Maharashtra council polls: BJP win marketed on demonetisation, but statistics are being twisted

Now that the results of the municipal councils and town panchayats are out, a lot of political meanings can be found in them.

For instance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the maximum number of councils, seats, and even directly elected presidents, which shows BJP’s demonetised policy as being accepted by the people. This analysis falls by the wayside when the number of such gains are smaller than the victories of the BJP, Congress, and NCP added up — they all have opposed demonetisation.

BJP could well use this as a kind of public opinion in favour of demonetisation, a kind of a mini-referendum in a major state ruled by it. But that would be twisting the statistics, seeking comfort in the fact that it has not won the majority of the council and majority of councillors. By glossing over it, a perception would be sought to be conveyed that despite hardships of not getting speedy replacement of currencies which are now not legal tender.

sOURCE:-Firstpost

Note ban: It’s a lonely miserable life for the unloved Rs 2,000

I am a newly born Rs 2,000 note and I feel as rejected as one of those potential brides on display. You know, when the other side ticks the boxes after having met you and checked you over and then goes home and sends a message saying, oops, nii..ii.ce but sorry, something is lacking.

Ignored?Ignored?

Something to do with my colour so there is clearly racial prejudice involved. I just don’t look like real money, more like I was sort of toy money in one of those shelves with "Age 6 and above" written on me. Of all the colours in the world who pointed to this garish, gaudy option and said, aaha, perfect complexion for this note, let's go on for a bit. Hardly fair and handsome.

Spawned in a crucible of confusion and conceived more by mistake than intent I have realised that I am an unloved offspring and no one chucks me under the chin or ruffles my hair or shows me off.

I don’t think people hate me, they just don’t like me. I don’t spark affection, more like one of those babies on a plane crying through the flight. Nuisance value.

I am now noticing people shy away from me.

sOURCE:-Firstpost

Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP says turncoats not promised tickets for coming elections

Lucknow: In a bid to assuage party workers feeling threatened by turncoats joining BJP before the coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, state BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday said none have been promised party tickets.

All those who have joined BJP from parties like BSP and Samajwadi Party have not been promised party tickets for the coming poll...they have come expressing faith in the party's policies and working of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Maurya told PTI in an interview.

"Names of winnable candidates will be taken into consideration but it is wrong to think that all those joining BJP will get tickets," Maurya said.

"I want to tell party workers that BJP will safeguard the honour of its core worker at all cost," he said.

Maurya said since his party is pro-worker, they have a lot of aspirations and expectations.

"As we have true democracy in the party it is not expected that an MLA's son will end up being an MLA or an MP's son will become an MP," he said, adding any worker can aspire to reach any of the posts in his party.

"There are too many applications for tickets for the coming polls, but I believe that disciplined BJP workers will accept all decisions the day they are taken," he said.

sOURCE:-Firstpost

Why Hillary Clinton lost the white women's vote

WASHINGTON — Something fascinating, it shows up, happened while in travel to Hillary Clinton's failed push to wind up the primary woman president of the United States: She lost the white women's vote.

"Shows up" is the specialist word here. Mrs. Clinton won the general women's vote, 54 percent to 42 percent, reflecting the longstanding sexual introduction opening that gives Democratic contenders an edge with female voters. In any case, among voters most like Clinton – white women – she lost, 53 percent to 43 percent.

Why this happened, and what it advises us in regards to the state of "identity administrative issues," is edifying.

Like all voters, women vote the way they finish for a substantial gathering of reasons, including the issue positions, character attributes, and experience of the candidates. For a couple, the likelihood of picking the essential woman president was significantly imperative; for others, not by any stretch of the imagination. To a couple of women supporters, Clinton's sex was even a negative: What in case she failed? That could set women back, said female voters in a focus store up the past summer.

Source:- csmonitor

Demonetisation: PM Modi has created a new normal, will clean and expand economy, says Arun Jaitley

Official Narendra Modi has made "another common" of white trades with crackdown on dim money, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday, bearing witness to that demonetisation will incite to a jump in private theory and more open spending on welfare measures. Tending to BJP parliamentary assembling over the outcome o the decision, he assaulted Rahul Gandhi saying from one point of view the Congress pioneer says the demonetisation decision was particularly spilled to BJP overwhelming hitters and on the other he ensures "that even Finance Minister, that infers I, was similarly not careful".

Talking at long last, Jaitley cleared up all parts of the move and said, "Demonetisation has arrange association with poor with poverty and with desperation facilitating" and said once the substitution of cash accomplishes a sensible level, th imprisonments will be encouraged.

Elucidating the possible positive consequences of this move, Jaitley said the country consistently gains Rs 4-5 lakh crore and after this move and these advantages can be used for open spending for progression of commonplace domains and rouse of poor About Rs 8 lakh crore will be accumulated from wage charge this year and Rs 8.5 lakh crore from circumlocutory obligation however despit that another Rs 4-5 lakh crore is required to hold up under expenses for running the country, he said.

"..so if the genuine force paying system develops in the country… then do we need to get money… and in the cas these borrowings of about Rs 4-5 lakh crore consistently can be utilized as a part of nation domains for dejection facilitating and othe tantamount measures," Jaitley included.

Source:- Indianexpress