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Narendra Modi positions himself as 24-hour COO-cum-CEO
R Jagannathan, First Post, 28th February, 2014
Using his penchant for alliterative point-making, he talked of the country’s three D’s—democracy, demography and demand—as its biggest assets. Modi’s ultimate calling card was his willingness to devote time to day-to-day governance by being a 24-hour chief executive.
More governance, less government
Kiran Bedi, Hindustan Times, 27th February, 2014
More governance and less government has been an integral part of Narendra Modi’s public statements. Retraining, constant sensitisation of public servants can be integrated in the governance systems itself. “Old tools do not create new carvings”. They will need to be kept updated and relevant.
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Narendra Modi bats for e-commerce, says traders more risk taking than soldiers
Devesh Kumar, NDTV, 27th February, 2014
Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, made a strong pitch for using technology to boost commercial activities in the country and to overcome the fear of global challenges during Confederation of All India Traders in the capital today.
‘Centre competing with States instead of working with them’
Smriti Kak Ramachandran, The Hindu, 27th February, 2014
Strongly advocating a collaboration of the Centre with States, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, said the Prime Minister should include all Chief Ministers in his team along with the Union Cabinet to efficiently run the government.
Secular lies, communal truths in Incredible India
Tavleen Singh, Niticentral, 27th February, 2014
Rajnath Singh was not apologising for past mistakes or apologising on Modi’s behalf for what happened in 2002 but you would not know this from reading the newspapers. So, why was there this deliberate distortion? If Muslims lived in desperate poverty after 55 years of Congress rule then the blame had to lie with the Congress. He appealed to Muslims to stop buying the propaganda that their lives were not safe under BJP rule.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan compares Rahul with tail, Modi with moustache
India Today, 27th February, 2014
“There can be no comparison between Modi and Rahul as one is a hair of a moustache, the other a hair of a tail,” said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. “The one, who lacks the courage to be a minister, doesn’t deserve to be the prime minister of the country,” he added.
Modi launches e-Nagar project, 8 city areas to get WiFi
The Times of India, 27th February, 2014
Claiming that digital India’s new journey has begun from Gujarat, chief minister Narendra Modi made eight localities of Ahmedabad city WiFi enabled under the government’s ‘e-Nagar’ project that is to be gradually extended to 53 towns in Gujarat.
