'The longevity of the government is a doubt for me because when the going gets tough, there could a be a point in time where there might be pressure, from within the party or from the allies.'
'Is it not a fact that all good leaders in the Congress have left the party?'
'The fraud is the electronic voting machine is being manipulated by humans, and not counting the votes that is shown on VVPAT.'
'it's not just youth in India who are left behind because of their inability to find jobs; nearly two-thirds of Indian women of working ages do not participate at all in the paid labour force.'
'My protest was in the interest of the nation.' 'I am just doing my duty as a citizen of this country.'
'After giving my own money to this party, I was insulted.'' 'Neither this party nor its leaders have no respect for women.'
'All those who participated in the agitation were branded as anti-nationals.'
'The Opposition parties will continue to woo Chandrababu Naidu even though he has said he will support the BJP.'
'What happened to Andhra Pradesh? It is the perfect example of the transientness of Federal Units.' 'Federalism is a transient thing in this country.'
'He has emerged as a formidable leader who cannot be ignored anymore, who cannot be mocked.'
'If we want real democracy, the economy itself will need to be democratised.'
'The sense of Constitutional propriety and political morality seems to be vanishing fast.' 'There are many things in today's politics of governance which Manmohan Singh would have never dreamt of saying or doing.'
'We want to prove to the world that they will get the best code written from a small place like Wayanad.'
'After a month of working on the new machine, I realised that the black glass on the VVPAT lets the programmer manipulate not just the electronic system, but the paper vote too.' 'And it will not be detected even during the mock poll or the actual voting because of the black glass.'
'Now the political boss decides, and the ED acts.'
'If an employee has a contract with the employer that he cannot moonlight, you should honour that contract.'
'I tell those in their 20s that age is on their side and they should start exercising early.' 'Just like investing in good stocks, if they start early, they will get the multiplier effects of being healthy, fit and strong later in life.'
'The response from the government using words like malicious, deliberate, etc is diverting from the real issue.' 'The indicators related to young children such as stunting or child mortality are a reflection of the social development in the country.' 'That's how we have to look at it and not ignore the issue by denying the data.'
'From our survey we found that there was a problem in the agricultural sector and drones could solve the problem.'
'Can you believe Ashok Chavan was with me in the senior leaders' meeting one day, and next day morning, he switched sides!'
'If such a practice were feasible, every state would seek additional funds, posing a significant risk to the overall health of the economy.'
'How come the BJP won even in the Muslim belt? I am 100% sure that the BJP would not win in the Muslim belt.'
'In the larger cities, we can see that 12%-20% of the population making use of the metros. I don't think it is happening in the smaller cities.'
'There are multiple ups and downs.' 'You should be able to withstand all that.' 'You need to have the temperament to run a marathon.'
'You have to have commitment to both, but it has to be done at the individual level.'
'We should not underestimate the power of Hindutva.'
'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.' 'Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance, Atmanirbharta, etc.' 'Unless you invest in research, you will not climb up the ladder. But this government is happy getting sub-contract work.'
'When manufacturing or even services cannot generate the kind of employment they are looking for, they prefer to be unemployed rather than under-employed.'
'Not even a single rupee from the electoral bonds should be allowed to be used in the election.' 'If it is used in the election, it will taint India's electoral process itself.'
'Without a poverty line, how are we to know whether poverty is the same, or it has come down or it has gone up?'
'To tell you the truth, we did not expect Iris to make such waves, to get so much attention.'
'It will be the end of the Congress after the Lok Sabha election.' 'Many Congressmen and even Communists will move to the BJP.'
'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run the actual business.'
'India should respect Maldivian nationalism and their desire to be not over-dependent on India.' 'India should not behave like a big brother towards Maldives as many times, we tend to behave like that.'
'Modigate is snowballing into a huge thing with the electorate. The BJP is in for huge punishment by the electorate.'
'I feel she has some mental disorder. Or, it was an act of pure revenge.'
'There is no scope for any doubt. This was a scheme designed to enrich the ruling party.'
'The planning and implementation has gone horribly wrong.' 'What they are doing is in effect, establishing a large cheetah zoo.'
'Keeping the global temperature below not just 1.5 degree Celsius, even 2 degree Celsius is beyond our reach now. Both are impossible.'
'What you need is a credible Opposition, a credible platform to persuade people to believe that it can replace this government.'
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