'If you speak against them, then you are going to invite a raid, and if not arrest, then something (else).'
'Such big falls are quite frequent these days, so do not try to time this market.' 'Use big dips to accumulate quality stocks.'
'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.' 'I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was retribution.'
'If they are not, then the Modi government should order a JPC immediately.'
'Punjab is a border state and no one knows the ISI's game plan. It can stoop down to any level.'
'This incident is likely to embolden the radicals as also the sleeper cells of terrorists and their masters hiding abroad, including Pakistan.'
'Many veteran leaders in the Odisha BJP had met them, but their problems were never sorted out.'
'They (the Modi government) are trying to silence people who speak against this government, who speak with force and speak with conviction and want to speak the truth.'
'At the moment the anti-defection law works only in favour of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, the original Shiv Sena.' 'The Eknath Shinde camp is at a disadvantage unless they merge with another political party.' 'Otherwise, they will not be saved (from being disqualified).'
'How can the EC then deduce that 76 per cent of the people who voted for the united Shiv Sena's MLAs voted for Eknath Shinde?'
'Investors should hold equity assets for 3 to 5 years.'
"What would be your advice for investors?" 'Keep it simple. Don't panic.'
'The (Collegium system of appointing judges) is absolutely whimsical.'
'Only if the Budget springs some surprises we may see a halt in the selling.'
'While the Budget would be growth-friendly, it would not come at the expense of an increase in the fiscal deficit.'
'When two organs of our Constitution, which are supposed to be the strongest pillars of Indian democracy, start mistrusting each other, then what is left of the country? What is left of democracy?'
'You may see some movement indicating a simpler tax regime with less exemptions but with fewer tax rates making life simpler for taxpayers.'
'What we are seeing is some bursts of a cold wave.' 'It comes, troubles you for three-four-five-days and thereafter relaxes for another few days.' 'And then another fresh one (cold wave) comes.'
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was in element at the Gateway of India.
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