Modi 2.0 serious about economic reforms? This is what the Finance Minister had to say…
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00:00We'll push forward with those reforms which have, let's say, missed the bus last time,
00:05but won't miss the bus now.
00:07The difficulty in taking a call is not at the negotiating table.
00:25The difficulty is – and we are capable of leading from front in taking those calls – the
00:31difficulty is in moving forward with the reform-based actions in our own country.
00:40If I'm able to make it possible for industry to be able to apply and get their business
00:45going, land reuse, which I mentioned earlier, those are the things in which I'm sure we'll
00:53now show that the commitment for reform happens fast.
00:56And that's where this mandate given to Modi 2.0 will help.
01:04And if we are accused of having not done enough in the last term, you're equally aware as
01:10to how many attempts were made, how many times we couldn't get past a certain number in the
01:16House and so on.
01:18But now we have every reason to say we'll push forward with those reforms which have,
01:23let's say, missed the bus last time, but won't miss the bus now.
01:41Now it's not possible for whichever be the government, central or the state, to say,
01:46look, boys, I don't want to talk about economy at all, but give me your vote on nationalism,
01:51which is essentially what the summary of your question is.
01:54Is it possible?
01:55Is the voter going to be as much indulgent with you to say, all right, Modiji doesn't
02:00want economy, so we won't talk about economy?
02:02I mean, who are we trying to convince?
02:06Voter has every business and he does ask and even the smallest voice from among the voter
02:12would be caught by, and rightly, caught by the media.
02:16Are we then saying the voters never asked this question, even if they didn't?
02:20You think the media of India today would let us go?
02:23No, no, not this election, we are not talking about economy at all?
02:28No.
02:29Economy, nationalism, anything, will be churned from the ground.
02:37The media might give traction for one more today, more for something else tomorrow.