Modi faces toughest test in Delhi elections
February 7, 2015 By
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Former Member
Couple things about this.
My friend Vishnu is a good man. He's well intentioned. And like all humans, sometimes dives off the deep end.
1. I would hesitate to mention President Ramotar's meeting with Modi in the same sentence with his meeting with Obama. It conveys a false impression. This is clearly a poorly veiled suck up to the PPP. That their was a meeting, that Ramotar has a similar title, that Guyana is under some liberal approach a "country", is about the sum total of what Modi's meeting with Obama had in common to his meeting Ramotar.
2. India is only interested in the Diaspora as useful tools of it's foreign and economic policy. They just discovered we exist. For over 100 years, we were just some disappeared Northern chammars in far flung corners of the Empire. India does not care about the Indian Diaspora, only what it can get out of us economically.
My friend Vishnu, and I consider him such, can better use his time and pen to criticize the state of Guyana and help shape the public discourse rather than praise the status quo. We have enough people to sing the praises of the PPP.
Former Member
Originally Posted by Shaitaan:
. India does not care about the Indian Diaspora, only what it can get out of us economically.
India divides its NRI population from its PIO, who they consider to be culturally contaminated people, whose reverence for India can be seen as a tool for India's expanding global interests.
The problem is that as India obsesses with its navel it doesn't think that it is actually endangering the position of these people who are seen in Fiji, Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad as clannish, and in these countries are minorities. Only in Mauritius are Indian descendants able to run rough shod over others and attempt to exclude them, and expect no reaction.
Or maybe India knows this but don't care.
Trinidad, Guyana, and Suriname need be seen as multi ethnic NATIONS. Not pieces of India, when 60% of Guyana and Trinidad don't identify as such, with Suriname being 73% non Indian.
The last thing that Indo populations in these nations need is the notion of an alliance between the local Indo elites, conspiring with India, to advance their interests to the exclusion of others. This especially as there are people like Ravi Dev who actually hope for this.
BhaiShaitaan, Meh Rass search ah Dictionary back and front but cant find Indologist.
Former Member
Originally Posted by Nehru:
BhaiShaitaan, Meh Rass search ah Dictionary back and front but cant find Indologist.
Former Member
Originally Posted by Shaitaan:
Modi faces toughest test in Delhi elections
February 7, 2015 By GuyanaTimes
Dear Editor,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his toughest electoral battle since he rose to the top position last May. After meeting President Barack Obama and President Donald Ramotar in January, the Prime Minister is soaring in foreign affairs.
But the Modi could suffer his first state election defeat in Assembly elections in Delhi on February 7. Several opinion polls show unfavorable result for the ruling Bharatya Janata Party (BJP).
Delhi is the heart of power in the country and if the BJP were to fail in capturing power in the state, it would dent the party’s chances of consolidating power needed to speed up an economic recovery.
A booming India is great for countries like Guyana which stands to get more resources.
Campaigning ended on Thursday evening. Modi attended several rallies to motivate voters. Polls show a two-contest between BJP and the newly founded Aam Aadmi Party. The Congress party is floundering and not likely to make a dent in the election, but it could affect which party wins or forms the Government.
In the last state elections in December 2013, BJP won the most seats but was short of three seats. Congress offered outside support to the AAP to form the Government, but the Government resigned less than two months later.
The state fell under President’s rule, while the Assembly was left suspended since last February. Last December, the Assembly was dissolved and elections were called. Counting and declaration of results would take place on February 10.
The AAP said its internal poll shows it would win 51 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, the party’s internal survey has reported. The survey gave 15 seats to the BJP and a paltry four to Congress and others.
The poll gave 53 per cent to Arvind Kejriwal (AAP leader) as the choice for Chief Minister, while 24 per cent preferred the BJP’s Kiran Bedi. He said AAP would likely win 46 per cent of the votes, while BJP would get 33 per cent, and Congress 11 per cent.
The India Today-Cicero pre-poll survey, gave AAP 38-46 seats and 19-25 seats for the BJP. The Congress was seen winning three-seven seats.
In a so-called “poll of polls,” based on results of five separate opinion polls, AAP could get 34 of the 70 seats while the BJP could win 32 and Congress four.
Because of the polling numbers, the BJP sent out its top national and state leaders to campaign to woo voters and it seemed to be working. Many voters are returning to BJP.
Voters said they would prefer the same party for the state as governing nationally. The outcome will be very close and it will be a setback to Modi should the AAP win.
A Modi victory is good for diaspora communities as the Prime Minister could take measure to grow the economy making more resources available for countries like Guyana.
Another hung Assembly is not ruled out. The BJP swept the General Elections last April in Delhi winning all the seats but opinions have turned because of slow delivery of services.
Vishnu Bisram
the man was doing great until he meet Ramotar then every thing was down hill
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