Comments by "Sankalp" (@sankalp6872) on "ThePrint" channel.

  1. He died to Imran Khan's convenience. Obviously, no reverse swing there.
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  2. The ground report from Sagrika Kissu regarding the Unnao incident is a MUST READ. The LOUDEST SOUND came from Unnao - the plight of a 14-year-old teen who was wronged twice. Yet, our JUDICIARY saw it fit to grant bail to the criminal who, upon release, set fire to her house. Her sister and son have endured 40% burns. Our JUDICIARY is UNABLE TO PROTECT EXISTING GENDERS but is BUSY DEBATING MORE Genders. The same judiciary proclaimed, "EVERY SINNER HAS A FUTURE" for a criminal whose VICTIM was a 4-year-old. I do not know about others, but I'd certainly prefer VIGILANTES over such a bonkers judicial system.
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  3. The biggest blunder of BR Ambedkar was to think that India's political class would ever grow a pair to take on the fundamentalists. He should have turned these directives into laws back then.
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  4. BJP is the largest party in the South. It swept Karnataka in the last polls winning 27 out of 28, and is a potent force in Telangana. It is absent in AP but has a 25 MP reliable FD in the AP Bank. Kerala is the only state with LESS BJP buzz given their demography. Annamalai has created buzz in TN esp among ADMK votebank but the magnitude will become apparent only during elections.
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  5. Correlation or regression does NOT establish CAUSALITY. The technical term for this is "data dredging" and it's got to be the lousiest crystal ball gazing, I've ever heard. Only second to "whoever wins Karnataka does NOT win at the Center". The majority mark in India is 273 and not 7. No state in India is special nor is the demography of any one place, a reflection of the country. Guptaji, leave statistical data analysis to statisticians. Please focus on ground reporting.
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  6. I don't know about others but my Maharashtra will NOT BETRAY the ones who facilitated the return of the Ayodhya king. We Marathas (now Maharashtrians) attempted it many times and sacrificed many lives. It was our long-cherished dream to see the coronation of our king. Jai Shree Ram🚩
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  7. Wasted CTC. Why waste time over a never to be fixed problem? Last year a Babu emptied an entire stadium so that he could walk his dog another emptied a Water storage tank to find his phone. None of them were dismissed from service. The real reason for craze for these jobs is India's worst kept secret. NO accountability and UNLIMITED money. As Kejriwal's aatma would say "Sab mile hue hai".
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  8. Old Russian war tactic. They waited out the Nazis. Victor is not the one who delivers most punches; Victor is the one who stands tall despite all the punches.
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  9. Watching states competing for PROJECTS is so FULFILLING and a PSU like HAL overflowing with orders is the icing on the cake. Shiv Sena canceled a mega refinery project in Ratnagiri and is now crying foul over these projects. I hope something big in green energy like green hydrogen and Lithium-ion batteries is brought to Maharashtra and Andhra.
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  10. You have to look at these things from Maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid. Water, electricity, food, and sanitation are basic needs. These issues can't be poll promises of the 21st century. PM Narendra Modi has delivered on these parameters. Congress did NOT in their 70 years. These are NOT LEFT. These are BASIC NEEDS,
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  11. Clearly, PK has a lot of troll farms under his employment. Even before the 50-minute interview could be over, pro-PK comments have flooded in. However, I do believe he will be way better UPGRADE over Palturam Nitish and 10th Fail Tejasvi Yadav. Bihar's upliftment is necessary for the whole country. However, I doubt Bihar will ever let a Brahmin become CM. His best hope is to ally with the BJP.
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  12. Another of China's crimes that nobody will raise at UNGA.
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  13. I am no Mahashri Yogendra Yadav Baba, but i'll quote the time tested saying - "Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics". Two things are going in favor of the BJP 1) its unmatchable and even enviable Organization 2) It is once again a Presidential style Modi vs Rahul Gandhi election. Based on what I observed during my constituency's voting phase, I can safely say that the BJP organization is running round the clock. BJP workers arranged coolers, water, softdrinks for voters during the voter, while INC booth workers didn;t even arrange any shade. BJP organization ensured voter turn out. Of course, it is possible that the people that people could have voted against Modi which we shall know only on June 4. However, Congress simply does NOT have the logistics to counter the BJP and Rahul getting so easily overshadowed by Kejriwal itself tells you the status of Rahul Gandhi in an average Indian's mindscape. Congress needs to address its structural malice.
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  14. Certainly, Not by Rahul Gandhi. His latest tantrum in Kashmir indicates how disillusioned and distant he is to the ground realities. His "Composite culture" remark reminded me of WHY A HINDU SHOULD NEVER VOTE THE CONGRESS.
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  15. I think this election should be about INC and NOT the BJP. Either the Congress SHOULD WIN or Congress SHOULD LOSE AS BADLY AS RCB right now. Eitherway the result should be DECISIVE and a REFERUNDUM on RAHUL GANDHI'S ABILITIES. I am tired of Rahul's INCOMPETENCE. It is BAD FOR DEMOCRACY and his COMMUNIST-Level politics is WORSE for India's FUTURE.
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  16. DK should have discussed his 8-point Congress revival plan with the Pk. Pk would have broken DK's delusions of Rahul actually having any future. In the Rajat Sharma show PK described INC's "man of steel" as a "khota sikka".
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  17. The survey is an eye opener and nicely simplified by Sg. India is a robust democracy and a rising GDP. Those calling us North Korea are intellectually hollow no matter how popular they are within their echo chambers. Leave politics to politicians. Real analysts interpret and assess data.
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  18. Hindu lives matter. Hindu women's honour matters. The silence of the "feminists" and halfhearted reportage of the Media will NEVER BE FORGIVEN OR FORGOTTEN.
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  19. There seems to be a belief that Hinduism will never get rid of caste. Shivaji Maharaj did it 200 years ago. Unlike popular belief, Maratha is actually not a caste but rather a creed. Hindus in Indonesia's Bali and descendants of indentured laborers in the Carribeans have forgotten caste. Time is the best healer. Intermixing and intercaste marriages will evaporate caste. A HOMOGENOUS HINDUISM is not a farfetched idea.
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  20. The correct headline: How illegal construction triggered violence in this Uttarakhand city
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  21. Respect begets Respect. Owaisi is heading the party of Razakars. On odd days they dare us saying "Soye hue sher ko mat jagao". On even days, it's the VICTIM CARD. Pak was formed to accommodate such people.
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  22. It is so pathetic to see Congress and some "elite" journos (not directed toward SG but his hesitation to shout his brethren is appalling) calling President Draupadi Murmu "rubber stamp". Why do they think that the rise of a Dalit/Tribal/OBC is devoid of merit? What makes a Yashwant Sinha so "qualified"? Let her tenure begin. Her legacy could be discussed in retrospect 5 years later.
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  23. Muslim vote bank politics is the reason for INC's flip-flopping on the UCC. All their leaders are singing different tunes. BJP had promised UCC in its Uttarakhand manifesto. Goa, where both Christians and Muslims constitute a significant portion of the population, has already been following UCC for many decades. The live-in relationship part can be sorted out at a later time. It is not a huge population as of now.
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  24. To be fair, BJP was labeled "untouchable" by the "secular" parties. BJP lost PMship with just ONE vote. It cannot rely on SECULAR parties. Also, now the BJP has a strong base among the OBC. Why should they fall at the feet of family-ruled parties when they have their own caste leaders? Look at the plight of the CONgress. It got vacuum cleaned by all its "regional" allies. KCR's being the most brutal "Katappa" moment.
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  25. Also, they are smart and extremely motivated. We must stop making fun of our enemy and start respecting his strengths.
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  26. Call the Devil for Safety? Wow!
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  27. An inefficient system is a breeding ground for cockroaches. Unfortunately, in India Cockroaches hold the most power. Questions must be asked if only Punjab and Haryana could have been left out of the reforms.
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  28. The "meme fest" on Modi's "Vishwaguru" ambition will boomerang as badly as the ridiculing of digital payments. I admit that even I never thought that I would live to see the day a hawker seamlessly operating Gpay but today it is hard to find someone who does not use Gpay. Modi is a risk taker. He dares to dream big. The intent is the most important step. Apart from Modi, only KCR, Naidu, and Yogi are ambitious, unafraid, and big risk-takers.
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  29. The Congres's statement on this was ridiculous. They said that DRDO could deliver such high-quality drones at 20% of the cost, and that too in a short time. The drafter of this statement must have been on some "high-quality" stuff. The other part was the price. The US Govt foots the R&D bill of companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Atomics. They also get grants & incentives. Hence, the prices quoted to the US and other countries are different. For, e.g., F35s were sold to Canada and German for $450 million and 240 million, resp, but the US airforce got them for 100 million. Customization also adds to costs.
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  30. I really appreciate the fact that the British and Nehru didn't establish an SGPC-like organization for Hindus. Decentralization is the only reason, Hinduism is now progressing. Caste as an identity might remain but the negatives aspects like discrimination are likely to dissipate over the next few decades. Economics+Migration+Urbanization+inter caste marriages have really blurred the caste lines.
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  31. One would have thought Modi would take a rest after the 'pran pratisthapana' of Lord Ram, thinking he has secured the 2024 mandate, but he leaves nothing to chance. From the choice of Bharat Ratna awardee to Bulandshahar to Rajasthan visit with Macron to Republic Day, Modi is hitting 6 after 6 while the INDIA alliance is in tatters.
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  32. Those who trend STOP PRIVATISATION and those who fall for the trap should google the annual reports of PSUs. Most are simply money disappearing blackholes. India needs more courts, IPS and IAS officers for efficient administration. Money poured on non-performing PSU's can be spent on hiring more of these officers and private players can run them efficiently creating more employment.
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  33. Actually, pure Titanium NEVER rusts. A fine historical recount that ignored a key pattern - It was a different challenger every time. Marketing cannot solve a "product problem". Rahul Gandhi is the living embodiment of scams, misrule, and entitlement. The lack of ideas/narrative is the secondary problem.
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  34.  @sauron2000000  Doofus Buddism comes under the bracket of Dharmic religions. Buddha or Prince Siddhartha himself was a Hindu who despised casteism. Anyways NO DHARMIC RELIGION TEACHES JEHAD.
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  35. TRUE. Apart from PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi no other leaders are able to gather votes for the BJP. Despite the drum beating and media show the Congress candidate did NOT even save his deposit in the Telangana assembly by-poll where BJP finished a close second. BJP needs to empower and create more Fadnavis, HBS, and Yogi else it will end up like Congress.
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  36. I'd rather say BJP drew good inspiration from Vajpayee's speech delivered when he had lost the by just 1 vote. Since then the party has shown extraordinary grit and determination to dump the "crutches" of coalition politics. They lost in 2004 despite a difference of just 7 seats and won in 2019 to never repeat the mistakes they made in the past.
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  37. He is no ordinary person. He is an electrical engineer and has previously worked in hp. He even once joked and compared the incomes of a corrupt politician, engineer, and a swami.
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  38. Vajpayee lost his vote of confidence by 1 vote. Of course, BJP would take every seat seriously. Nobody stopped the Gandhi family from taking Rae Bareli and Amethi seriously. The VIP status should have led to the two districts becoming Singapores of India. The Gandhis treated the districts as their fiefdom not Family.
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  39. Wow, what a sight. Rahul giving a motivational speech to BJP workers.
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  40. BJP is WINNABLE because Rahul Gandhi is UNWINNABLE. The Gandhi dynasty has even abandoned Amethi and Rae Bareli. How can you expect such cowardly party to take on the BJP?
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  41. Now, RJD people will start trolling the BJP for accepting Nitish, and 1 year later, they will welcome him back with open arms.
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  42. UP has to be divided. The cake is NOT SWEET if the key ingredients are BLOOD and a WOMEN's HONOR. Agreed, Economy is COVID's fault but there is NO EXCUSE for the midnight cremation. DIVISION OF UP will be the most important "surgical strike" of Modi.
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  43. I think BJP ruled states should also pay in the same coin. Simply do not allow Congress leaders. Let's see their reaction then.
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  44. At this rate, CTC's 1000th episode might coincide with the Taliban occupying Kabul. The real question is how long does the Pak-Taliban bonhomie last?
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  45. Congress on Ventilator and Rahul's latest gimmick is his own version of "Man ki Baat". The doctor has advised immediate surgery and Congress is on "Kirtan Mode".
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  46. Hello Sg, Please do an episode on "Statutory MSP". Leftists are promoting it big time but it goes against all Economic theory. Why is Congress raking it? They know damn well that it will spell out the doom of India (after all they were ruling India the longest they did not do any such thing)
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  47. Losing strongholds? Congress is already EXTINCT.
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  48. Today Tharoor berated Hindutva yet Shekhar DID NOT QUESTION HIM ABOUT CONGRESS's ROMANCE WITH SS WHOSE LEADER BRAGGED ABOUT DEMOLITION OF BABRI.
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  49. Nirmala Sitharaman has been UNJUSTLY targeted ever since she became the FM. Even people from the right have been UNKIND to her (a typical flaw of the right. Shooting down your own). Nevertheless, she has been persistent and is executing a fine economic blueprint. Things take time to heal. BIG BANG often leads to BIG CRASH. You cannot have insane levels of growth rates like 15-20%. Such growths can only come through a resource curse (the Dutch disease) and are often accompanied by HAYWIRE INFLATION.
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  50. Election season 2022: BJP=5, AAP=2, INC=1. Lessons: BJP has Modi, AAP has momentum, and INC has a Ma whose Beta will be skipping the whole winter session. BJP's over-reliance on Modi and RaGa failed in HP, while AAP's momentum is small but significant enough to at least damage the INC. The INC old guard delivered HP without any aid from the Gandhis, while BJP now knows the limit of the Modi factor.
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