MODI' RESORTING TOFRIVOLOUS RHETORIC Elvidio Miranda The Prime Minister's labeling of the Opposition's criticism of farm reforms in the country as `political deceit' and `intellectual dishonesty' does not augur well as worlds emanating from the prime minister of India. Farmers far and wide in India are not in favour of the three farm laws and demand for their repeal. The government has been deliberately stalling the repeal of the farm laws much to the detriment of the majority of farmers in India. Modi seems to be revealing his own `mann ki baat' by terming the opposition criticism of farm reforms as `political deceit' and `intellectual dishonesty'.Does Modi think that he is the only self-righteous man in the country or is he doing everything possible to defend himself to stay in power and justify his bloated ego. It would not be surprising to note that more than half of the Indian electorate at present do not approve of the ratings of Modi. He should mind his tongue and not air distasteful rhetoric. He should not indulge in frivolous criticism of the opposition.
