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Ramana Goda's avatar

The budget is political but of the right wing variety. Supply side economics, incentives for the rich to reinvest and not a thought for malnutrition, joblessness, crashing income levels of the poor and the middle class, health, education and social security. The long term goal to turn India irreversibly rightwards in its economic path is evident. But this makes for bad politics especially in a crucial election year

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Vandana Rathore's avatar

Exactly right, tks Mr Goda.

#rightlyput #reality #totalneglectofsufferingsofpeople #Budget2022

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Ramana Goda's avatar

Thanks Vandana. Tk is correct - every budget makes a political statement. This also makes a political statement but rather inappropriate one for a crucial election

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Vandana Rathore's avatar

Sure, I understood Mr Arun's point quite well, tks Mr Goda.

Do read Ms Jessica Wildfire's article (I follow her on substack) to get a feel of how an American writer reveals layers within layers of truths & get close to the deeper knowledge of realities as they are & experienced by Americans, unlike one of our Pundits, Mr Swaminathan Aiyar, The Times of India, who cited the Union Budget 2022-2023 as Risk-taking, non-populist Budget, shamelessly.

Is this what we the masses & regular readers of ET/TOI expect from a senior journalist practicing journalism for close to forty years??? #DishonestyPrevails #India

URL: https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/p/were-killing-our-future-and-we-dont?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0OTQ4MjczNCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDc5NzMwNTAsIl8iOiI0ejZsUCIsImlhdCI6MTY0NDEyNzAzMiwiZXhwIjoxNjQ0MTMwNjMyLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNDkyODIxIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.1dnU5ka9S_ss4O-DufOxAo5uQN_tr_AWd6UVCn1YD2c

Please read her latest piece. You may appreciate her writings especially in today's times when we the masses are suffering and hope is threadbare.

Again, thanks for sharing your views.

Latest piece of Jessica Wildfire - https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/p/nobodys-coming-to-save-us-especially?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0OTQ4MjczNCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDgyNzI3MTUsIl8iOiI0ejZsUCIsImlhdCI6MTY0NDEyNzMwNywiZXhwIjoxNjQ0MTMwOTA3LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNDkyODIxIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.IXP6z3OB3QuDvw8d1e-6ecyYL5SSG_o-RxZk_jsd-d8

Regards,

Vandana

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Ramana Goda's avatar

Thanks for the article link. We are truly screwed by the government, the situation and by our inability to anything about the situation we find ourselves in

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Vandana Rathore's avatar

Dear Mr TK Arun,

Surely, while gambling with we the people's lives, certainly, "This is politics in command, same like late Jaspal BhattI's Flop Show, Ph.D, Episode #5 below.

URL; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCy9BfqMw2c

I assert with confidence that the Prime Minister did his best like Jaspal Bhatti, The Guide. This time not through picturised filmi drama(no outdoor/indoor shoots etc) but by becoming the 'Greatest Guide' in reality having his student, our FM, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman elevated as Dr Nirmala Sitharaman intelligently presented by you in a polished manner through Aristotle's 'Rhetoric Triangle - Digital...' having completed her Ph.D. (like Vinod the student completed with Jaspal Bhatti) & has absolutely, no fear or empathy with middle class, poor & poorest of the poor while humming the same tune - Jo tumko ho pasand wahi baat kahengey, beaker ko agar jar kaho to jaar kahengey...should be repeated by all chamchas in the current regime with the newly elevated Ph.D Scholar, Dr Ms. Finance Minister.

As explained in the second last paragraph, definitely, there is no scope for penny-pinching economics exposing the corrosion that may take place in bridges to be made or road excavation causing harm to residents in the hills while ducting & trenching for laying optical fiber continuing till 2024, ready anytime soon, and as many times as needed for, as many inaugurations as possible. 

Oh, But The Budget is Political - Digital magic, indeed with the newly elevated position of Dr Nirmala Sitharaman, not honorary but for real like the Budget 2022-2023. Thank you Dr Sitharaman for this incalculable, digital weathercock, sardonicism got on your nerves for the middles class & poor ppl, behind the mask of your obsequious devotion to your GUIDE, THE COMPULSIVE GAMBLER MODI AND HIS GODI MEDIA.  

But, for this Political Budget, Dr Sitharaman is a Ph.D, above our PM holding a degree in entire Political Science.  

#DigitalGambleForPoorAndMiddleClass  #OhButTheBudgetIsPolitical #JumlaBudget2022 #JaspalBhattisFlopShowWasAHit #SameAsBudgetForRichPeople #MustWatch  #PhDEpisode5 #FlopShowByLateJaspalBhatti 

Best regards,

Vandana

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Ramana Goda's avatar

Great sarcasm. Did you ever realise, opportunists of all hues are the ones with the least amount of sympathy and empathy for the underdogs

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Vandana Rathore's avatar

Tks, realised...hahaha(you're right) and I've seen the best journalist at my home, and so I tweeted few minutes back. Do read, Mr Goda. Wishing you a sunshine Sunday! https://twitter.com/CharouRathore/status/1490208313291972608?s=20&t=kMD3UugGk36kLTOrn6Ombg

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