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and there could be some inac- pessimists have overtaken the entire seven years of the Modi economic condition since Modi
curacies, there are clear lessons optimists. This impression is be- government: about as many became PM as those who report
for both the national parties ginning to cast its shadow on the people report a decline in their an improvement.”
which they can’t afford to ig- “Two factors stand out when
nore. For the BJP, the economy you probe the reasons for this
remains the biggest challenge loss of hope. The first is “price
for the party. For the Congress, rise”. Now, we must not con-
the party needs to sort out its flate what the people call “man-
leadership issue soon besides hgai” with what economists call
raising real issues concerning “inflation”. Measured by the
the people. consumer price index, inflation
Commenting on the survey, is growing in the country but is
Yogendra Yadav, said: “The still around 6 per cent, bad but
heart of the growing popular un- not impossible.
ease with the Modi government When the people complain
is the economic crisis, before, about “manhgai”, more often
during and after the pandemic. than not, they are pointing to
This survey provides solid evi- lack of purchasing power, or the
dence, in addition to the already rise in poverty. No wonder, over
existing pool of data, that the the last three waves of MOTNS,
people are not just losing in- “price rise” has risen to be the
come and jobs, they are losing number one “failure” of this
their hopes too. Six months ago, government. Number two is un-
optimists were more than dou- employment. As many as 59 per
ble the number of pessimists Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pays floral tribute to former Prime Minister cent now say lack of livelihood is
when asked about the coun- atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in Lucknow on monday. (ani) a “very serious” concern,” wrote
try’s economic future. Now the Yadav in a column.

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