The last resort will be a major false falg terror attack and a war with Pakistan .... thats all that can save Modi now.
On 15 November 2016 at 12:10, Goanet News <[email protected]> wrote: > Why Demonetisation & The Following Chaos Could Lead To Narendra Modi’s > Downfall > > by Swati Chaturvedi > > I felt a huge and growing sense of unease as I watched our Prime Minister, > Narendra Modi seemingly break down and then attack “enemies” while speaking > at a public meeting in Goa two days ago. Modi focused on how he was being > persecuted and how people wanted to “burn him” over his sudden > demonetisation bid. The concern for an unsubstantiated threat to himself, > seemed to override the chaos that was visible in the country following the > announcement. > > I wasn't reassured when Modi compared those standing in queues to > “scamsters”. Although it was perhaps an allusion to Congress Vice President > Rahul Gandhi lining up to withdrawn money at a bank, it seemed insensitive > to the throngs of ordinary folk waiting patiently to withdraw their own > money for necessities. > > Modi seemed to recover his élan on Monday as he hit the campaign trail in > poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and spoke of how poor people like “kadak chai” and > how only the “corrupt rich were looking for sleeping pills”. Perhaps, he > was speaking of the 25 people who have died as a result of the > demonetisation – including children who have been denied treatment in > hospitals. > > [PHOTO: A protest against the demonetization in Kolkata | Source: AFP] > > Former Union Minister Arun Shourie says in a most prescient assessment of > Modi and his governance model, “For Modi, it’s all about headline > management. Modi and those around him are convinced that if you manage the > media, the headlines the events will vanish. So, a Dalit uprising happens > in Gujarat, distract the media with an event. Something happens in Kashmir, > do the same. The trouble is you may manage the headline, but the event will > still happen.” > > Unfortunately, the demonetisation “event” which has devastated the economy > could not have been given a positive spin by any spin master. > > Demonetisation has proved to be the biggest personal challenge to Modi’s > unrivalled authority within the Bharatiya Janata Party and the government > of India as two jittery allies, Akali Dal and Shiv Sena have publicly > attacked him on it. The irony is that BJP is trying to detach itself from > the image deficit faced by the Akali Dal in the upcoming Punjab polls and > now Sukhbir Singh Badal, President of Shiromani Akali Dal has said that the > “Demonetisation crisis is severe for rural women. Impossible to implement > this move within 50 days”. > > The ill-timed demonetisation move is also likely to hit the rabi crop as > farmers are unable to buy seeds. > > [PHOTO: Demonetization could hit the sowing season | Source: PTI] > > Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena, which is BJP’s ally in > Maharashtra has been even more scathing. He has called the demonetisation > move “anti-people”. The fact that Modi felicitated bitter rival and > Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, who isn’t exactly a > beacon for the anti-corruption movement, on the same day that he was > railing against the “corrupt” was not lost on Thackeray or the public. > > So, while two of the BJP’s allies have condemned the hugely unpopular move, > the mood within the BJP is no less sullen. BJP Member of Parliament from > Porbandar, V H Radadiya has publicly said, “Farmers are the worst hit and > the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) will be shut for the next > two months”. This coming from Modi’s own citadel of Gujarat is not good > news for him. > > Meanwhile, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been castigated by BJP MP > Subramanian Swamy for “lack of planning and implementation of > demonetisation”. Jaitley advised people to use plastic i.e. credit and > debit cards which is a nonsensical suggestion since India is still > primarily a cash-based economy. Large swathes of people do not have access > to electricity or regular mobile connectivity, leave alone credit and debit > cards. > > [PHOTO: India's economy has largely been cash-based | Source: PTI] > > To add insult to injury, Rajya Sabha MP and National Vice President of the > BJP, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe commenting on the chaos that has ensued following > demonetisation has publicly said, “Sometimes people die waiting in line for > ration too”. > > Contrary to perception though, all senior BJP leaders don’t share either > this blasé attitude or echo Modi’s triumphalism. They are a worried lot. > > A senior leader says on condition of anonymity, “Nobody can tell Modi > anything. But, Delhi is not Gujarat and by this move he has overreached > himself. The entire Opposition is united. And the moment the winter session > of Parliament will start we will see a repeat of suit-boot jibes.” > > [PHOTO: The banking system is still struggling to cope with demand for cash > | Source: Reuters] > > BJP leaders are also upset about a growing perception that some people knew > about the demonetisation in advance, such as the West Bengal unit of the > BJP which deposited Rs 3 crore in a nationalised bank eight days before the > announcement. The last transaction of Rs 40 lakh, was made minutes before > the PM’s speech, according to an Economic Times report. > > Sanjeev Kamboj, head of the BJP's Legal Cell in Punjab had also tweeted > pictures of the new Rs 2,000 notes on November 6, before the announcement. > > The tweet by the BJP leader before the announcement | Source: Twitter > > Sources say that BJP’s defunct Margdarshak Mandal sees an opportunity in > the growing restlessness of the party’s rank and file. LK Advani, Murli > Manohar Joshi and Yashwant Sinha are only keeping quiet so they don’t > destroy any chances of being nominated as Presidential candidates. > > The pointer for BJP of people's sentiment may perhaps lie in Madhya Pradesh > where party workers campaigning for a by-poll in Shadol were beaten up by > those standing in endless queues to to access their own money. The BJP > workers had tried to take advantage of the queued-up people to distribute > leaflets. They expected to be embraced by the people, but unsurprisingly > weren’t. > > If the situation continues to worsen, this could well prove to be Modi’s > Waterloo moment - both in UP and outside. It’s been two years since the NDA > was voted in at the Centre, and while he continues to deliver on oratory, > the promised good governance seems a distant possibility. > > https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Will-Demonetisation-The-Chaos- > That-Has-Followed-Lead-To-Modis-Downfall#.siiflpmwr > -- Feroze Mithiborwala
