Comments by "Sankalp" (@sankalp6872) on "Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has much at stake in MLC elections" video.

  1. The Shiv Sena Govt is completely hopeless. There is loot after loot and no work.
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  2. The main test will be the BMC election. If Shiv Sena loses Mumbai, it does not matter if the Govt lasts 5 years because It would mean the end of the Shiv Sena.
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  3.  Bhaumik  Shivsena voters but what about the rest? As it is Shiv Sena does not have much footprint beyond Mumbai. If they lose BMC they lose everything. Also, It would be interesting to see what Congress and NCP does. NCP may not care much about urban Maharashtra but Congress cannot let Shiv Sena expand at its expense.
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  4.  Bhaumik  New leadership in Congress? Younger generation is increasingly abandoning the party and they will never promote anyone over Rahul. As to Shiv Sena and NCP. Same issue. Nobody besides Thackerays and Pawars
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  5.  Bhaumik  Mungerilal ke haseen sapne. Looking at the politics over farm protest, I am convinced "Iss desh ka vaakay mein kuch nahi ho sakta". Clearly, the rich farmers don't want others to prosper and political parties are fighting over farmer vote bank. They criticize Modi left right and center and when he actually brought some meaningful reforms there is total rebellion to the extent even Canada is meddling.
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  6.  Bhaumik  1) Stubble burning has nothing to do with these laws. 2) There is no Law in India on MSP. The Govt announces MSP on 23 commodities but largely procures only 2-> Wheat & Rice. The rest is anyways sold in the open market. No Govt can guarantee any MSP. It is just not feasible. GoI cannot buy wheat at Rs 100 and sell it at Rs 1. Even with subsidies, it has to be a very practical rate. Consumer's preferences also change over time. There are no plans to scrap MSPs and also it is impossible to guarantee an increasing or pre-determined MSP with or without these laws. 3) Bihar's failure is on account of its pathetic infrastructure and not the farm reforms. Some still don't have electricity and irrigation is still a mess. But Bihar, UP, MP, and Maha have the potential to become the new agro powerhouses with these reforms. It can improve drastically once contract farming gets implemented. 4) Ambani may not engage with farmers but his minions certainly can and will post these reforms. Imagine Parley or Britania procuring their wheat directly from farmers. They'll also have the opportunity to control the quality of the wheat and customize it to their requirement through genetic engineering or other technology. The new reforms are good. In fact, they are inadequate if one really looks at them from a free-market point-of-view but as it is there is so much noise, imagine the plight post complete liberalization.
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