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AbhishekSingh,AvidsupporterofFactBasedPolitics
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ThepresentPoliticsscenarioisbasedonthefact"Myrivalisalwayswrong".So
insteadofponderingonthetruthandfactsthepresentdaypoliticianstrytofindout
somethingthatmaycornertheirrival(ifyoucan'tfindany,trytotwistthefactsalittle..
andweallknowourmediaisquitegoodatthat:P)

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throwinginkontheirlegswon'tprovefruitful.
Moreover,theoppositioncertainlyhasnogenuineprooftocornerthislady.Theyare
scaredoftheirpreviousroutinLokSabhaandarepouncingoneverychancetheygetto
bouncebackinpower.Undoubtedlytheyaresupportedbypowerfulmediahouses.
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Havingsaidthattherehavebeencontroversiesbutthewayinwhichithasbeenusedby
oppositionisrecklessanddemeaning.
EventhesocalledmediapersonnelasthelikesofRajdeeparenotabletocornerthislady
andhencetheywillrakeupissuesandcanbesourceofallthestuffsthatyouhear.
Attheendicansay:"AsanHRDMinistershehasdonealotofworkandis
tryingtodomuchmore.Shemightbewronginsomecaseslikewrong
mentionofeducationalqualificationsbuttosaythatsheisunfitasanHRD
ministerdoesnotsoundconvincing.
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SharathKumar,abc
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Media&Oppositionpartieshaverunacampaignagainstherbecauseofherpastan
actressandhereducation&herselectionasHRDMinister.
IhavebeenfollowingHRDMinistry&newsrelatedtohersincethen&Icansaywith
confidencethattheyhaven'tfoundavalidpointtoproveherselectionasHRDMinister
waswrong.
Formonths,allegationsweremadeonherasitwasherlettertoVCwhichkilledRohith
Vemula.ThenaccusedherinJNUcase.Andwhenshearrivedwithanexplanationwith
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facts,ourmediadidthis,

Thisselfproclaimedjournalistprovedhehasn'tlistenedtoherspeech,becausesheclearly
saidinherspeech"I'mnotquestioningyourPatriotismbutdon'tdemean
mine"
Media&Oppositionhadmadeheralosetargetbutherspeechtorethesepeopleinto
pieces.
SomeofherachiementsareSchoolReportCardbasedonUDISE,KnowYourCollege
Portal,SaranshPortal,AllNCERTbooksonlineforfree,YUKTISkilldevelopment
program,SAMVAYSkillAssessmentMatrix,KaushalKendras,RashtriyaAavishkar
Abhiyan,UnnatBharatAbhiyan,Swayam,PadheBharatBadheBharat,GIANand
particularlyHRDMinistryhasgivenlotofpreferencetoNorthEast&Girlchild
education.
AndourbelovedHarvardDegreeholderKapilSibalwasspreadingvenominmindsof
studentswithpeoplelikeTeesthaSetalwadonCurriculumFramingCommittee!
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SmritiIranihasbeenalwaysatargetbyMediaaswellasotherpoliticalpartiesandtheir
supportersforhereducationalqualification.
Iwillnotlie,ItoowasdoubtfulaboutthiswomaninitiallywhenIcametoknowabouther.
Buttobeagoodpolitician,youdonotneedthedegreecertificateswithyou.Youneedto
understandtheissuesanddealwiththeminapropermanner.
WehavealreadyseenanoverqualifiedIITianplayingacompletedumbassasfaraspolitics
isconcerned.Hehasusedtheemotionsofpeopleforhisownbenefit.Hehasusedthe
wordslikePsychopathforourH'norablePrimeMinister.
Iwoulddefinitelypreferanunderqualifiedbutgoodpoliticianoveranoverqualified
selfishandconfusedIITengineer.
AsfarasherachievementasanHRDministerisconcerned,asSharathKumarhas
mentined
SchoolReportCardbasedonUDISE
KnowYourCollegePortal
SaranshPortal
AllNCERTbooksonlineforfree
YUKTISkilldevelopmentprogram
SAMVAYSkillAssessmentMatrix
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PadheBharatBadheBharat
GIANetc.
Asfarasreformingisconcerned,ittakestime.Buildinganinstitutiontakestime.Itis
essentialthatpeoplemusthavepatiencetoseethefinalresult.UPAgovernmenthad10
yearsintherehandforareformbuttheyhavenotdoneanythingbutcorruption.If
someoneelseistakingthestepsforitwithinthefirstyearoftheirtenure,theymustgeta
chancetoprovethemselves.
(IknowIamtotallycomingoffhereasaBJPsupporter.Ican'thelpit.Butthisistruly
whatIfeelatthismoment.)
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DevendraDuttaMishra,Asgovernmentinsiderwithplanningandinfrastructure
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SmritiIraniisthesymbolofemergingIndia,emergingwomenpowerofIndia,emerging
senseofnationalismandpatriotismforIndia.Isaluteforherconfidence,conviction,
uprightnessandtheforthrightness.TheotherdaylisteningherspeechintheParliament,
answeringthequestionsrelatedtoRohitVemulasuicideandtheJNUwasanexperience,
mesmerizingandelectrifying,feelingprideforIndiandemocracyandit'sstrengthto
empowertheIndianwomentoemergewithherrealtalent,confidenceandconviction.
Hereyougo

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Whatcanbemorepatheticandhypocriteofcertaincrosssectionofthepeople,with
congressmindset,thatthosewhowanttoseeRahulGandhi,atotalmoronpersonwithout
anyknowledgeandwisdom,whocan'tevendeliveraspeachwithoutthehelpsofchitsand
papers,asprimeministerofIndia,thesamepeopleridiculeandcriticiseSmritiIranifor
herunfittobeHRDminister,shebeingacollegedropout,withoutanyhigher
educationalqualification.Canweaskfromthesegentlemen,whatistheeducational
qualificationofRahulGandhi,orSoniaGandhiwhotheyaspiretobeprimeministerof
India?
Whateverherformaleducation,SmritaIraniisagreatandspontaneousorator,shespeaks
withcommandandfluencyinchastehindiaswellasacomfortableEnglish.She
understandsdeeplyherjob,theconcurrentneedsofIndiabeingservedthroughher
ministry,thequalityeducationtotheyoungIndia,sheishonest,uprightandtransparent
inherdecisionmaking.Andthemostimportant,sheisagreatnationalistandpatriotic,
sheloveshernation,shetakespridebeinganIndian,herspeachinparliamentthe
previousdayreplyingtothequestionsonRohitVemulaandJNUthepreviousday,her
speechwashistoricalandworthlisteningbyeveryIndianworthtohissaltofIndia
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SeeprimarilytheideahereisthatifyouareaHRDMinister,thepresumptionwehaveis
thattheministershouldbeacademicallyqualifiedtobecomeHRDMinister.Because
peoplewhowerepreviouslyheadingthispostwerehighlyqualified(PVNarasimhaRao,
KapilSibal,MurliManoharJoshietc).Nowshehasdoneafewmistakeswhichhascaused
thiskindoffahatredagainsther.
AroundFebruary2015,therewasaprotestagainsttheHRDMinistrybyalltheResearch
ScholarsofIndia(IISc,IISERMohali,IITsetc).ThiswasasilentproteststartedbyIISER
MohalistudentsrelatedtoHikeinFellowshipwhichwaspromisedbytheHRDMinistry.
ThestudentsdidnotreceivethehiketillApril2015,8monthsaftertheinceptionofthis
idea.Nowthisprotestleadtoimmenseamountofquestions,whichdealtwithwhether
SmritiIraniisfittotheHRDMinisterornot.NowtheideaisthatthesysteminIndiais
slowandthatissomethingwhichSmritiIranihastoacceptandatthesametimeshould
havecomeinpublicandspokenaboutthisissue.
Therewasalsoaprotestwherethehikeforteachersworkingingovernmentschoolsdidn't
reachthem.Nowyouhavetounderstandthatthesethingsareissueswhicharevery
seriousbecausepeopleinIndiaplanalotofthings(Takingloans/Marriage)onthebasisof
theirsalary.AndthesehikeswereannouncedinApril2014,whydidn'tResearchScholars,
Teachersreceivethehikewhenitwaspromisedtodoso.
Nowpeoplehavebeentalkingaboutthetalkshegaveintheparliamentandjudgingher
roleasanHRDMinister,wellI'mnotjudgingherbecauseofhereducationorherprevious
professionbutsimplyontheamountofworkshecouldhavedoneinthetwoyearsofher
tenure.Nowsheisattheendofthedayapoliticiansandpoliticiansarenaturallyvery
goodspeakers.SoImayhavebeenimpressedbythewayshehasenunciatedherthoughts
clearlywithabunchofproofsbutIcouldnotreallyseeanydefiniteplansforimproving
theeducationsystemofthiscountry.
ShemaybeagoodHRDMinisterqualifiedenoughtounderstandtheproblemsandspeak
intheparliamentaboutit.Shehastoalsothinkabouttheeducationfromthegroundlevel
totheeducationatthehighest.
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RanjanSahu,ProudtobeINDIAN.
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ABIGNO
Sheloveshiscountryandalsoahuman.So ,thethingswhichareantinationalhurtshim
too.
AsaHRDministersheistryingtopassamessagetopeopleofIndiaandotherpolitical
partiesthatsheandthegovernmentofIndiaisnotgoingtotolerateanykindofanti
nationalactivity.AndtakingactioninsupportofyourNationnevercouldbewrong.
But,someshitpeoplearetryingtocreateissueoftheseall.
Takealookatthis

Nowdaysourcountryissufferingthesame.
So,behappy...wegotgreatleaderswhowillserveournationbest.
Weonlyneedtobepositiveandsupportive.
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JaiHind!!
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RohanGanatra,PoliticalAnalyst
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WellallIcansayafterwatchingherspeechintheParliamentisthatWeareluckytohave
youasourHRDMinister.Themediaandoppositionwillalwayscriticizeherbecauseof
herpastandthefactthatsheisn'tsomegreatgraduate!
ButIbelieveweshouldseewhatsheistodayandnotthepast!
Sheisagreatmotivationandrolemodelforwomenempowermentinthecountry..The
wayshedeliveredthefiercespeechintheParliamentwasjusttoogood!PoliticsinIndiais
allaboutoppositionandmediacriticizingthepeoplewhoaredoinggoodforthecountry!
Insteadtheyneedtounderstandandappreciateifsomeoneisworkinghardforthe
country!
LastlyIwouldsay..
"IfyouappreciateherspeechintheParliamentthenyouareatruePatriotandifyou
criticizeorquestionityouareAntiNational".
EditIamnotsupportingBJPnorcriticizingCongress..ItsjustthatinIndia,
ifsomepoliticalpartydoessomethinggoodforthepeopleandthepeopleare
happythentheoppositionwillnotletthathappenandstartcriticizingthem.
Insteadiftheytrytohelpeachotherforthegrowthofthecountrythenit
wouldworthappreciating.
JaiHind!
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UtkarshAgrawal
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ThereareacoupleofpeopleIknowwhoclaimthatduetoherlackofeducation,sheisnot
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fittobetheHRDMinister.
"Achildeducatedonlyatschoolisanuneducatedchild."
GeorgeSantayana
Educationisimportant,undoubtedly.However,itdoesnotdefinethequalityofaperson.
Thatweshouldrespecteducationdoesnottranslateindisrespectingtheuneducated.
PS:ThesepeoplealsosupportedRJD,thatis,TejaswiniYadav.
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ShubhankarBanerjee,AnIndianEngineer
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SheisverymuchfittobetheHRDminister,andhasdonelotmoregoodworkthan
expected.
BUT...thoseofus(includingme)whoareagainstreservation,wouldfindsomeofheracts
incorrect!
Sheherselftoldinherspeechthatshehad"Acted"ontherequestofmany
parliamentariansandsecuredadmissionsfortheirwards.Thisactcouldhavecaused
deservingcandidatestohavenotgotadmission,whichwouldbeunfair.
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Maybeyouarelivinginthepast.WatchthespeechbySmirtiIraniinParliament.Youmay
endupdeletingthisquestion.Period.

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AnandPrakash,Listeningtothepoliticiansfrom15years
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umm..can'tcommentmuchonifshehasdoneincorrectsinceshetoldmanyMPsinthe
Parliament(inherfuriousspeech)thatshehadforwardedtheirlettersforadmission
undervariousquotas.Nottoforgethergraduationimproperdegreeepisodeduring
electionnomination.
Butpeoplerejectinghertobeunfitfortheministryarenotdoingjustice.Aleaderneednot
beahighlyqualifiedacademician.TakeManmohanSinghandLaluPrasadandmany
othersforexample.
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