Comments by "M Shastri" (@libshastra) on "Missing ‘P’ u0026 political message in 'bland' Modi govt budget: Social justice u0026 secularism 'in action'" video.

Disinvestment push requires a strong third mandate, Govt can't aggressively disinvest without Babudom creating a ruckus in the upcoming election. Let's not forgot, not too long ago, Babudom pushed for toxic OPS. And it took one complete term before Modi could touch OFB corporatization and tackle Indira Gandhi's toxic anti market laws (There's still work to do)
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@pulipakasrikiran9307 one can conjure up a number of ways to tackle the country's problem but none can be implemented without political capital. A strong mandate means you have the political capital to push controversial policies
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I think they are being cautious. Just look at how silent they are wrt disinvestments. They don't want to rock the boat.
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@abhinav5847 please learn to make coherent points. Stitching random words and conjectures together doesn't make for a pleasant read.
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@pulipakasrikiran9307 accha. The guy must be an underperformer.
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@pulipakasrikiran9307 it does not seem that way the further you move away from Delhi. PSUs still offer solid perks and easy promo.
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@pulipakasrikiran9307 Sunday ko bank ja raha hai? Something fishy is happening.
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@dukhi_aatma372 it worked well for so many other reforms like Power Sector and OFB corporatization. A stronger mandate might let BJP bring back farm reforms.
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@dukhi_aatma372 your problem is you let good be ruined by perfect. You can never get anything in one stroke. BJP used their mandate pretty effectively, got a lot of reforms through. That's good for now.
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@rishavkumar1250 disinvestment only job is to help clean up Govt's balance sheet and not to ensure the viability of sold assets after the sale.
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@vg6548 exactly. We have to wait until after the election to see any disinvestment or reforms.
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Banks are in strategic sector list. But there are PSUs which we do need to get rid of like HMT. HMT is only profitable because Govt gives it contracts - it's essentially एक जेब से दूसरा जेब
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