Feet Eaters; ‘Mandarin Method’; Creditable Growth
Udhayanidhi Stalin; G20 Meeting; FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Opinion Watch
Feet Eaters
In a sharp take on incendiary remarks of Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of incumbent Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, likening Sanatan Dharma to “corona, dengue, malaria…worthy of elimination”, The Tribune in its Editorial has hauled the dynast over coal for ill-informed views on religio-philosophical system. The Chandigarh-based daily pointed out that Stalin’s insinuation has got the Opposition INDIA block in a soup. It also suggested that possibly Stalin should have reserved his lamentations for Hindutva only.
Foot in the mouth syndrome often afflicts the Opposition leaders, who lacking in philosophical grounding venture to speak on subjects which they know least. Stalin has gifted the Bharatiya Janata Party a livewire to run through the poll-bound states to lighten the electioneering landscape in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan.
‘Mandarin Method’
The Economic Times in its Editorial has taken exceptions to the New Delhi district being shut down for the G20 Leaders’ Summit for three days, from September 8 to 10. The business daily has said that the Delhi government’s order for closing of official and commercial establishments is a copy of the Soviet and Mandarin method of inconveniencing the people during big events. The daily suggested that a live city would have warmly received the delegates with intelligent traffic management.
Sweeping orders had even called for shutdown of Daryaganj, an area far away from the Pragati Maidan, which is the main venue, and only after protests by the BJP-affiliated traders, the order was withdrawn. There is indeed a case of blind-bolded administration, which is inimical to the interests of the people.
Creditable Growth
Deccan Herald in its Editorial has stated that first quarter growth in the GDP of 7.8 per cent is creditable, coming on the back of an uptick in the private consumption (six per cent against 2.5 per cent), while investment activity at eight per cent remains healthy. The Bengaluru-based daily lauded the services sector which clocked a growth of 10.3 per cent even while manufacturing remained the laggard at 4.7 per cent.
The growth of 7.8 per cent despite the headline interest rate staying at multi-month high is indeed praiseworthy. But one may take a hard look at the floundering ‘Make in India’ campaign.
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