Whats App post : Modi's speech about the repeal of Farm Laws was one of the craftiest worded speech I have ever heard, in which...
- He stressed on how the Farm Laws were for the benefit for the farmers, when they actually weren't
- He stressed on how numerous efforts were made by the Government to hold talks with the farmers, while in reality the Govt was ignoring them for one year and Modi himself didn't meet them even once.
- He stressed how majority of the farmers were pro-farmlaws and how it was only a small section of farmers who were against it, which is actually the exact opposite
- He highlighted that the bill was in favor of the poor farmers, insinuating that it was rich, overloaded with money, farmers who were funding the protests for their monetary benefits
- He complained how the Farmers didn't get convinced despite his best efforts, while in reality, there were no efforts made to convince the farmers, none of their points were addressed.
- He talked about how he was ready to amend the bills, but he failed to mention that he never wanted to give any guarantees on MSP which was one of the crucial demands of the farmers.
- And finally, he said how he was withdrawing the laws for the benefit of the nation, where as it was clear that he was repealing them due to his drop in popularity in the states of Punjab, Haryana and UP, where the farmers weren't even allowing his BJP leaders to enter into their villages. It only got worse for them after the Laximpura incident.
- His apology was also to the Nation, to clarify that he did the best for the farmers but their egos wouldn't let it happen. It wasn't an apology to the farmers, 700 of whom died in this protest, along with the few that were mowed down by his own Minister's son.
Modi tried to carefully paint a picture of his benevolence making it into his generous pull back, rather than the farmers resolve.
The fact remains that the moment Modi manages to recover his lost image, he will come back at the farmers.......this time with a vengeance.
Disclaimer: Be careful of the fox that shows a sincere interest in prolonging the life of the poultry.
- Darshan Mondkar on FB