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When I open tv to news about today coronavirus case but media channels past one month continue Sushant singh case repeated. I don’t who is Sushant sing but now I know but this is distrusting continue same news. I have rember flim titanic last seen ship goto shank and musicians try to divert passage mind thay start ringing violin but no passenger ready to listen it. Indian media stop to show hospital sechuvation thay never ask top private hospitals doctor thay are some time ask only Mr golerya Aims director but why media not understand his hand fold because of he a govt servent. Why Sri amitshah first admitted in medanta hospital why Delhi health Minister last goto to max hospital thay never ask that type question thay are frod propaganda news given about chaina also and thay given jujment also I stop the looking Indian news channel Indian correct news I find BBC dw and mint thay are not Indian but given news Indian our Indian channel is Indian but no news real condition of India. Same full Hindi channel daily 1000 people is died but Indian media telling us per year more than person death for TB? My question so coronavirus come so TB pestent not death
If we look at all the parameters India has indeed fared poorly economically and now health wise under Modiji. I am surprised that instead of learning to Tolerate a fair and unbiased analysis, India in July 2020 has gone down the drains especially by some real greedy bhaktards who are looking to loot the bird of gold. India is too big and strong to be cowed down by such greedy and cunning people. I hope 2024 teaches the Modi, Shah and bhaktards an apt lesson of never again trying to divide the peaceful fabric of my beautiful nation called India. Chak de, Chak de India. Jai Hind!!!
He can tweet within hours over the suicide of a Bollywood actor but remains silent over the months on the miserable sufferings of the migrant workers. Shame on him and his supporters. Agree with you, total failure on the part of the Central government especially the P.M.
The blind hen supporters of P.M. Modi can not accept any true criticism and judge it by the name of religion. He is the most incompetent Prime Minister that India ever had. He should be kicked out of the power just only because of mishandling the Covid 19 scenario sparing other serious faults of de-monitization, false war cry against Pakistan and remaining silent on China over Ladakh, creating all time high unemployment, and dividing the country over religious belief and identity. Shame on you the anarchist supporters. Well asked questions by the author.
Name of the author itself indicates the contents. No starvation deaths, lowest death rates, development of health infra, and incalcating the safety habits in masses are the main achievements of lockdown. These same activists , channels have predicted 24 m infections and 1.4 million deaths in india by June.
As asked by Sid, please share the source of starvation deaths. Please not testing was also done extensively during the time of National Lockdown but not as intense as how it is at present. The main reason being the lack of equipment, but the government didn’t stay awaited. It started ordering from other countries on urgency and started to set up manufacturing hubs here in India also. Don’t you think the new economic package helped the poor? It was for poor people and for farmers which is India’s most chosen occupation. I respect your opinion but please don’t put out your thoughts as you wish, add some facts in your argument
Many people died of starvation…bhakts like you still support the govt even when they’re at fault
Very unfortunate article at this point of time, when the entire world is surprised about how did a country with 130 crores of the population has managed such low mortality figures, we have someone like this author who does not know the reality of governance and leadership. We had Tablighi Jammat, we had resistance to quarantine and lockdown measures and even then in spite of so many problems, this country has managed the Corona so well. Mistakes do happen when you are involved at this scale, the person who does the job is bound to commit the mistakes but he is certainly better than all others who do not do or just do the criticism. The author is prejudiced and biased and needs to be fair and objective.
The situation is such that either way the government is faulted. If the government is telling lie it is performing its duty to keep the nation worry free. The helpless parents comfort the sick baby by telling him that he is much better now. It is same. How can the
government tell the nation that millions of deaths are expected by July end. The situation is actually not so serious but required containment to weather them out. India will come out of it unscathed. The spiritual power of India braved and weathered out mahapralayas several times in the hoary pasts. Truth prevailed.
MODIJI has handled the situation with limited resources in an excellent manner. Remember only 3 percent population pays income tax so resources are limited. Whatever he does will antagonize those who want to continue proselytizing ISO think having scientific thought and control population.
You are clearing suffering from “framing effect” bias. There are many prominent examples of framing e.g. proposing the risk of losing 10 out of 100 lives vs the opportunity to save 90 out of 100 lives. Modi tool decisive actions, but there was never a clear answer to Corona, specially with dense population.
Fake news! vinod Paul public apology for this event ,and said it was error in the slide how this able to write a blog without knowing fact.Shame print!
Mr Hardeep Singh: Since you claim that by looking at the name of the author you would be able to guess the content, let me apply that theory to yourself.
So going from your name”Hardeep Singh” should one guess that you are a Khalistan terrorist ?
Excellent analysis, Zainab. Modi is a patient of “Self Serving Bias” and he is expert in winning public favour by false flag operations against Muslims in Gujarat, Kashmir, etc
Muslims started the riots by burning Hindus inside the trains but according to most of you people, Hindu lives do not matter.No wonder there is so much Islamophobia in the world.
And to your second question on kashmir, India should break the bones of all Pakistanis by destroying their economy. You do not need any bullet to fight them.
And the third point. Why is it there are separatists movement wherever Muslims are a minority?
Mr Gary: Your justify the Gujarat pogroms where thousands of utterly innocent Muslims were murdered, raped and burnt alive by claiming:
“.. Muslims started the riots by burning Hindus inside the trains ..”
Whilst I do not expect your ilk to know that collective punishment is forbidden in international law and other facets of civilised behaviour, let me nonetheless ask you a couple of questions Sir:
1: When a mob instigated by the RSS, Bajrang Dal, VHP and other elements descends on Muslim households to rape, kill and burn alive innocent Muslims who had utterly nothing to do with the burning of the train, what should be the role of the state government, its Chief Minister and the police ? Protect the innocent or allow mob rule ?
2: Applying your sick, twisted logic of collective punishment, were the pogroms against Sikhs in 1984 following the assassination of PM Indira Gandhi justified? After all even Rajiv Gandhi justified it by saying “When a great tree falls, the earth trembles” didn’t he?
3: Coming to your claim that there are separatist movements where there are Muslim minorities. Didn’t Sikhs fight for an independent Khalistan? Didn’t many states like Nagaland, Tripura etc. not want to leave India? Indeed, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is still in force in the North East. Separatism has many causes and takes place along many dimensions – religion e.g. Islam not being the sole cause. Didn’t Bengali speaking East Pakistan not want to leave the union with West Pakistan despite Islam being a “unifying” force?
4: Your idiotic suggestion “India should break the bones of all Pakistanis by destroying their economy” might make for great talking points in your shakha or the local gaurakshak chapter in your city – but is otherwise wishful thinking. India and Pakistan do not trade much and China is Pakistan’s all-weather friend shoring up the Pakistani economy. And there are plenty of Middle East states to help Pakistan too. So please clarify how you would go about “breaking the bones of Pakistan’s economy”. Particularly when the Indian economy itself was in the doldrums long before the COVID crisis – thanks to some spectacular self-goals like demonetisation and Hindutva economic ideas.
So once you have done you gaurakshak duties for the day and have done the necessary groing scratching at your local shakha, do try to answer my question Sir. Thanks.
Came here for some detailed, well-constructed and well-drilled analysis. The pros and cons of the debated: lockdown implementation, migrant crisis, DBTs to informal sectors or not, the unlocking and testing strategy modification over the course of time and also contributions made/failed in terms of Railways, DGCA or Disbursement of funds and PSB loans.
But what followed is a dire article. Void of Everything apart pitting supposed “Bhakts” and “Opposition” against each other. Apathetic.
The Print has given a simple mandate to this idiot Zainab Sikander’s – string together 5 to 6 paragraphs that criticize & malign the Prime Minister.
She is nothing more than a click bait chick for The Print – not to be taken too seriously.
Your thinking Is Not right as This is A pandemic not your lawn Grass no one knows what is going to happen in future in march or as in june You are incapable As Writer dont put your opinion anywhere go first know How to write mr writer plz dont blame
Talking about defating China but what about Corona that it gave to us.Nothing will happen of these politicians. All would end up with deaths of millions of people and billions affected economically , mentally and hospitalized. Everyday I see news of people of other countries(Brazil, Sweden , Italy etc.) protesting against their government for their carelessness and failures in handling the pandemic. What about the sleeping people of India? Modiji opening lockdown at full speed and people being dying and hospitalized. He does not have eight to play with our lives.
When America opened the schools , it saw an huge increase in covid cases. Instead of taking lesson from them , our government is doing the same mistake.
People believe that this government would protect us from corona which could not save it’s own ministers from the same.
Poor critics of Modi. They are trying to clutch every straw they can get hold of. If cases didn’t come down despite strictest lockdown, you can imagine what would have happened if there was no lockdow. Also there are lie spreading machine about starvation deaths. Author must now that in Mumbai local itself mor that 100 die every month normally. Now she is quick to assign all these kind of accidental deaths to lockdown which is immature and dishonest.
Oh, what a great country to compare our country with? I hope the news that New Zealand is covid free today has reached you too.
Please share your source of starvation deaths? Making unsubstantiated claims by columnists of certain faith has become widespread. Mixing cherry picked facts with wishful thinking is ensuring that your message will never resonate
And she will conveniently forget the terrorist acts of her coreligionists.
Rs. 2 has been credited into your account.
Why you are hiding your identity, not even mentioning your proper name? You are writing your question under fake name and why should anyone bother about your question. No guts?
The whole world is the source of starvation deaths! Don’t you know this?
When I open tv to news about today coronavirus case but media channels past one month continue Sushant singh case repeated. I don’t who is Sushant sing but now I know but this is distrusting continue same news. I have rember flim titanic last seen ship goto shank and musicians try to divert passage mind thay start ringing violin but no passenger ready to listen it. Indian media stop to show hospital sechuvation thay never ask top private hospitals doctor thay are some time ask only Mr golerya Aims director but why media not understand his hand fold because of he a govt servent. Why Sri amitshah first admitted in medanta hospital why Delhi health Minister last goto to max hospital thay never ask that type question thay are frod propaganda news given about chaina also and thay given jujment also I stop the looking Indian news channel Indian correct news I find BBC dw and mint thay are not Indian but given news Indian our Indian channel is Indian but no news real condition of India. Same full Hindi channel daily 1000 people is died but Indian media telling us per year more than person death for TB? My question so coronavirus come so TB pestent not death
If we look at all the parameters India has indeed fared poorly economically and now health wise under Modiji. I am surprised that instead of learning to Tolerate a fair and unbiased analysis, India in July 2020 has gone down the drains especially by some real greedy bhaktards who are looking to loot the bird of gold. India is too big and strong to be cowed down by such greedy and cunning people. I hope 2024 teaches the Modi, Shah and bhaktards an apt lesson of never again trying to divide the peaceful fabric of my beautiful nation called India. Chak de, Chak de India. Jai Hind!!!
Agreed, failed govt with fake promises
He can tweet within hours over the suicide of a Bollywood actor but remains silent over the months on the miserable sufferings of the migrant workers. Shame on him and his supporters. Agree with you, total failure on the part of the Central government especially the P.M.
The blind hen supporters of P.M. Modi can not accept any true criticism and judge it by the name of religion. He is the most incompetent Prime Minister that India ever had. He should be kicked out of the power just only because of mishandling the Covid 19 scenario sparing other serious faults of de-monitization, false war cry against Pakistan and remaining silent on China over Ladakh, creating all time high unemployment, and dividing the country over religious belief and identity. Shame on you the anarchist supporters. Well asked questions by the author.
Name of the author itself indicates the contents. No starvation deaths, lowest death rates, development of health infra, and incalcating the safety habits in masses are the main achievements of lockdown. These same activists , channels have predicted 24 m infections and 1.4 million deaths in india by June.
As asked by Sid, please share the source of starvation deaths. Please not testing was also done extensively during the time of National Lockdown but not as intense as how it is at present. The main reason being the lack of equipment, but the government didn’t stay awaited. It started ordering from other countries on urgency and started to set up manufacturing hubs here in India also. Don’t you think the new economic package helped the poor? It was for poor people and for farmers which is India’s most chosen occupation. I respect your opinion but please don’t put out your thoughts as you wish, add some facts in your argument
True, no one died of starvation!
Many people died of starvation…bhakts like you still support the govt even when they’re at fault
Very unfortunate article at this point of time, when the entire world is surprised about how did a country with 130 crores of the population has managed such low mortality figures, we have someone like this author who does not know the reality of governance and leadership. We had Tablighi Jammat, we had resistance to quarantine and lockdown measures and even then in spite of so many problems, this country has managed the Corona so well. Mistakes do happen when you are involved at this scale, the person who does the job is bound to commit the mistakes but he is certainly better than all others who do not do or just do the criticism. The author is prejudiced and biased and needs to be fair and objective.
The situation is such that either way the government is faulted. If the government is telling lie it is performing its duty to keep the nation worry free. The helpless parents comfort the sick baby by telling him that he is much better now. It is same. How can the
government tell the nation that millions of deaths are expected by July end. The situation is actually not so serious but required containment to weather them out. India will come out of it unscathed. The spiritual power of India braved and weathered out mahapralayas several times in the hoary pasts. Truth prevailed.
MODIJI has handled the situation with limited resources in an excellent manner. Remember only 3 percent population pays income tax so resources are limited. Whatever he does will antagonize those who want to continue proselytizing ISO think having scientific thought and control population.
You are clearing suffering from “framing effect” bias. There are many prominent examples of framing e.g. proposing the risk of losing 10 out of 100 lives vs the opportunity to save 90 out of 100 lives. Modi tool decisive actions, but there was never a clear answer to Corona, specially with dense population.
What a stupid biased analysis. The name gave it all away – Sikandar !!
Fake news! vinod Paul public apology for this event ,and said it was error in the slide how this able to write a blog without knowing fact.Shame print!
One can guess the content of the article just by reading the name of the author.
Mr Hardeep Singh: Since you claim that by looking at the name of the author you would be able to guess the content, let me apply that theory to yourself.
So going from your name”Hardeep Singh” should one guess that you are a Khalistan terrorist ?
Yeah.
Excellent analysis, Zainab. Modi is a patient of “Self Serving Bias” and he is expert in winning public favour by false flag operations against Muslims in Gujarat, Kashmir, etc
Muslims started the riots by burning Hindus inside the trains but according to most of you people, Hindu lives do not matter.No wonder there is so much Islamophobia in the world.
And to your second question on kashmir, India should break the bones of all Pakistanis by destroying their economy. You do not need any bullet to fight them.
And the third point. Why is it there are separatists movement wherever Muslims are a minority?
Mr Gary: Your justify the Gujarat pogroms where thousands of utterly innocent Muslims were murdered, raped and burnt alive by claiming:
“.. Muslims started the riots by burning Hindus inside the trains ..”
Whilst I do not expect your ilk to know that collective punishment is forbidden in international law and other facets of civilised behaviour, let me nonetheless ask you a couple of questions Sir:
1: When a mob instigated by the RSS, Bajrang Dal, VHP and other elements descends on Muslim households to rape, kill and burn alive innocent Muslims who had utterly nothing to do with the burning of the train, what should be the role of the state government, its Chief Minister and the police ? Protect the innocent or allow mob rule ?
2: Applying your sick, twisted logic of collective punishment, were the pogroms against Sikhs in 1984 following the assassination of PM Indira Gandhi justified? After all even Rajiv Gandhi justified it by saying “When a great tree falls, the earth trembles” didn’t he?
3: Coming to your claim that there are separatist movements where there are Muslim minorities. Didn’t Sikhs fight for an independent Khalistan? Didn’t many states like Nagaland, Tripura etc. not want to leave India? Indeed, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is still in force in the North East. Separatism has many causes and takes place along many dimensions – religion e.g. Islam not being the sole cause. Didn’t Bengali speaking East Pakistan not want to leave the union with West Pakistan despite Islam being a “unifying” force?
4: Your idiotic suggestion “India should break the bones of all Pakistanis by destroying their economy” might make for great talking points in your shakha or the local gaurakshak chapter in your city – but is otherwise wishful thinking. India and Pakistan do not trade much and China is Pakistan’s all-weather friend shoring up the Pakistani economy. And there are plenty of Middle East states to help Pakistan too. So please clarify how you would go about “breaking the bones of Pakistan’s economy”. Particularly when the Indian economy itself was in the doldrums long before the COVID crisis – thanks to some spectacular self-goals like demonetisation and Hindutva economic ideas.
So once you have done you gaurakshak duties for the day and have done the necessary groing scratching at your local shakha, do try to answer my question Sir. Thanks.
Came here for some detailed, well-constructed and well-drilled analysis. The pros and cons of the debated: lockdown implementation, migrant crisis, DBTs to informal sectors or not, the unlocking and testing strategy modification over the course of time and also contributions made/failed in terms of Railways, DGCA or Disbursement of funds and PSB loans.
But what followed is a dire article. Void of Everything apart pitting supposed “Bhakts” and “Opposition” against each other. Apathetic.
This is your bias, speaking in the form of this article.
This article is a joke. The Print employs clowns as journalists these days.
The Print has given a simple mandate to this idiot Zainab Sikander’s – string together 5 to 6 paragraphs that criticize & malign the Prime Minister.
She is nothing more than a click bait chick for The Print – not to be taken too seriously.
Your thinking Is Not right as This is A pandemic not your lawn Grass no one knows what is going to happen in future in march or as in june You are incapable As Writer dont put your opinion anywhere go first know How to write mr writer plz dont blame
Talking about defating China but what about Corona that it gave to us.Nothing will happen of these politicians. All would end up with deaths of millions of people and billions affected economically , mentally and hospitalized. Everyday I see news of people of other countries(Brazil, Sweden , Italy etc.) protesting against their government for their carelessness and failures in handling the pandemic. What about the sleeping people of India? Modiji opening lockdown at full speed and people being dying and hospitalized. He does not have eight to play with our lives.
When America opened the schools , it saw an huge increase in covid cases. Instead of taking lesson from them , our government is doing the same mistake.
People believe that this government would protect us from corona which could not save it’s own ministers from the same.
Poor critics of Modi. They are trying to clutch every straw they can get hold of. If cases didn’t come down despite strictest lockdown, you can imagine what would have happened if there was no lockdow. Also there are lie spreading machine about starvation deaths. Author must now that in Mumbai local itself mor that 100 die every month normally. Now she is quick to assign all these kind of accidental deaths to lockdown which is immature and dishonest.
Has Imran Khan done any better?
Oh, what a great country to compare our country with? I hope the news that New Zealand is covid free today has reached you too.
Please share your source of starvation deaths? Making unsubstantiated claims by columnists of certain faith has become widespread. Mixing cherry picked facts with wishful thinking is ensuring that your message will never resonate
And she will conveniently forget the terrorist acts of her coreligionists.
Rs. 2 has been credited into your account.
Why you are hiding your identity, not even mentioning your proper name? You are writing your question under fake name and why should anyone bother about your question. No guts?
The whole world is the source of starvation deaths! Don’t you know this?