most of the issues. I am very frustrated that ports and utilities are handed over to the new zamindars without any real competitive bidding. Also, at the same time new enterprises are crippled through angel tax.
Attack the opposition? Isn't that what politicians are supposed to do? Why does everybody expect handouts but not expect the government to collect tax? Where do they expect the handout money to come from?
But you can know one thing about Modi.....whenever there is problem in the country, he will suddenly go on foreign tour and stay there till the end of the problem!
Affordable education and healthcare with quality is the ask. Need to decouple them with real estate mafia.
Modi govt doesn’t care about middle class BUT we will be worse off under Congress who only care about freebies and reservations.
Under BJP we have much better external relations, I feel more proud as an Indian, age old election promises such as mandir and 370 have been fulfilled, and we are on a good growth track.
Me Sanghvi should know that the reason we have a more sensitive neighbourhood now is that China and US are much more active in creating chaos, as they perceive India as a bigger threat now.
Indiscriminate freebies and minority appeasement will make us into a Bangladesh. No, thank you.
Sir, Middle class don’t need freebies, they need better infrastructure, electricity and law and order. Modi government is doing development and welfare in balance, I think they should continue the same and BJP government will definitely win 2029 elections with full majority. Don’t worry Mr VirSangvi.
Middle classes are foolish to put all their eggs in one basket. Actually Chidambaram’s budget where he removed capital gains was best for the higher middle class. The current government has mostly helped the poor get direct transfer etc and the tax has come from middle class. Corporate tax rate was reduced enormously in recent years and the very rich are paying less taxes.
I have no idea who gave BJP votes, but I am sure people who did are regretting their decision.
I pay 30% tax and give Votes to BJP, not because they will give me monetary benefits but because women in my family are safe under BJP. Also, BJP is the only party which talks about protecting my Hindu Identity...All other opposition parties only talk about Minority rights, what about Majority rights and Identity? You can call me Communal, I don't give a damn about it...I am how the Minorities of this country are...I need the same rights as Minority...
Many people say they support BJP, vote for them but in elections they don't because reality has started to affect them. They no longer can ignore reality since it is creating problems in their pockets.
To save ourselves from Anarchist we have given the votes, hopefully middle class issues are addressed soon
@@AbhishekTibrewalnoida then why haven’t BJP removed reservation since they care about the general category so much? Your last name is literally “Noida“. Do you have any idea how unsafe that place is despite rapid urbanisation? Try to file an FIR with UP police and come back to me
@@TheGreatVivek7 Why should you even think BJP will remove reservation? BJP will not let Congress give reservation in the name of Religion...You talking about caste clearly shows your intent to divide Hindus... haven't heard so called seculars ever talk about casts in Minority religion...Also, Why should the reservation be removed if they make SC, ST and OBC secure...we need to make them so capable that reservation doesn't start affecting the quality...it is a slow and long process but Reservation is the way for Hindu Unity...In fact I used to oppose reservation as I m from the general category but slowly realised caste based reservation is in interest of Hindus till the time Congress finds a back door to include Muslims and Other minorities in that category... regarding Safety in Noida, Have you ever been to Noida? I am living in Noida for the last 16 years...I have seen the law and order situation during SP and BSP Govt., Today I can say UP is much safer...no state or country is crime free, expecting the same is false expectations on your part...I live in Noida, not in a fool's paradise... My Safety is my responsibility too...I got an FIR registered during Akhilesh 's time and saw the condition, Today I don't need to go to the police station, E- FIR is the way...PS:- I have not filled the FIR in Yogi's tenure because I don't need to...
Do all of them, whether ruling or opposition realize what they are doing to India?
They are asking questions to the BJP but they are not going to vote for congress
Vir bhai isn’t it fair to ban paneer now because it deeply hurts the sentiments of our tribal people since there is so much talk now to ban this and that food? Is this really a democracy? Can the government really dictate what people eat?
MODI HAS DONE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL IN ALL FIELDS, INFRASTRUCTURE, DEFENCE, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, ETC. BUT HE IS NOT READY TO GIVE ANY RELIEF TO MIDDLE CLASS. MIDDLE CLASS HAS NO SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICAL EXPENSES ARE HUGE AND SR, CITIZEN INSURANCE WAS PROMISED WHICH IS NOT FULLFILLED
Middle class pays income tax and poor people gets free ration on these tax collection.
Hindu middle class is unhappy, but not for the all the reasons listed here. GST, income tax, health insurance expenses, etc are reasons. Ambani-Adani, corporate tax structure, "communal politics" are not issues that would lose Hindu middle class votes for the BJP.
In any case, forget about the above, Congress is not even promising infra spend and education spend that the BJP is promising, It is only talking about khatakhat freebies and jaativadi representation. So middle class does not really have a choice here, and the BJP knows this.
Yaay he's back
It feels like we are being cheated... It feels like no one really cares about us ....
Nothing we get in return after paying thousand types of taxes...
we already told you modi will be no diff from congress and will just makes taxes on you worse....but no,...hindu muslim blah blah....now you realise all parties play for the lower classes who can actually give them power
what middle class didn't get?
like Expressways(neither poor nor ultra rich drives on xpressways), airports, modern railway stations, freight corridors to reduce logistics cost, safe cities (no terrorist attack in Indian cities) 10 AIIMS, 7 new IIM's, 5 new IIT's, 1200 new central schools. in next 2 years Health insurance to all 70 years old parents of middle and eventually extended to children.
The video by Vir is about how one creates propaganda and weaves a narrative!
So many claims are based on flimsy data/arguments or misinformation!
I'll address one: The Train derailment allegation Vir makes is the biggest example. The data on accidents and derailments speaks for itself. We have more than a dozen videos from all over the nation where so many incidents have been reported where cement blocks, large metal parts, and tree trunks placed on the rails have been reported. Any sane and neutral person who looks at things objectively would only appreciate the government. India stands at 95% electrification which is a phenomenal achievement. The next will be safety and then better services. The middle class has issues with services concerning railways in India. But those are societal level, pan-India, and multi-sectoral matters in India.
A second short one: The middle class was unhappy with the Capital gains changes the govt made. The govt rolled back the changes after the furor. However, Vir Das fails to mention that.
ALWAYS REMEMBER - The year(2014) in which Rahul Gandhi gave that fateful Arnab interview, Vir Das declared him a mature politician. You must always beware of gaslighting and manipulation of the likes of Vir Das who finds issues that Modi is causing for the middle class but does not mention that the middle class will be the most affected by Rahul Gandhi's demand of caste quotas in the private sector. Rahul Gandhi asks for caste in Miss India, Media boards and Finance Ministry halwa ceremony and Vir Dasians of the world want to tell the middle class that Modi is bad for the country.
PS: For the new kids just youtube 'rahul gandhi arnab goswami interview' click on the Times Now link and have fun.
The video by Vir Das is how you create propaganda and weave a narrative!
So many claims are based on flimsy data/arguments or misinformation!
I'll address one: The Train derailment allegation Vir makes is the biggest example. The data on accidents and derailments speaks for itself. We have more than a dozen videos from all over the nation where so many incidents have been reported where cement blocks, large metal parts, and tree trunks placed on the rails have been reported. Any sane and neutral person who looks at things objectively would only appreciate the government. India stands at 95% electrification which is a phenomenal achievement. The next will be safety and then better services. The middle class has issues with services concerning railways in India. But those are societal level, pan-India, and multi-sectoral matters in India.
A second short one: The middle class was unhappy with the Capital gains changes the govt made. The govt rolled back the changes after the furor. However, Vir Das fails to mention that.
ALWAYS REMEMBER - The year(2014) in which Rahul Gandhi gave that fateful Arnab interview, Vir Das declared him a mature politician. You must always beware of gaslighting and manipulation of the likes of Vir Das who finds issues that Modi is causing for the middle class but does not mention that the middle class will be the most affected by Rahul Gandhi's demand of caste quotas in the private sector. Rahul Gandhi asks for caste in Miss India, Media boards and Finance Ministry halwa ceremony and Vir Dasians of the world want to tell the middle class that Modi is bad for the country.
PS: For the new kids just youtube 'rahul gandhi arnab goswami interview' click on the Times Now link and have fun.
@@user-uh1kp3kc3l you have to pAY TOLL taxes to drive in every highway let alone express way. Freight corridors are not for taxpayers, they are for buisinessmen who dont pay their taxes anyway, iit iim aiims lol only top 2-3% get the opportunity... safer national security i admit. but rest of it just bogus.
Modi's strategy was simple to deal with the 3 classes:
1 Poor - Provide them freebies and targeted rations to get their votes. All the while accusing the INC of providing freebies.
2 Middle Class - Glitzy infrastructure such as airports, bridges, and roads. Build temples and rename places to fool them into thinking that some great civilizational revival was happening. This also included catering to the NRI middle classes as well. Any one that did not play along was condemned as anti-national, urban naxal etc.
3 Rich - Crony capitalism with threats from the Central agencies that if you do not go along, the IT, ED, or CBI will come knocking.
The middle class is getting fed up with this. The only person gaining is Modi and no one else. All those bhakts who were dreaming of some new India are 10 years older. Nothing else has changed for them.
Even the corporate tax is paid by middle class who invested their hard earned money directly in the shares. The huge loans the corporates corner from Banks come indirectly from the savings of the middle class.
If Modi is thinking of Demonetization type of thing to change the narrative then he is seriously mistaken. I hope he does not do something like that.
Modi has run out of his bag of tricks, only way for him to hold power is to get more draconian and eventual downfall
Middle class people are unhappy because job loss. Modiji government does not care for our traditional industries like textiles which employ 13 crores of people. This industry in trouble for the past 10years. International cotton price is 15 to 18% less than Indian price, similarly man made fibres price more by 22% in India. This disparity due government levying 11% duty on imported cotton and man made fibres. Srveral representations made to government, but it goes to the blind eye and deaf ears. BJP government will pay heavy price for the insensivity towards the old industries which are contributing significantly towards GDP and foreign exchane earning.
Yes Vir, a timely, accurate review, regards, Michael Pereira. The thing with Modi/Shah is they do not hesitate to go ahead, doing and saying what they want, they have become masters of taking in their stride, all the commentary that follows, by keeping out of big trouble they hope to perpetuate their rule, the question is how do we erect a rewarding stumbling block on their path
No ! We are not unhappy with him
Thos liar thinks indian don't know taxation if you make above ten lakhs you have to pay 30 percent tax whether ambani or amithabh or kohli or jihadi sharukh. Someone should take legal action against proxy war channel. Thankfully, Yogi ji has started yesterday in UP for government social media channels.😂 vande matram
Middle class stays in cities and cost of living unaffordable. If a private company emoyee looses his job he cant go and do anything. Govy employee get all benefits and poor gets all benefits.the private class employees r sufferimg compare to any one and pays diuble taxation
They are privatising everything and making even the govt employees suffer.
They still give 10000000000 crores to Bihar. Meanwhile other state with hardworking people 🤡🤡
It's the beginning of the end of brand Modi. A company dependent on a single product is bound to collapse sooner or later.
umm... I did not watch the video but you do know that we the tax paying middle class only comprise of 2 crore out of the 64 crore who voted right?
The system is heavily flawed. As long this flaw exists, and we continue with FPTP voting system, the root issue still remains at large.
Kolkata, is a fairly good insight into what is the thought process😊
The urban population and middle class which constitute a major support base of the saffron outfit is frustrated and dismayed at their stagnated economic prospects,the hardline approach on faith and authoritarian turn the dispensation took in the last 10 years. The political sheen of Modi as the reformer who will shake up the status quo has faded away. The ever anxious and aspirational middle class got nothing but an increasingly k shaped economy with fruits of high growth taken away by the rich elites and powerful individuals having connections with the state. Now, Mr Modi is nothing but an extension of such corrupt, selfish and vested interests. While those at the middle and lower level of social hierarchies have to contend with economic distress, inflation and lack of employment avenues.
Also about U turns. When govt U turns on policies to please a section, does it mean the decision is not well thought and discussed or what ever happens to country is okay just need vote now?.
It seems like the middle class people of this country are going to remain trapped in their subsection of upper, between and lower while the rich get richer daily due to low taxes as they too can't be taxed higher as they can blackmail the government of shifting their wealth to some tax havens and the poor just get poorer as all they get are some freebies and ration for sustenance. It seems like a crime to get wealthy in this country for the rest except the ones who are already wealthy. We pray to the goddess of wealth Lakshmi but we still have Gandhi's photo on our currency who was against wealth creation. We are just a country of contradictions and still confused on what we require though we got our independence about 75 years.
The only reason for middle class dupport to BJP , knowing fully well that their governance is no different from their adversaries, is that they are atleast not corrupt.
When I switch on the TV the News Channels seems to show me a Movie from North Korea... It's just that plum Kim Jong is replaced by white bearded Kim Jong
Middle class life become helll, not able to save anything
Should've included the 5 U-turns in just around three months of coming to power in your analysis.
Welcome back!
Guys like you are fast transforming The Print to the exhausted stature of The Wire !
Keep it up !!
have you asked the question what does "middle class" get from the other side ?
1) it's about reservation. even "miss india winner" is not spared these days. Not to mention the caste of group of officials making halwa ceremony, while doing nothing about own foundation
2) "taka tak" freebies. Anyone wants to know where it's being done today and its impact. Look no further. Karnataka CM's own financial advisor publicly said, there is no money for development and all rates (fuel, milk, registration etc. etc.) have gone up - with aim to fulfill freebie state.
3) caste census. no surprise on what happens next.
4) jitni abado utani haq - this would tell middle class what would happen
5) x ray on wealth etc - it's crystal clear whose wealth would be x-rayed and what happens after that
so it's up to middle class what they want to choose. Lutyen media is trying to as usual bow any issue out of proportions for obvious reasons. When there is heaviest rain fall of 50-100 years, it possible something will break, which can be fixed. At least Modi built it. Family rule never did.
Very well-articulated and well-considered views, as always, of course. Just that I hope he’s wrong about the last, that Mr. M is too smart not to know and not have a plan. Right as Mr. Sanghvi is, I hope to God he is wrong about this last one. There is the potential Waterloo, although, of course, the opposition is not even within a thousand miles of the territory.
Does Radia tapes ring a bell Mr vir sanghvi ?public hasn't forgotten what you did
It is really shocking how poor the democratic institutions of India have become. Even the Supreme Court lets things slide. Cannot believe they have not put a stop to the ED babus who are clearly taking instructions from their political masters. A thorough investigation of this abuse needs to be uncovered by SC led initiatives.
India has failed miserably of being an welfare state...and with Modi government middle class is in hand in mouth situation...the effect will be seen in next 10 years a bulk of middle class will become poor .
Bihar should not get funding at all . all they do is make bridges that collapse anyways
The sort of middle class that uses its brains is not more than 5% of the population, so no government in India is likely to prioritize their feelings/needs. Anyway, the things that the middle class needs, and should want, education, health, the rule of law etc, i.e at least 70% of governance can only be done by the state/municipal governments. These are not serious political issues, are not discussed in the media as frequently and as seriously as political circus. The middle class in India is destined to suffer no matter who's in power at the center. The system of governance is utterly broken, at least in the BIMARU states where at least 70 percent of people live
Good analysis by Vir Sanghvi but I'm afraid his conclusion on the Indian middle class becoming disillusioned with Modi and the BJP and voting against the party is off the mark.. Firstly, the Indian (largely Hindu) middle class has been a traditional and loyal supporter of the BJP and this support has become entrenched once Modi rose to the top.. Modi was the leader they were searching for all these years and their loyalty to the person now exceeds their traditional support for the party..this is not a unique phenomenon and examples of other authoritarian leaders both in India and abroad who had equally fierce support from their loyalists can be easily found.. therefore, this class even if disappointed by the perceived lack of friendly actions whether in the budget or otherwise will not switch their vote to another party..a likely scenario would be that this voter would complain of betrayal by his favourite party and leader but would also say that there's no alternative and that other parties and leaders are far worse..the 2024 election is a good example..the BJP easily swept in its strongholds like Gujarat, MP, Chattisgarh, Himachal etc..UP was tough because of the alliance between the SP and Congress and not due to any middle class anger.. they swept in Delhi which has a high middle class presence.. therefore if Modi takes the middle class support for granted, I don't blame him.. something extreme has to happen for them to go and vote for the Congress or any other party..as of now, I expect this section to complain and grumble but continue to vote for their favourite leader.
Ha.. ha..ha... Good try...
As a middle class, i do feel heat of taxation. Yes we want to contribute on countries growth and contribute to who needs the most. But i have family and aspirations.
If i do overtime and work on weekend to earn more, what am I getting, road in potholes, higher cost for kids education and when we need hospitals its super costly.
What is in it for me? There should be something. There are taxes every corner with no relief, no support and no aspiration to work hard because government will take my 5 month of hard work as tax.
Do you'll think that the India Alliance would ever be able to bring the funds percolating into the PM Care Fund and also the cash rich BCCI, under the purview of the Auditor General of India???
Respectfully dis-agree with Mr Sanghvi. Mr Modi never made these hysteric statements himself. May have been some non-RSS leaders inside BJP! It's much more open than Kangress ever had been. Kangress since nehru days has been very selective to choose leaders who agree with high command.
lol, Modi is so much obsessed with congress, he made congress out of BJP, all the ills that the general public once attributed to Congress can now be attributed to Modi's BJP too, no internal democracy nothing, all hail supreme leader.
Wishful thinking through blinkered glasses wont reveal sharp edges btw
When u have a fin minister who on being questioned abt high onion prices can say she isnt affected as she doesnt consume it, can understand the arrogance!! The fin babus must have got franctic calls from all senior colleagues of other givt depts so they went back on indexation nenefit on sale of property. You think ordinary maiddle class can afford to keep buying and selling property loke them?? Their time was way over when the last elections came. Coming months see them grappling with issues on reservation, UPS, GST & even this new tax regime.
TIME HAS COME TO OUT CASTE MODI
1. India number 5 in economy.
2. 250 million raised out of poverty. IMF Gita said not BJP.
3. Wakf taking india but sanghvi, print, mojo, barkha, takla Gupta very angy.
4. Income tax slab raised from 5 lakhs to 7 lakhs for salaried and business income but anti national territorists lie.
Everytime the ruling party looses political approval they squeeze the middle class so that they can buy support from economically weaker sections. This government is no different. The middle class is not a voting block that can get majority for parties and therein lies the problem.
Middle class is actually very broad term and not everyone in this 'middle class' group share the same problems and concerns. When people say middle class, they mean 'salaried middle class' - who pays income tax + GST + all other taxes and hence is the most betrayed one.
Listen to Mukesh Ambani talking about new engagement models of employment in Reliance group.
The Indian middle class wants a laid back life with no competition. No NEP2020, no Agniveer scheme, no reservation, government jobs for children, no NPS. Modi has brought competition in all aspects of middle class life. That displeases the middle class. In fact, the Indian middle class fondly hoped Modi and BJP to face defeat. Now it has to face Modi and BJP for another five years. The middle class life has certainly improved very much, but they have to work for it. That displeases the middle class. They can always blame Modi pointing to Adani and Advani. But the wealth of the so-called oligarchs is market-driven and the middle class can participate in the market economy. But they are forced to take risks to make money which the middle class resents.
Cut copy paste from paw paw
He has most soothing voice in print..
Corruption has increased to the next level.
Care to give a few examples? My experience has been opposite - things like direct benefit transfers, online tenders, single window clearance etc has gone a long way in reducing corruption and inefficiencies.
Hasn’t
Definitely, the middle class who don't understand budget will be disappointed. Most media outlets generally speaking about revenue generated and taxes collected by government. But, what they don't talk is what loan payment and interested government pays for debt previous governments took. Whatever public recieves from government is only after all necessary obligations are met. Secondly, if government is taking considerable less loans in every passing year then it is reducing dependence on loans. Also, if government is directing more money towards infrastructure then that is also good as these projects will generate revenues for government in future and thereby reducing dependence on loans. At that time some relaxation in taxes may also be seen if infrastructure projects compensates need of funds through taxation. Yes, it is painful that we have to pay taxes. But, think some person paid taxes in past to make what India has become today from a country of paucity to a self reliant growing economic powerhouse.
I'm trying to sell my mother's house to help her, but the new taxes are breaking her back. Fat cats have 600 million dollar weddings while my mom only has the house.
BJP is on its downslide from now on...
Singhvi sir. The man gives confidence , security and hop3. Wht all you said is 100% may be correct. The opposition has big crooks than bjp gang. This is one reason still people wanted to see modi in power than rahul and his notorious caste sardar. Middle class feel it is still better than rahul, Akhilesh, Umar, pawar Tejaswi and may be mamatha running a coalition govt. I dont want to imagine our fate with these crooks.
He is poor in running a coalition government except when brute majority
It is unhappy because the middle class want some things like temple liberation, no big corrupt politicians are behind bars (except kejriwal). But should he for example dismiss mamata which is a big demand or prosecute of Rahul Ghandi for say the national herald case you will see the middle class back with Modi.
If Indian bussiness men don't scale their businesses and create wealth, all the production will then go to Chinese oligopols . Is that acceptable? If anything we need industry to go more bigger to take on Chinese market share.
This is downfall of Modi
@@varunempi getting 240 seats alone and 293 with allies in 3rd consecutive term is downfall of BJP and not even reaching 3 digits seats is victory for congress....🤣🤣🤣Where did you got your stuff?
@@AbhishekTibrewalnoidaRegardless of the competence of the Opposition, BJP and Brand Modi would very likely face decimation in 2029. 2024 was merely the warning sign of what is to come. People have forgotten all about UPA years now. It is Modi who is now being judged. The old hypes no longer work.
BJP had its drawbacks, middle class doesn’t buy Adani Ambani propaganda, the only reason they vote is they don’t want corruption, appeasement, nepotism, dynasties, anti nationals and tukde gang ruling the country. But unfortunately BJP is taking that for granted as there is no alternative.
Except for Bhutan😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Modi is protecting mangalsutra of women while Amit Shah is protecting history son Jay shah as ICC chairman.... Both are doing their best to make happy middle class.......🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
His assessment is his own, off the mark at most places
I am one of them
observation is right, analysis is not
No data and fact, only bakiti in this video.
The middle class should boycott all' the future polls is the only solution left behind...
If that is the case today, imagine what could have happened if Rahul Baba implemented khata khat scheme....nobody care for middle class.
MGR in TN free ration helped him win continuously the same Modi is done free ration for five years and now back tracking on NPS started by none other than Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Immediate full tax relief on school/college fees required. + Curbing inflation and increasing rural income.