This Sonia Gandhi thing should be seen in perspective - the people of India have an emotional attachment to the family. And why not? Three of the five Congress prime ministers belong to that family. The people empathise with the family name.
From Sharad Pawar
I have been to China. I noticed that wherever you went, you could ask an ordinary citizen, and he would explain, in detail, about free markets and all the other jargon of liberalisation.
The agriculture ministry has to see that their good research percolates down to the fields through the state agricultural departments and the 70-odd state agricultural universities.
Ethanol is a long-term solution that will take time.
If I am a trader, and I know you have got ample stocks, why should I buy?
I still believe that a fight between two brothers should not destroy peace and harmony and bring trouble to the common man.
It was not a state secret that I would call on Thackeray. I was not hiding anything.
In 1978, when I was a non-Congress chief minister, we distributed surplus wheat among labourers. Later, when we visited a village, I asked a labourer whether he knew who sent the wheat. 'Yes, Indiraji - only Indiraji helps the poor.' Indiraji was a symbol for the weaker sections.
Running a government as chief minister and managing affairs of the nation are different things.
For running a country, team work is important, and the person at the helm has to enjoy teamwork.
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