Encouraging farmers is very essential. Please think.. producing grains is not simple (It is my personal experiance in my fathers land). A farmer will have to undergo lot of troubles in producing every single grain. But in return, he gets a small price from which he has to take care his family needs including education. The most precious article in the world is not Dimond/gold/platinum/dollar. It is food. But in the growing world for every person to have sufficient food to eat some one has to do farming. Because of the exhisting problems huge number of farmers are moving to cities and left farming. This is causing increase in food price. The Gov is doing write job in providing free power (Only for pump sets) to farmers. But I hate politicians who give free sarees, color TV etc to people for votes. Those people should not be elected. I vote for any one who is for encouragement for a cause like this.
RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by Madhan Raju on Apr 24, 2008 10:33 PM Permalink
Well said. I to hate parties who promises free Color TV. We need to think first about basic necessities. Free TV is not going to get you anything but Free power is going to get some food grains.
RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by rama prasad on Apr 24, 2008 10:39 PM Permalink
In addition to free/Subsidized power, the government should also think of Fair price for the produce, Crop insurance etc. For the family, health insurence, good education is a real need. Unfortunately no parties/ or government thinks in this angle. A good encouragement is the only way to attract people to take the Job. Imagine 5000 Rs/Month would have not made India a IT Giant. So my dear brothers please vote and pnly vote who is better irrespective of his party affiliation. For many of us this is the only way we can make India a better place to live.
RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by jack back on Apr 24, 2008 10:48 PM Permalink
Crop insurance could be a good idea for Indian farmers.Farmers take chances with nature they should be supported by everyone in a fair manner.
RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by satyarthi on Apr 24, 2008 10:58 PM Permalink
Idea of Crop insurance is fantastic. I don't understand why successive governments have failed to implement crop insurance countrywide. The mechanism ,too, is very simple and administratively workable. A particular area is to be identified where crop has failed, and kisans are to be compensated according to size of farms or farm loans.
RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by satyarthi on Apr 24, 2008 10:34 PM Permalink
Free power means no maintenance and wastage, that ultimately affects poor farmers.
RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by Manjanna on Apr 24, 2008 10:30 PM Permalink
Rama, You are right. I am also son of former and I know We need to produce sufficient food grains in India.
RE:RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by satyarthi on Apr 24, 2008 10:37 PM Permalink
@Manjanna, If you claim to be a farmer's son, can you give the share cost of power in all input cost. Further, by a paying a price you can force the government to regularise supply. If you are not paying you cannot force. Due to power shortage, your farms will suffer and you'll incur loss.
RE:I agree for free power to farmers
by rama prasad on Apr 24, 2008 10:48 PM Permalink
Dear Satyarthi. I agree with you in part. Continuous power will surely help. But for a small and middle scale farmer power charges are really difficult to bear. especially when he grows staples as they dont fetch u lot of money. This forces the farmer to opt for commercial crops for more money to meet the needs. Then the value of grains gopes up. Then ultimately you r the sufferer. So I feel that encouragement for a cause is not a problem at all.
Any BJP government with absolute majority can do wonders anywhere. The party has a positive development agenda and a strong nationalist approach and commitment. It is opportunity for the people of Karnataka to opt for BJP government for real good.
RE:Karnataka Elections
by Pop Head on Apr 24, 2008 10:29 PM Permalink
Not very factual. MP, Rajasthan & Chandisgarh are exceptions to what you claim. Gujurat was always in the top three bracket in economic development, even before the arrival of Modi and the BJP. The credit should go to the Guju people for their entreprenuerial flair. Modi brainwashed Gujus to degrade their own contribution and conditioned their thought that all accomplishments in Guju land was due to him.
RE:Karnataka Elections
by jack back on Apr 24, 2008 10:46 PM Permalink
Let's wait till elections in BJP run states like MP,Rajasthan et. to evaluate performance.
RE:Karnataka Elections
by Madhan Raju on Apr 24, 2008 10:35 PM Permalink
What a funny guy you are Mr.Pop. Corruptions is completely null in Gujrat. Gujrat is produces more food grains. 24 hour power, water best roads, tunnels..etc. Modi has done excellent job in Gujrat.
RE:Karnataka Elections
by Sandipan Bhattacharjee on Apr 24, 2008 10:37 PM Permalink
oye Pop, kidhar se pop hua?? Dekha hain, socha hain, 50 yrs mein India ka jo barvadi hua tha, BJP ne 10yrs mein thik kar dia. Ab, BJP giya to phir se barvar hone laga desh hamara.
The assumption that Lingayat Brahmin vote will win majority for the BJP is a mere fallacy. (The Brahmin vote is miniscule in the state).
The JD(S) has already largely perceived to have collapsed and all other communities may graviate towards the Congress since the JD(S) is increasingly seen as a loser. This second scenaraio is already visibly evident. It must be noted that Vokaligas and Muslims tend to switch from JD(S) and Congress and back again very freqently.
Vicky's analysis of why SM Krishna is not standing or why Congress is not announcing its CM candidate is based on the later scenario - Congress is trying to be a magnet for all castes and does not want to upset caste equations - very shrewd strategy.
So what evidence is available of a Lingayat-non-Lingayat caste polarization has taken place. The BJP boasted that they had a 15 day campaign lead over the Congress. Now that they hit the campaign trail, they have realized that the masses have very little enthusiasm for them.
RE:Tactical Voting
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:27 PM Permalink
pop head, Try to talk something better. Or talk about Manifesto. Don't bring unrelated thing here.
RE:Tactical Voting
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:25 PM Permalink
Pop Head you are doing this cut and paste since many days. you are worst person talk about caste. I know you changes your name many times. You are fake guy.
RE:Tactical Voting
by Pop Head on Apr 24, 2008 10:39 PM Permalink
Neetha, I agree caste is a detestible thing. But then it is the naked reality in the country and more so conditions how communities vote.
Politicians manipulate this reality through their choices of candidates. This is why BJP packs their list with Lingayats while the share of Lingayats in Congress and JD(S) ticket list are lower than the Lingayat share of distribution in the population.
That's all what I say and you need read more in contents
RE:Tactical Voting
by Priyanka Singh on Apr 24, 2008 10:47 PM Permalink
Pop, what u speak? Are you real Indian? Do u think yourself Indian? Or do you think your identity is your state's name and your caste?? Think yourself responsible for India's fate today. We all are responsible. Only when we realise this, we can serve our country better by coming out of petty issues like regionalism and politics.
RE:Tactical Voting
by Suman on Apr 24, 2008 10:21 PM Permalink
So true Pophead. Populism in BJP manifesto indicates that they have been rattled by the Congress revival in the state
Though farmers in India (including K'tka) are in distress and need all kind of support from Governments. However, free power to any section for any purpose shall lead to huge wastage. BJP or for that matter any political party should not indulgde in anti poor, anti-people political game.
RE:Free means wastage of power and public money
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:19 PM Permalink
Power is basic need for farmers to produce more food grains. But TV is not basic need. First we need have food, water, power, sanitation and then think of TV. Why prices all went up?? because we are not producing enough food. We need to support all farmers. Free Power till 10HP is absolutely fine
RE:Free means wastage of power and public money
by satyarthi on Apr 24, 2008 10:25 PM Permalink
Nobody can contest that power is basic input to produce food. and farmers need all sorts of help. However, experience shows that whereever free power is given it is wasted and led to power shortage. It ultimately affects the poor farmers.
RE:Free means wastage of power and public money
by yournutshell on Apr 24, 2008 10:29 PM Permalink
I support BJP, we should give free power to our farmers, once the supply is more prices will definately come down in the market, VOTE FOR BJP, VOTE FOR CHANGE, VOTE FOR BJP, BJP, BJP is the only party with guts, they can do wonders, vOTE FOR BJP, KICK CONGRESS, JDS OUT OF KARNTAKA, NAMMA BENGALOORU
In India we are not producing sufficient food grains support we need support all type formers to boost food production. There is nothing wrong in free power up to 10HP to formers. farmers are back bone of our country. Equally BJP is planning huge development and infrastructure. Please vote for BJP project. Congress cheated us sice 60 years by false promises. Last election they promised unemployment benefit but did not give.
RE:Congress Colour TV is like cheating
by Loan Shark on Apr 24, 2008 10:11 PM Permalink
free TV and free power are both wrong ... they are both trying to woo farmers by wrong incentives .... why should govt. pay for their power?
RE:Congress Colour TV is like cheating
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:16 PM Permalink
Power is basic need for farmers to produce more food grains. But TV is not basic need. First we need have food, water, power, sanitation and then think of TV. Why prices all went up?? because we are not producing enough food. We need to support all farmers. Free Power till 10HP is absolutely fine
RE:Congress Colour TV is like cheating
by pradeep on Apr 24, 2008 10:29 PM Permalink
last election janardhan poojre promised a RS 500 FOR UNEMPLOIED GRAJUTAES WHERE IS IT CONG PARTY IS CHEATING PARTY PLEASE DONT VOTE CONGRESS LATES GIVE A CHANCE TO BJP
RE:Congress Colour TV is like cheating
by prabhat mohanty on Apr 24, 2008 11:44 PM Permalink
What Congress achieved in 60 years, BJP achieved in 6 years !!!
Corruption. Bribe. Illegal man power export. Money for questions in Parliament.
BJP is taking about development, water resource, irrigation, power supply and infrastructures. Congress never thinks about development of our state only thinks about vote bank politics.6. Given a chance Congress stupid guys are going to rename each and every road, monument, Institute and land mark after Indira, Rahul, Rajeev, Sonia, Priyanka and erects Sonia family statues in busy circles and squares where there is no place for peoples to walk and drive
RE:BJP is for development
by Loan Shark on Apr 24, 2008 10:04 PM Permalink
LOL @ development ... this is an election gimmick ... to woo farmers ... what's with free electricty? why should anyone be given anything recurrent for free
free education is understandable, but free electricity? free food? free clothes?
when will we stop making our own people free loaders?
RE:RE:BJP is for development
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:09 PM Permalink
In India we are not producing sufficient food grains some need support all type formers to boost food production. There is nothing wrong in free power up to 10HP to formers than giving colour TV. We need to help farmers to produce more for grains in India. Look at the Panjab and Gujrat -- they are leaders in India for food production.
RE:BJP is for development
by satyarthi on Apr 24, 2008 10:27 PM Permalink
Gujrat, power to agriculture is not free. Farmers in Gujrat have to pay a fixed amount depending on duration and HP capacity of pumping sets.
RE:RE:BJP is for development
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:07 PM Permalink
during 20 months of BJP rule they did most they have promised. Aslo the banned arrack which was the main culprit destroying families.
RE:BJP is for development
by satyarthi on Apr 24, 2008 10:16 PM Permalink
even free education has its loophole. Free education invites non-serious students, who disturb the class and examination system.
RE:BJP is for development
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:21 PM Permalink
Free Education is even there in western countries. So there is nothing wrong in providing free education rural peoples.
RE:RE:BJP is for development
by satyarthi on Apr 24, 2008 10:29 PM Permalink
Instead of free education, government should introduce voucher system (Education coupon) to poor (if possible to all) students.
4. Main social issue hindering poor families is arrack. Rural poor families are getting destroyed and spoiled by liquor and low grade arrack by Congress liquor lobbies. Drunken men abuse kids and women there by destroying whole family. Because of family arrack drinking tradition, teens also start drinking arrack and spoil their career and do not go to schools. This has been happening since 60 years. In fact Congress is supplying arrack during election for vote bank. It was only BJP banned arrack to save poor families in our state
RE:Congress ia arrack and TV party not for development.
by nitin goswami on Apr 24, 2008 10:09 PM Permalink
I think Deve Gowda will now promise 10000 Rupees to all living and 5000 Rupees to all dead if he comes back to power. They can promise anything.
RE:Is there any pre poll survey?
by Manjanna on Apr 24, 2008 09:55 PM Permalink
2 months ago there was survey from Loyolla collage. It said 40% peoples supporting BJP. ButI don't know
RE:Is there any pre poll survey?
by nitin goswami on Apr 24, 2008 10:01 PM Permalink
BJP is for the first time not talking about religion. They are planning to give a lot. Why did they not give anything to those where are ruling already like in Gujrat, Rajasthan, MP, chattisgarh. BJP is intelligent. Everytime they come up with new plans to win votes. Anyway, its good that parties like Congress and BJP have started to bring pro poor manifestos.
RE:Is there any pre poll survey?
by neetha on Apr 24, 2008 10:12 PM Permalink
In Karnataka BJp is a parry of farmers. They have huge support from farmers, fisherman, labor
