India Ka DNA 2019: Congress in a habit of mocking the poor, says UP Deputy CM.

While the BJP has been highlighting the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led government in the last five years, rival parties have attempted to draw attention to alleged shortcomings. In a bid to woo voters, parties and leaders are going the extra distance to make promises galore.

Which way is the political wind blowing in India? Can PM Modi get another term in office? Will Rahul Gandhi manage to have an impact? Or can regional leaders rise in stature? India Ka DNA tracks the election pulse and brings together leaders for the views that matter.

Subramanian Swamy: I am not a chowkidar. I am a Brahmin and not chowkidar. If someone is a chowkidar then he or she cannot be a Brahmin. I do not agree with Modi’s definition of chowkidar.

Subramanian Swamy: Jaitley has failed on economic front. I also explain how to course correct the economic policies.

Subramanian Swamy: There have been a lot of people who don’t know economics but become the Finance Minister. Jaitley and Chidambaram are not economists. Manmohan Singh was a finance minister who knew economics.

Subramanian Swamy: I am not happy with how India’s economic policy has been tackled by the Finance Ministry. Demonetisation was not properly implemented although the concept was good. There are still a lot of taxes and there is no clear policy on it. Jaitley does not know economics. I have no love for Arun Jaitley. I do not even know him.

Subramanian Swamy: Modi will be back in power in 2019. He has no challenge. More than Brand Modi, it is BJP’s Hindutva and nationalism which will ensure the party’s win in 2019. Even in 2014 there was no Brand Modi, it was a media creation.

Next session on’ India Ka DNA is with Subramanian Swamy, Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha.

General VK Singh on the question if he will be the External Affairs Minister of India after the general election as Sushma Swaraj is not contesting the poll: I am a soldier and I am working for the success of our party in the election. 

General VK Singh: The voters are happy and full of josh due to the government’s decisive stand on terrorism. 

General VK Singh: The opposition is clueless. There are some missions which take time and cannot be tied to election dates. So to connect the ASAT missile to the election is not right. I pity the opposition and the Congress when they question the scientists and defence forces.

Keshav Prasad Maurya: Congress is in the habit of making fun of the poor. In 2014, they joked about Modiji’s chaiwala origin. Now they are using very crude language about chowkidars and saying chowkidar is chor. 

General VK Singh: We have a robust foreign policy. China has supported Pakistan but we have very good relationship with Saudi Arabia, USA, France, Russia and many other countries. Other countries have an army but in Pakistan the army has a country. Their existence is based on anti-India stand.

Keshav Prasad Maurya: Congress, SP and BSP have joined hands in UP but it will not succeed. There is no caste politics in the state now but the talk is about development. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s entry has resulted in Rahul Gandhi moving to Wayanad for Lok Sabha election. So what is their strength? Amit Shah has spoken about winning more than 73 seats in UP and we will get this number.

Keshav Prasad Maurya on Amit Shah’s mission 74 in UP: We are in a better position in 2019 than we were in 2014. SP-BSP is not a gathbandhan but thagbandhan. They do not want a strong government but the country wants a strong government under the leadership of Narendra Modi.  

Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy UP CM: An adviser to the Congress leadership has spoken and questioned our armed forces. Even Pakistani leaders have not spoken like this but Congress and Samajwadi leaders have made such statements. The country believes in the armed forces but there are some leaders who do not trust them. 

Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh joins’ India Ka DNA in the discussion along with General VK Singh.

General VK Singh: I am angry when someone questions our armed forces. The top leadership took a tough question that India will not remain silent in the face of incessant terror attacks. This was the first time since 1971 that our air force crossed the border. Those who question our forces cannot be defined in terms of normal political discourse. They have fallen so low that they have lost the confidence of the people.

General VK Singh: I am not contesting the election looking for a fight, but to serve and earn the confidence of the people. We are seeking votes on the basis of our performance in the last five years.

India Ka DNA begins with an interaction with MoS External Affairs General VK Singh.

* Full schedule: 

10AM – Gen. VK Singh

1030AM – Subramanian Swamy

11AM – Shazia Ilmi, Abu Azmi, Anupriya Patel

1130AM – Rajyavardhan Rathore

12PM – Manoj Tiwari, Dinesh Lal, Malini Awasthi

1PM – Piyush Goyal

1.45PM – K. Kavita

2PM – Tej Pratap Yadav

3PM – Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

3.30PM – Nirmala Sitharaman

4PM – Sidhindra Bhadodia, KC Tyagi, DP Tripathi

4.30PM- Akhilesh Yadav

5PM – Smriti Irani

5.30PM – Kapil Sibal

6PM – Manohar Lal

6.30PM – Shivraj Chauhan

7PM – Dr Harshvardhan

8PM – Amit Shah

* Some of the many political leaders at India Ka DNA today are:

– Amit Shah
– Arun Jaitely
– Smriti Irani
– Nirmala Sitharaman
– Piyush Goyal
– Gen. V K Singh
– Manohar Lal Khattar
– Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
– Akhilesh Yadav
– Dr. Harsh Vardhan
– Manoj Tiwari