Indian Budget: A view of some aspects

The biggest surprise in the Arun Jaitley budget is that there is no surprise. Over the years, one has heard the learned Finance Minister Arun Jaitley talk about inflation and the suffering common people so many times. . Yet, when it came to his turn to do something, it is regrettable that he did nothing. In fact, prices started rising strongly and the government seemed helpless. The lack of a direction and time table to control prices has led to deep disappointment. In fact, the Government seems to have blamed the weather for everything and say we cannot do anything about the Monsoon.

Pullarao Pentapati - India inflation unique in Asia

The comparative figures and data related to Indian inflation were made available in the Lok Sabha by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in reply to a question,   on July 18, 2014. The data reveals that the inflation problems of India are its own-making and there is no such trend in other Asian countries. The Indian government for the last 4 years has been blaming international factors for the persistent Indian inflation. This blame seems to be at odds with the factual data.

Pullarao Pentapati - The coming Budget on July 10, 2014

Within a day, we will know whether Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is any different from   Congress Finance Minister.  I would like to warn Narendra  Modi that he does not  have  5 years time.  Many advisers say that for two years there must be harsh measures and then after that, government can show progress and give people benefits.

Pullarao Pentapati - ArunJaitley Facing A Tough Election in Amritsar

The un-expected always happens. Amritsarparliamentary constituency was represented by cricketer and TV celebrity Navajot Singh for 3 terms on behalf of the BJP. Siddhu was always easilyelected as the BJP had an alliance with the Akali Dal. Amritsar had always a painfulmemory of the Congress since this was the place where the Army had to enter the famous Golden temple in 1984, the most holiest of shrines for the Sikhs.