🚨రాజకీయాల్లో నిజాయితీ లేదా? ఒక MLA ఎలా గెలుస్తాడు? Ft. K Srinivas Rao Visionary Voices With Ayyappa

🚨రాజకీయాల్లో నిజాయితీ లేదా? ఒక MLA ఎలా గెలుస్తాడు? Ft. K Srinivas Rao Visionary Voices With Ayyappa

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(00:00) Truly, the life of an MLA is like a dog's life: spend money, get abused, win, make money, and then act as if you're serving the public. Nothing is left out. Youth were so angry that CJP was started as an institution, almost like a party, and they even staged protests and rallies against the Indian government.
(00:21) That there are youth with fire in their blood, this is proof. A word frequently used as soon as elections are mentioned is "manifesto." We have decided on pensions for the corrupt; every issue in the manifesto we created... Most are saying what people like, not what people need. Our politicians have no sleep or food before elections; they roam fields, churches, temples, and mosques.
(00:50) They distribute lakhs of crores of rupees recklessly. What politicians say is, "Sir, you are taking money for your vote and then casting it." How are we supposed to survive? The people say, "You won't do anything even if you win, so we are taking the money." If a politician is 25%corrupt, 75%of government employees and officials are corrupt.
(01:14) We take money, we take liquor, and if someone provokes us in the name of caste, religion, or region, we follow them. Sir, nearly 65%of India is youth. This youth is a backbone and a power, and of course, an advantage, which India or our politicians are using properly. To talk about our India, it must be called a country begging from an Akshaya Patra.
(01:42) What exactly should an MLA do, sir? If a prostitute works to earn money, a thief works to earn money, an MLA works to earn money, and an IAS, IPS officer, or judge works to earn money, then what should we call them? To keep no one focused on their scams and crimes, and especially to divert the youth, they created sports, entertainment, and movies.
(02:17) Honestly, after this podcast, I have a new perspective on politics. We say the country should change. We say politics should change. But why have our politics become this way, and who is responsible for this situation? What is the cost of an MLA seat? How does that MLA earn that money back after winning? Are political parties really working for the people, or has winning become a business model? We had an in-depth discussion on many such topics .
(02:47) We had a detailed discussion on these topics with K. Srinivas, founder and chairman of In-Acres, who has extensive experience and expertise in real estate . Watch this entire podcast. You will also realize many points. If you are watching our video for the first time, subscribe to our channel right now. I will come before you every Friday with many such podcasts.
(03:09) Why the delay? Let’s watch the podcast. Sir, thank you very much, sir. So... Greetings. Thank you for giving us your time and coming all this way for us. Sir, until now, I haven't done podcasts on these kinds of topics. Basically, we stay a bit away from politics. That is why I planned this podcast for people like me—those who don't know the basics of politics and have common doubts.
(03:38) Sir, the responsibility of implementing this constitution, as a common citizen, lies with the politician I vote for and get elected. Correct. While everyone thinks that, how exactly are politics or politicians? If you are asked to talk about political parties, what would you say? Yeah, there is no shortage of political parties in our country. Mm.
(04:03) But nowadays, the term "political parties" no longer exists; there are only political companies. Companies. Political companies mean some are private limited companies. Some are proprietorship companies. Okay. So, their whole family gets together and starts a political company. Then, there are some investors in it.
(04:26) And they sell tickets. It’s quite subtle; if we look at the current situation, the entire system is just like political companies—national parties are like private limited companies. Regional parties are like sole proprietorship companies. Okay. So, mostly their own family members are partners in those companies.
(04:55) The shareholders or stakeholders are those who pay money for an MLA ticket or invest, hoping to benefit once the party comes to power. So, they are investors, and this helps them win because they spend that money to win. Then they misuse the power they get to satisfy the investors and ensure they get even more returns on their investments.
(05:25) Or the family company and all these individuals get incredibly well-settled . They are the ones earning. So simply put, we have reached a state where there are no political parties; they have become political companies. What is the formula for political companies? They need to win. To win, what must be done? It’s not rocket science; everyone knows that a constituency has between 150,000 to 200,000 voters.
(05:55) You need to buy 50,000 votes. That is around 2,000 rupees per vote. Meaning, 150,000 times 2,000 equals 30 crore rupees just to buy votes. To buy them. Six to eight crore rupees for liquor; the cost to distribute liquor is six to eight crore rupees. For food—from day one, when he starts his political career until he becomes an MLA—that is also six to eight crore rupees.
(06:26) Mm. So, 46 crore is spent already. After this, transportation, and then the party leader or any celebrities, events, digital marketing support, digital media, or media management. Mm. Managing the police system, money distribution, and buying local leaders. All of this put together, the total cost to become an MLA is 60 to 70 crore rupees.
(07:01) Investment. Investment. Mm. So, he has five years, which is 60 months. Let's say he invested 60 crore in those 60 months. Mm. The previous election, the current election, and the upcoming one— that’s about 180 crore. To earn 180 crore in 60 months, he needs a net return of 3 crore per month after all expenses.
(07:32) That is how he recovers his investment. How can we expect good governance or a good politician? It’s us, the people, who are the culprits. We take the money, we take the liquor, we travel in their vehicles, we go wherever they drive us in trucks like cattle or pigs, and we eat whatever they give us; we behave like animals.
(07:58) Mm. If someone provokes us in the name of caste, religion, or region, we follow them. So, in a country with such ignorant people, definitely, some politicians take this as an opportunity , as an investment. They take the power, and once they do, they feel the constituency belongs to them because they bought it.
(08:23) It costs me 180 crore, including the last election, this election, and the next one. So I have to earn all of this; I must earn three crore per month. How else will it come? By selling ration rice, most MLAs earn about 20 to 25 lakhs a month; this is rice that should have gone to the poor. Rice. In fact, those poor people don't even exist anymore.
(08:50) Once upon a time, when N.T. Rama Rao introduced it, it was priced at two rupees. Hmm. If we consider one rupee as the start, sir. Two rupees. Two rupees. Two rupees per kilo of rice. So now that has become one rupee. Yes. Growing, milling, and distributing rice costs 48 rupees. Hmm. What happens to this rice? Nobody actually eats it.
(09:15) Working people today have plenty of work; they earn between 500 and 1000 rupees a day. Yes. They work hard happily and buy exactly what they need. Hmm. This ration rice is just a scheme. They sell it back. So, no one actually eats it. Hmm. Then some egg seller or someone comes along, buys it, and sells it back to hotels.
(09:42) They use it to make the dosas and idlis we eat. Often, they sell this rice in bulk because someone offers them 20 lakhs for it. In bulk, all this rice goes off to African countries to make beer. To make beer. To make beer. Yes. So, look at whose money this is— taxpayers 'money—intended to feed the people. Since no one there eats it, it goes back and ends up as beer somewhere in Africa; see how this web, this loop, has formed.
(10:21) Similarly, all the liquor shops there, whether a syndicate or whatever it may be, are under the MLA's control. If there is any mining there, it is under the MLA's control. If there are mills, industries, or factories, they threaten them in one way or another to ensure a monthly income, along with real estate layouts, land conversions, and building permits.
(10:46) It’s like saying nothing is beyond their reach. MRO office passbooks, farmers' names, surveys. They get involved in all of this, turning it into a massive scheme. In this, if a politician is 25%corrupt, 75%is the corruption of government employees and officials. So, taking advantage of this, since he is also asking for his share, he is a shareholder.
(11:18) So, they all join together and divide it up. Hmm. Naturally, no work that should happen easily is getting done. Hmm. Whether it's getting your land surveyed in your name, or correcting some errors, it just isn't happening. Likewise, if you go to a police station , there is no way to demand justice fairly without an MLA's letter or a bribe.
(11:44) No. So, there is no judicial system that operates fairly. Faith in all these systems has been lost. Sir, where did the root cause begin? What is the root cause? "All great people are selfish," everyone looks for their own comfort first. They look for their own ease and getting their work done.
(12:08) So, for a politician, I mean, this is a formula —just like a movie with four songs and two fights. An MLA seat means 40 crores in money, 5 crores in liquor, 5 crores in biryani, and 10 crores for events, media management, and police management; it has become a formula. Hmm. So the people's formula also becomes: " What will he do for me personally? If he's a good MLA, he won't do anything for me, right?" Hmm.
(12:40) They have no hope that he will fix the canal, get funds, or do anything else for them. So, they think of it as getting a wedding gift for a dead person; they take whatever they can get. Whatever comes, they take it, and they take whatever else he gives, plus we have all the schemes anyway. Yes. Let's take all those schemes.
(13:00) So, for a few days this one, for a few days that one, like an auction, they are looking for whoever can mortgage this country and provide the most schemes to the most people, and they just go with them. There is no civic sense, no public awareness, and no courage to ask, saying this is my country. Nobody has it.
(13:20) So, because of this stagnation, a wicked vacuum has been created. Meaning , nobody is able to ask, nobody is able to do anything, and no one is answerable. That is, every sector has become like this. As for the media, every party and every political company has its own channels. Digital marketing, YouTubers, they have their own—some have 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50.
(13:48) As for independent journalists, since they have their own expenses, they are provoked in some way to convert to one side. Hmm. So, what is left? Who even cares? Sir, politicians say, "You are taking money for your vote, so how are we supposed to survive?" while the public says, "We take money because you won't do anything even if you win." Exactly.
(14:14) So, everyone has their own answer ready , right? Correct. What is the reason for this kind of scenario or situation to be created, sir? It wasn't like this before. The reason for the beginning of this is that for many people, looking at today's politicians, it is a kind of poverty that brings them into politics.
(14:36) Poverty in the sense that the craving for recognition is also a poverty; it's a poverty. Oh. So, whether he does real estate, some business, sells liquor, or becomes an NRI, he eventually gets some money. Hmm . Even if he has money, when he travels by flight or on the road, no one pays him any attention.
(14:57) So, if he becomes an MLA or a minister, people call him "MLA garu" or "Minister garu." He becomes like a king of that region, where nothing happens without his knowledge, even in matters that don't concern him. He becomes like a king of that constituency. Hmm. So, they enjoy that kick.
(15:18) Everyone sits before them as if they are sitting before a deity; whether they are sick, have work at the Mandal office, the police station, or need a job, they all go to the MLA. By sitting like that, poor things, they become restless. Truly, the life of an MLA is like a dog's life. It’s the most wretched existence; someone who eats a proper meal and wants to live peacefully cannot be an MLA. Why? Because...
(15:44) They have to spend money, get insulted, and if the party loses, the other side will attack them. They have to protect themselves from that. If they lose, no one cares about them. Even if they win, they don't know if they'll get a ticket again. They have to earn money, pretend to serve the people, and give grand speeches on Independence Day and Republic Day, acting as if they were born for the country and are working as independent patriots.
(16:15) They have to earn from rice, liquor, layouts, farmers 'passbooks, hospital recruitment, selling medicines, and animal feed—they don't leave anything out. So, it is so wicked; poor things, it is a kind of hell for them. So, he is like that, and the public also, having taken that money, no one speaks up no matter what anyone else does.
(16:42) Usually, 50%are with one party and 50% with another, so that 50-50 split is maintained by default. Hmm. In between, there's a solid 40 and 40, and a 10%in the middle that is fluid and shifts back and forth. Poor guys, they see the suffering caused by the other side and move here, then they see the suffering caused by this side and move back there.
(17:03) What else can they do? It’s just like people fighting among themselves. Political party colors change, but mostly they all just love being in power and love sharing that power. I mean, being in a position where a single signature can change people's lives... Hmm. If that power is used to make money, then how are they any different from a prostitute, a thief, an MLA, an IAS officer, an IPS officer, or a judge— if they are all working just to make money? Then what is the difference? Hmm.
(17:45) So, that is the state of affairs. Now, as you said, everything goes to the MLA . What should an MLA really do, sir? What are their actual responsibilities? Actually, an MLA has nothing; after all , they really don't have much value. Okay. What is an MLA? There is a constituency . There are 175 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, and someone wins as an MLA here.
(18:17) There is no work that can be done only with an MLA's signature, and there is no money that comes only because an MLA signs off. Hmm. It's just work that gets done because they threaten people, saying "nothing should happen without my signature," but that signature has no official validity. Hmm. All an MLA can do is provide a letter for a VIP break darshan in Tirupati; other than that, an MLA's signature is useless.
(18:47) What an MLA does is vote for or against a bill when it's passed in the Assembly; after all, they just have one vote. What is their actual responsibility? " These are the problems in my constituency." Hmm. "I am bringing these problems to the government's notice." Requesting the concerned Minister—whether it’s an irrigation , health, or revenue issue—to understand the problem, solve it, and ensure that the regional issues are addressed.
(19:25) Hmm. Voting in favor of or against any bill introduced in the Assembly. Hmm. But what are we doing? If in power, we beat, abuse, and file cases against the opposition; if in the opposition, we criticize everything the government does, assuming they aren't doing it well. Once they come to power, from day one they look at how to make money and make all the people dependent on them, acting like gods—by the time they wake up in the morning, people are already outside their homes.
(19:56) Hundreds and thousands of people wait, and the MLA acts all busy and rushed, taking petitions and leaving, performing a drama; they love that drama. They are all poor people—poor in the sense of a desperate need for recognition—so what else would that person expect? They just want everyone to think they are a great person.
(20:21) To satisfy this urge... They keep the Constitution from being implemented and instead implement their own constitution. A true public representative should bring together the police, revenue, health, and irrigation departments and officials. Hmm. "Do your work well. Whichever citizens come, if their requests are genuine and within their rights, fulfill them without any trouble.
(20:52) " They should say, "Please, let us all work together to ensure that public life goes on peacefully." Sir, you were saying earlier that an MLA's signature is good for nothing except maybe getting a darshan in Tirupati. But a Collector has more powerful authority to sign documents than that MLA. Correct.
(21:13) And for maintaining law and order, there is an IPS officer. IPS. There are many revenue-related officers , like MROs, or DROs above them, and so on. Now, with all these people having so much power and value for their signature, why do they have to live by listening to an MLA? It's because, as I said, these are political companies.
(21:37) They aren't political parties. What these companies do is appoint one person for each region. Hmm. So, there's an unspoken understanding that any work done here must be approved by me. It’s not a direct communication, but it’s understood by default. Hmm. So, an IAS or IPS officer can truly make decisions based on their own discretion.
(22:03) Yes. But if they do, what happens? They get transferred to some useless post. They even transfer them to posts where there’s no salary at all. Hmm. So, they are forced to listen to them like slaves, and they become partners in crime. If a politician takes 50,000, the officer takes another lakh rupees.
(22:31) Official corruption is much higher than politician corruption. So, staying corrupt is actually very comfortable for them as well. Because if they stay honest, the other guy can't take his cut. Hmm, the reason for all this is that there's no situation where 10 people go and ask, " Hey, what are you doing? What happened to this work?" If it's your problem, you go alone; if it's my problem, I go alone.
(22:56) No matter whose problem it is, we should bargain as a group, saying this is a public issue and you have a responsibility. Suppose just one of us goes to a Collector; they won't even let us inside. Suppose 1,000 people go; they will come out. Suppose 10,000 people go; the MLA will also come.
(23:14) If a lakh people go, even the Chief Minister will come and talk. Hmm. We don't have that patience or time. Who has the patience when we are busy watching TV, phones, Jabardasth shows, and reels? If we do those things, we are busy with that, aren't we! Sir, remembering this now, recently, the youth got angry and started an initiative like a party called CJP and even held protests against the Indian government.
(23:41) So, like, what is your opinion on that, sir? Is that really correct? Yes, a writer once said something wise: "Let your wife scold you once in a while." Otherwise, he says, one day she might just hit you. Storing all that anger inside. Ah. I mean, whenever we try to suppress it. Hmm. Nobody should speak; it’s a funny situation.
(24:09) Whatever we do is for the country, for righteousness. What we do is right, we don't need to answer to anyone. Even if we have to say something, we'll do it directly through a mic or a channel, but we won't face you one-on-one. The attitude of "We won't explain, we will do as we please" has increased. Hmm, they think, "We worked so hard to win and sit as Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or MLA, and now you people come and question us?" They have reached a point where they feel they are no longer human like the rest of us .
(24:43) Hmm. Definitely, that is necessary. Because if there is any mistake in their methods, they should change it, but that protest... I mean, if they gave us a proper answer , why would we even need to ask? A mistake happened; yes, this was a mistake. Either you resign, let's figure out a better way to handle this, or let some students come forward and we should talk about what would be better, right? Yes.
(25:13) You are representatives elected by the people, for the people, and of the people; you are just representatives. We all have a lot of work to do and cannot sit there every day, which is why we sent you there, not for you to sit on our heads and become gods. Hm. So, whenever this oppression, arrogance , and ego increase, Movements like this will emerge, and they should.
(25:46) That is good for the nation; it is proof that at least there are still young people with some spirit left. Yes. That has to happen. For how long? Why make us suffer? Do you only respond if we do that? How many Prime Ministers or Chief Ministers have actually faced the press one-on-one? They just say what they want on their mics, their channels, their YouTube, or their reels—they don't talk, do they? So, you are servants to the people, not the other way around.
(26:24) You must remember that. Sir, simply put, based on what you are saying, since everyone is busy with their own work, we elected a representative to look into all the problems and solve them. Correct. So, can we call these MLAs, CMs, or Prime Ministers "leaders" now? Well, we made all these things cinematic ourselves.
(26:52) Some politicians are just beggars. Beggars. Yeah, the obsession of those beggars is like... Hm. There are banners everywhere on both sides of the road. Hm. Who are they? What is their birthday? Why are they giving wishes? What is with Dussehra, Diwali, or Sankranti? Who even asked them to put up all that plastic on the roads? Hm.
(27:17) And who puts those banners up for them? Hm. Collection agents. An MLA has collection agents who spend 10%of the money they collect. To put these banners on the roads. Observe this sometime: a huge photo of the MLA with a tiny photo of someone else below it. That person in the small photo is definitely an agent for that MLA.
(27:42) Hm. They are usually someone who made money through rice rackets, liquor, illegal deals, offices, or mining. Hmm, honestly, who even asked you for banners? Why do you even need to do that? Why do we care? If you want to wish people well, just come on YouTube and wish everyone well. Why do we have to deal with your banner lines? Why do we have to see your faces first thing in the morning? Publicity.
(28:07) Yeah, I mean...What did we ask? You are a leader. Ah. Hm. So, they put up banners like this and call themselves leaders on them. A lion picture on one side, a tiger picture on the other. It’s like they are telling us, "Poor us, we aren't humans, we are wild beasts." And we innocently put the label "Leader " on them.
(28:31) Leader is actually a very great word. What does it mean to be a leader, sir? Leadership—a leader should be like a mother. The quality of a mother is leadership. What does a mother do? If she has four children, whether they are good or bad, she treats them all the same. Yes. If there are 10 people in the house, she is responsible for all of them. Hm.
(28:59) No matter how much she works, she doesn't ask, "I did this work, recognize me, honor me." She doesn't rest, she doesn't get tired , and she doesn't expect anyone to appreciate her by saying "well done." Hm. That is leadership. Hm. Gandhi said a leader should be a servant; a true leader is the one who is a great servant.
(29:24) Now, you have a lot of love and responsibility towards your family, don't you? Would you get a grand throne-like chair , sit on it, and say, "Serve me"? Responsibility means talking to your mother, checking on your father's pain, or buying things for your siblings. If you or anyone in the house needs something, you would even postpone your own desires to help them with your money.
(29:53) Yes, that is leadership. If they don't know this, it's not enough for them to just call themselves leaders; they should be ashamed. Why call yourself a leader? How did you win ? They won because people voted for them. Now, how does an MLA win? There are lakhs of votes in a constituency. Yes. Out of two lakh votes, an average of 60 %are polled.
(30:16) That means how much? One lakh twenty thousand. In that one lakh twenty thousand, at least three parties compete. Hmm. Someone who gets 50 or 60 thousand votes becomes an MLA. Yes. Out of two lakh people, how many votes did you get for 60,000? 60,000. 60,000. Out of these 60,000, how many were for your money, how many for your liquor, how many for your biryani, your caste, or your religion? Hmm.
(30:46) After removing all those votes and those cast for your rowdyism, if you count how many voted for you as a great representative, everyone would know how many are actually qualified. Not a single one is qualified. It's all about making money, spending money, buying votes, and earning it back. Hmm. Treating all the people like beggars.
(31:12) Where does this begin? It starts because the people for whom all this is happening lack awareness. Hmm. The people themselves...they want money , liquor, caste, religion, and regionalism. Along with all this, when the government comes, they want favors, they don't want the neighbor to get anything, and they want to deprive those they dislike.
(31:38) These hostilities and contradictions among people, this tribalism...Hmm. They are like a savage herd, lacking civic sense. That's why these games continue, and there is no better formula for them; they keep doing the same thing. Sir, speaking about people, you mentioned that they take money, biryani, and liquor for votes.
(32:03) Sir, if we go back 20, 30, or 40 years, there was no literacy. No education. No awareness, no information. Back then , there were good leaders and good parties, to an extent. Correct. They won very simply, without all this spending or these local dramas. Now, when people have so much awareness and are so educated, why is it still happening? There is a small story for this.
(32:35) Hmm. A man used to wash a King's clothes. Hmm. The King thought, "Poor man, he washes my clothes. Let me give him a surprise, " and told him, "Today you are the King ; whatever you say will be done." Okay, when he sat on the throne, he said, "I will wash all the clothes in this palace alone, and no one else is allowed to wash them.
(33:00) This is my command!" Hmm. Where was he sitting? In the King's seat. What could he have commanded? Hmm. He could have made decisions to change people's lives, but he was just trying to get more clothes to wash. Hmm. Our people are also thinking that this is power. Hmm. Previously they thought it was a responsibility, but now they think it's power.
(33:24) Hmm. Once I sit here, this is my power, he thinks. At the same time, by giving money, he thinks that since I have paid, I have no further concern about this. Hmm. What did he say? All politicians are like Bhasmasura. What did Bhasmasura do ? He performed severe penance. Before elections, our politicians have no sleep or food, roaming around farmhouses, visiting churches, temples, mosques, walking on roads, flipping dosas, and washing children's feet.
(34:04) It is not one task; they do all these things and roam around at night. They spend money, distribute liquor, mobilize people, and file cases if accidents occur. They hide all this money stealthily. The irony is that even while lakhs of crores are being distributed openly, the ruling parties, opposition, and the Election Commission declare that the election went very smoothly.
(34:33) No money or liquor was distributed, and everyone spent only within the prescribed 5 lakh budget, which is not even enough to print pamphlets. So, all that expenditure is like that, hmm. Back then, there was no expenditure. Um. They had no selfishness. Um. Many of them, like Putchalapalli Sundarayya, Garimella Nagireddy, and Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya, hmm.
(35:08) It is strange that to find a good MLA, we have to recall people from 30 or 40 years ago. Can you name even one such MLA today? Because, the people say, "They gave us money, so we are taking it." And they say, "They are taking money, so what else can we do?" Hmm. They took the money. So, since they took the money, what concern do they have? Did they not bring me into this? He holds a kind of anger and hatred towards them, which is why he torments the poor people.
(35:45) Those who gave him the boon—the voters—he turns and puts his hand on their heads, like Bhasmasura. Bhasmasura, okay. So they become Bhasmasura, hmm. Now, they destroy the system themselves , and then for the next election, they bow down again, and once the election is over, they come back to power. This is a vicious cycle.
(36:04) People are also those who sell their votes. Hmm. They travel in trucks to meetings like pigs, oxen, and buffaloes, hmm. They vote in the name of caste, religion, or because priests, pastors, or mullahs told them to. Hmm. Instead of thinking about what is needed as a human or what society needs , hmm.
(36:30) If we act based on religion, caste, region, money, liquor, or biryani, these are the results we get, and that is the kind of person they elect. Sir, that is it. What is the reason for people changing? The reason is that even if he wins, he does nothing for us . Personal selfishness has grown among the people—thinking "What about me?" Hmm.
(37:02) How can one satisfy so many crores of people? Who will give direct benefits to so many crores? That is why people also think, "I need this, I want a pension, I want a scheme.""I want a Tirupati darshan.""My word should prevail, whether at the police station or in revenue matters." That mentality has grown, but all this is beyond the Constitution, isn't it? The system should support whoever needs help, but someone has bought the systems.
(37:40) When purchased, the system doesn't work smoothly. When it doesn't work, you again have to give a bribe or recommendation. Otherwise, you have to turn east and bow down. Hmm. So, in this vicious cycle, people have become like this, and politicians have become like this. Maybe they say there is no option to vote for good people.
(38:03) The problem with saying "I'm a good person, I work hard, vote for me, I won't give money" is that you just can't win. Exactly. But there is a method to it; you have to think in terms of a process. Hmm. There must be a discussion, an effort, and the will to stand tall. Hmm. You have to fight repeatedly; even if you lose, you must stand your ground and stay with the people.
(38:29) Hmm. Whether you are in power or not, you must prove what you can do as a representative of the people. That way, over a five or ten-year journey, you gain the trust of the people. Hmm. It will definitely happen; people aren't ruined or only focused on this. Hmm. Since they think, "These are useless fools and the other two are also useless, so let's take from both and go; at least we get something, schemes are being given anyway.
(38:58) " Today, the wickedness is such that we conducted a survey in a village of about 1,500 families—hard-earned public money, taxpayers' money. Hmm, 800 people are receiving pensions. Out of 1,500, 800 are getting pensions; that’s about 40 lakhs. Per month. Every month, for 40 lakhs, our MLAs and Chief Ministers play the harmonium, organize tea parties, go to houses, chat, and hand out pensions.
(39:33) Hmm. They act as if it’s a great development or some grand achievement. Hmm. They are giving it away. Two. In the employment guarantee scheme, it's a sharing business. It doesn't matter which party is in power; whether a party is involved or not, there are poor people, rich people , workers, and loafers alike.
(40:00) Hmm. That job card holder might have fields, assets, and children working in jobs. They have the card, and from the money received, the party worker and the job card holder split it 50-50. And that job card holder. Hmm. In that way, every month, 4 to 5 lakh rupees go to that. Um. Apart from this, schemes like 'Amma Vodi' are pumping an average of 80 to 90 lakh rupees into a single village every year.
(40:33) I am talking about one village. Plus, all these various schemes, scams, the essential goods coming to that village sold by ration dealers, and the expenses for the MLAs 'programs. Hmm. I mean, at the very least, on average, a crore rupees per month goes to each village; there are more than 18,000 villages. One crore rupees per month, sir.
(41:06) One crore rupees per month for one village, including everything. It's just being dumped like that. What's the solution? One could think about it a little, right? If you think about it, you won't win. You say "Are you giving 3,000? I'll give 4,000. If you give 4,000 to win, I'll give 5,000." Whose money are you giving away? What is your business? Who is asking? Hey, who asked you? How can you just give it away? What is your business? Hmm.
(41:33) Does it not require wisdom or intellect to draft a manifesto? Does it not require a procedure? I mean, as a trustee of public money, you should look after it carefully. But education stays the same, healthcare stays the same, facilities stay the same, there are no toilets, and no one to maintain them.
(41:54) These fools bring 4,000 pension to the house and distribute it for free. But they charge 5 rupees to use the toilet. Hmm. So, why should one pay 5 rupees? If he urinates by the roadside, diseases spread. Hmm. Those who cannot even provide basic toilet facilities and don't know how to manage waste in a village have become politicians; they do nothing for society, for better facilities, or for public life—except distribute pensions and freebies; even a registration office is in shambles.
(42:30) In the process of people selling and buying their own assets, there are no basic toilets or fans; someone just sits there like a judge on a high throne, asking if the money has been paid. If you don't pay him money, the registration won't happen; he just says it's canceled. Yes. Even a highly educated person goes there and is told by someone uneducated to get a stamp from the stamp rider, sign it, and return.
(42:50) Look at this misfortune; which system is actually working correctly? Look at the revenue system; when you go to an MRO office, who is even there? Can the work be done by an RI, an MRO, or a surveyor? How much can they handle ? What if you appoint 10 more people? Instead of distributing freebies to homes, appoint 10 more staff members.
(43:13) How many tasks does an MRO actually perform? He has to handle service panchayats and also oversee political leaders' meetings. Hmm. He has to look after revenue issues and manage protocols; how can he handle all this? It is simply not possible. Exactly. Modernize an MRO office; since you have no ability or ideas, give it to someone like a Tata company.
(43:39) Hire 20 employees, and if an application is filed, clear it immediately on a fast track. Solve it right away; charge for it if necessary. If you put just 10%of the bribes you take towards service charges, you could generate crores of rupees. Yes. So, look at the police stations; people are afraid of the police.
(43:59) Why do you need an MLA's letter to go to a station ? Why is that necessary? Install CC cameras in police stations. Check if everything is happening genuinely; install live CC cameras in public places. See how the SI behaves and how the CI behaves. See if work gets done without any recommendations or bribes from the north or south.
(44:20) Provide excellent facilities at the registration office. When you buy a ticket for 2000 rupees at an airport, there are four air hostesses and 100 security personnel; it is wonderful. Yes. Even when we pay 10,000 rupees in service charges, the registration office doesn't even have a fan, a chair , basic courtesy, or a bathroom.
(44:43) So, if you want to use a public toilet, look at the condition of these toilets. Shamelessly, they even write "Pay and Use" for five rupees. You don't have change for five rupees, and if there is no change, it doesn't work. Not everyone has a scanner, and the attendant doesn't have one either. What happens if you maintain toilets? It would be clean, and people would get into the habit of using them.
(45:05) Tell everyone who comes to the toilet, "Hey, pour water yourself and keep it clean." The government, which cannot even teach people the basic knowledge of separating wet waste from dry waste, should tell them, "Hey, we will only take the waste if you separate it clearly." There should be a penalty for the people too, right? So, if you separate wet and dry waste, turn the wet waste into manure, and separate the useful dry waste like plastic and glass.
(45:32) Give incentives to those who do it well . Sell that manure and give the money to those who did a good job. There is garbage at the entrance of every village and municipality, and they keep setting it on fire. We don't know what happens to the hospital waste or human waste from surgeries, and we don't know where chemical factories and pharma companies dump their waste.
(45:56) It is so shameful that on every electric pole, you see ads saying, "Is your septic tank full? Call this number ." Hmm, whose responsibility is it anyway? Public health, who should we tell when a septic tank is full? Do we call the guy at the tank, or the private contractor? Fine, let’s say he comes and empties it, where does he dump it? In rivers, in canals, or by the side of the road.
(46:20) Do you even have any monitoring for that? What happens to public health then? What exactly are you guys doing? Is it just schemes, scams, making a manifesto, winning, sitting back, and sharing the loot? These are all small matters, like the " God of Small Things," cleaning toilets and such.
(46:40) Do you even know what you are doing? Do you know what happens to the waste generated in hospitals? Do your people even know how to segregate wet and dry waste, let alone toilets? Can’t you provide free toilets? Can’t you set up a service desk at the MRO office? Can’t you set up a service desk at the registration office ? These are such small things, really! How can we call it a good government? Only by doing these things can it be a good government.
(47:00) Yes. Mm. So, these are small things, like the " God of Small Things," and involving the people. By doing this, we should achieve progress stage by stage. Sir, to make all this happen, let’s assume good people need to come forward . We see, and you see, that many good people have already come forward.
(47:22) Like you said, it’s not just five years, some have even tried for ten years. They failed, closed their parties, and went back to doing other work or different activities. Seeing this, youth like us, or perhaps those with good intentions in society, feel a sense of fear, anxiety, and insecurity about entering politics, sir. Correct. Mm.
(47:46) While it sounds simple, it is equally complex to understand. There is no need to think that if you do good, you will fail or that people won't care; doing good is our moral responsibility. We were placed here, and we got an opportunity, right? Let’s do some good work. You guys are working so hard to do bad things secretly, so why not do some good things too? Hmm.
(48:19) Well, let’s assume people who want to do good are coming. They haven't failed ; they have simply made an attempt. That kind of attempt needs to happen. I mean, in a system where people are misled by money and liquor, it is definitely an act of courage for a person to come and try to change things without money.
(48:44) Yes. But that’s an act of courage if it’s just one person. Mm. What if there are a hundred thousand people? Mm. How do we become a hundred thousand? We ourselves—it starts with one of us, and then we all join together. If all of us work together, say, if an MLA sits in a hospital for two hours every day, how would that hospital function? It would be much better.
(49:06) It would, right? And what are you doing attending weddings, coming-of-age functions, sari ceremonies, inaugurating shops? Are you MLAs for event management? Mm. What is your job? Suddenly spend two days a month at a hospital. Mm. Be at the MRO office every month, check the police stations every month.
(49:36) Monitor the points where the public interacts with the government. If people feel, "Hey, he is coming, he is watching, he is doing a good job," then you don't even need a recommendation letter; he is observing too. If things are good, and you say, " This officer is doing a great job," then automatically, the people will re-elect you themselves, won't they? I mean, first one must win, right sir? I mean, shouldn't good people win? We've seen the Aam Aadmi Party example now.
(50:08) They didn't spend anything. We saw the example of Jayaprakash Narayan garu. Yes, he was the only one who won. This is a continuous effort, an effort that must be made until we win, but there is no need to feel that we have lost. Once, Jayaprakash Narayan garu and I were speaking at a seminar; everyone who spoke until then said, " Alas, he lost, maybe the people didn't support him," and I said, "Who said he lost?" Hmm.
(50:42) He won. Today, when we are speaking with one voice, the information we all need, the awareness about the system, the facts about society, what an MLA is , and what their roles are—all this is the awareness he brought into society. Hmm. That is a win, right? We are all talking about what he talked about now.
(51:07) Even if his voice is stopped, we will keep talking, won't we? This is a win. Hmm. Winning doesn't mean a position; winning means taking a responsibility and fulfilling it. Today, for some party or some ideology, a person......should not be hated. One can always hate a person's policies. Gandhi garu used to say the same: I have no hatred for the British, only hatred for British policies. Hmm.
(51:37) If an eye for an eye becomes the solution, the whole country and the world will become blind. So, this is an opportunity for us. Through this political system, we can bring changes in public life, and he is the role model for how a prosperous and wonderful leader should be. Hmm. We wear Gandhi caps, all our leaders use Gandhi's name, and keep Gandhi's picture.
(52:05) Hmm. Alas, I really feel sad. It would be better if these scoundrels took down Gandhi garu's picture from their offices at least. They keep his picture and take bribes, commit atrocities, and do injustices; I wonder how much his soul must suffer. None of these people have the eligibility to talk about Gandhi garu. Hmm.
(52:25) Such a great person—now what has happened is, in the political system, it's like everyone is blowing their own trumpet. "We are the ones who did it." Nobody has done anything until now? Every political party in this country has done some of what they could. Um. In every system, there are good people and bad people.
(52:46) In every system, there is some corruption. It's not just one person, it keeps happening somewhere or other. We cannot eliminate the entire system, we cannot cleanse it, but we should think about what happened overall. If we think of a small example , on the day the country got independence, there were 580 princely states in our country.
(53:08) Those states, they were all kings, in a way. Okay. Those kingdoms were under British control; they collected taxes from the people there, gave half to the British, and enjoyed the other half. While they were moving around grandly in horses and palanquins, the poor commoners had to carry them. Yes.
(53:29) So...On the day they left, what did we have? We had to write a constitution, implement it, and do recruitment— recruiting police, lawyers, everyone. Build roads. Provide lights, build dams, provide water. There wasn't even gruel to eat; we had to set up gruel centers and provide food. So, we had to merge these 580 princely states.
(53:54) If we merged them, they would ask, "What will you give us? We are giving to you, aren't we?" Hmm. So, by abolishing the feudal system again, bringing laws into effect, and setting land ceilings—even though big landlords were favorable to them and could control things, we realized we couldn't protect democracy if it stayed like that—we set land ceiling limits, nationalized banks, built dams, and started five-year plans.
(54:23) Building universities, establishing those nine jewel-like government organizations, being self-sustained in defense, transport, and energy, reaching space, fighting wars...I mean, how many things we accomplished back then! What was so great about those days? Not even 1%of the people in the country paid taxes.
(54:47) Today, you, me, every poor person, even a laborer, pays GST to the government on every single item they purchase. What is so great about what you are doing today? How much money are you actually generating? So many trillions. Hmm. How much of that is actually going towards something useful? If you want to build a road today, you decide, and it gets done.
(55:11) You have a bank, you have a consortium, you have a contractor. As soon as the road is finished, you set up a toll gate. If you collect money from that for 20 or 30 years, that is your business. But back then, where did the money to build a road come from? Who gave the money? Was there a toll gate then? That is why criticizing is not a great task. Everyone did what they could.
(55:32) Why worry about those who are gone? Just do better with the opportunities you have today. Tell us what you will do. Tell us what you have done. Why keep talking about the opposition or the parties that lost? Just keep doing what you need to do even better. Hmm. People are observing all of this, the youth are observing.
(55:54) They are ready; the youth will definitely rise. This leadership needs to be understood. What kind of leadership training should there be? Um. I mean, in our generation, college was a happy place. We weren't treated like chickens in a farm, stuck there all the time. Today, a poor kid is put into LKG, and the end product comes out at 22.
(56:21) They get selected from campus and are sent off to America or some other company. Like a chicken in a farm, they have no connection to society, responsibilities , or relationships. A little bit. When we were studying, we studied, but we also sat on steps, gossiped, talked about problems, and if the government did something wrong, we opposed it and spoke up.
(56:44) Being part of the political system was a part of student life. There were unions. Whenever that is necessary. We have to encourage that. If that exists, leadership will emerge. Today, all the leaders who want those things to disappear are the ones who came from student unions, right? Yes, many of them. Many of them. Many of them.
(57:02) So, in such a system, that happens. Um. Because kids are dumped in hostels until they are 22 without any other thoughts, society has become so weakened. Without people thinking about society, these politicians and the lack of courage and enthusiasm have left us hollow. Back then, it was student leaders who fought, stood firm for years, won, and became Vice Presidents, Chief Ministers, and Ministers, right? Yes, yes, sir.
(57:33) When we talk about all this, one of the biggest roles is played by the media. Correct. How should the media really be, and how is it now? Some things should not be messed with; they don't have the right to be wrong. Um. There is a mother; what if a mother does something wrong? Meaningless. It is meaningless, right? There is no system left to talk about or discuss anything.
(58:03) There is education; what if a teacher does something wrong? There is medicine; what happens if a doctor does something wrong? There is a farmer; what if he decides to use poison on the crops? Media is one such great profession. Yes, what is media? It is the people's voice, the public's voice. Hmm. Today, what has become of mainstream media? It has almost joined the camp of one party or another.
(58:35) Or at the very least, remained as fans or sympathizers . Whether it's because the other side hurt them, or they think these people are somewhat better, it's trapped in some web. Hmm. If you look at digital media, it's so malicious that each party has at least 10,000 to 80,000 digital media channels . Per party. Each party has 3 to 4 lakh WhatsApp groups.
(59:10) Meaning, today, it is very simple to create an AI-generated picture of a senior politician taking crores of rupees from the British. Yes. Suppose you post that and claim he took so many crores from the British. By the time you prove whether it's true or false. Um. It would have reached these tribes and groups.
(59:38) At least 50%will believe it. Yes, they are busy, right? Once they see it, they just move on. Its life is only one hour, but an image is formed in their minds that a certain party is bad or another is good. Yes. In line with this, there are people posing as media while actually acting like paid artists for those parties.
(1:00:03) Nowadays, everyone with a phone has become media. It's a world of madmen; everyone has their own crazy whims. From Ram Gopal Varma to Ramana Maharshi, everyone has fans. So, everyone has followers. Yes. So, in such a scenario, if there is a truly pure and natural media that acts as the voice of the people.
(1:00:31) Hmm. It is very much needed. Because today there is a phonic effect like never before. When you and I talk about this country in this room, it used to be a conversation between two people. Yes. Now, it reaches millions of people. Yes. If we don't speak responsibly, it will have an impact on society. Yes.
(1:00:56) Meaning we are doing something wrong, and we have a responsibility toward society. So, one must be very careful, and the media should also set proper norms. Many media outlets now dress up like politicians, adopting their style and behaving satirically. Everyone does this for their respective parties; it shouldn't be allowed to be so malicious.
(1:01:28) So, there should be restrictions and systems in place for everyone. What media used to be—at one time, they used to conduct sting operations. Yes. In our old movies, a reporter was considered a patriot. Yes. Wearing a kurta, keeping a beard. Hmm. But a reporter now just covers politicians without any real news.
(1:01:55) They just write whatever the politician dictates. Writing such news and getting by. Plus, if anyone acts boldly, it's often too aggressive, making baseless and malicious allegations against others. So, any article or news should be foolproof and practical. Media can do a lot; it has a huge role, and one can perform it without sacrifices in today's information era.
(1:02:25) Because under the Right to Information Act, you can find out how much money was released and where it went. Yes. All of this is easy. You should speak with documented evidence. Keep repeating it. Hmm. When people are talking and listening, and there is public participation, it becomes a public demand, yes.
(1:02:48) If 100 people ask, nobody pays attention. Hmm. If 10,000 people ask, everyone listens. If a hundred thousand people ask, the Prime Minister will yield. Sir, as soon as elections are mentioned , the word that is generally used the most is "manifesto". Hmm. Just now we discussed what a manifesto is like.
(1:03:08) Actually, what would an ideal manifesto look like? Yes, definitely, the manifesto is the most important thing because it is what brings changes to people's lives for five years, so first, we need to make a deep study of all the different departments we have. Like agriculture. Irrigation, education, health, electricity, and infrastructure; we need to have an understanding of all these with an eagle-eye view.
(1:03:51) Along with that, look at the budget—how much income do we have, how does it come to our state, how much of this should be given for salaries, how much for debt repayment, and how to utilize the rest. How can we make it impactful? Any party only has 60 months. Yes. 60 months. Yes. So, what can we do to create an impact in these 60 months? Hmm.
(1:04:23) A manifesto clearly shows us what can be done. Many are promising things that people like. Hmm. They aren't saying what people actually need. Hmm. A real political party promises what people need. A political company promises what people like. A company works on investment, profit, and loss. A party works on possibilities and implementation.
(1:04:56) That is why, even for a manifesto, one should think like a political party. Hmm. Thinking about what they are doing now —everything works on dynamics and algorithms. Total number of votes, how many votes from this caste, how many votes from that religion. Yes. What should we say to get the votes of this religion, what to say to get the votes of this caste? So, they are creating a manifesto by weighing all this segmentation.
(1:05:27) Unfortunately, most of them see the people as beggars. Giving 2,000 rupees per vote to every individual household is one method, but how can we actually provide them with 2,000 every month? Hmm. If we give it like that, they will always vote for us like bonded laborers . They are thinking about what to do for that.
(1:05:54) We have entered a model of direct fund transfers. We have stooped low enough to give money to almost every person. But in reality, what is needed is—what are they doing with this money, and what change has come into their lives? Suppose they take a pension; they get some illness. They have to go to the hospital.
(1:06:18) How expensive has medical treatment become in hospitals? If you want basic, low-cost medical care, you have to go to a government hospital. Does anyone have the courage to go to a government hospital for treatment? Do our ministers, our MLAs, or those political party owners have it ? Do any of our politicians or our officials have the courage to educate their children in government schools? Meaning, why lower the system to a miserable state where we have to educate our children ourselves instead of making that our manifesto priority?
(1:06:52) Our schools should be good, our education system should be good, and we should be able to provide our teachers with high-quality education. Hmm. Our agriculture should be very good; our average productivity should increase. It shouldn't be: "Farmer, we will put money in your account, don't do farming.
(1:07:10) ""We will put money for your children, you just send them to that school." If you say "we'll give you Aarogyasri, go to that private hospital if you get sick," every scheme just turns into a scam. Yes. Hmm. Instead, there should be a uniform schooling system for everyone. If there’s an incredible school in an area, an integrated school, it would serve all castes, religions, and regions; no licenses for private schools, everyone studies there.
(1:07:37) Curricula and courses could be designed based on their level—those with academic interests, those with skill interests, or those with a passion for arts; they would branch out there. It would be like a university, and from LKG onwards, a student could easily choose their own stream by the time they leave.
(1:07:57) Yes. The same applies to health. No one misuses healthcare, right? They only use it if they fall ill. So, making that health system dependable... It would be great if we improved our government hospitals like that, right? Yes. Like that, in education, healthcare, employment, and infrastructure—I mean skill development—because just having a degree in hand doesn't guarantee a job.
(1:08:27) We need to see if our academic system is ready for the changing opportunities , and if not, can we provide special training along with the course curriculum? Yes. This means fully utilizing human resources, perfectly using natural resources, and using them in a way that is sustainable without destroying them —good quality education, good...
(1:08:58) Building a society and a system where hospital services are free from bribes and corruption should be the manifesto. Hmm. But what's the "kick" for the people in such a manifesto? Hmm. There is no kick, right? Absolutely none. So, the manifesto "kick" is: "We'll give every person 4,000, we'll give money for every child you have.
(1:09:26) ""We'll pay for all your gas, travel on buses for free, we'll provide the bus." Hmm. "We'll give you food for five rupees." What is this? Where are we heading? What are we doing to our human resources? We are underestimating them so much; our country's greatest asset is its human resources. Yes. What are we doing with these human resources? Two-rupee rice, one-rupee rice, 3,000-rupee pensions, free bus rides—can we stop this? There is much more beyond that.
(1:10:00) So, for human potential to flourish without hindrance, provide senior living centers for those who have no one to look after them. Hmm. "Son, you sign over your property to the senior living center, and we will take care of you," tell them that. But here, they want to give property to their children, while the government provides them the pension.
(1:10:27) So, these things must be linked. If you link them, no one will vote. Because they'll think, "If there’s no personal benefit for me, why should I care?" Overall societal benefit is no longer a priority for people; individual benefit has become the sole priority. In such a situation, we need to slowly imbibe things that they find appealing.
(1:10:55) Since no one is eating two-rupee rice anyway, let's revise all existing schemes and offer something fresh. Instead of just cash, let's see what we can do in terms of skills. Suppose we say, "We are reserving gold in your name in a bank; after five years, you will get this gold," let's say something like that.
(1:11:17) They might find it interesting, and there's no need to give cash immediately. Since it comes from government mines and resources... Hmm. We can manage something in this conversation. We need to look at something like a manifesto, we really used to have a five-year plan. What a great and good thing that was for us after we gained independence.
(1:11:39) I mean, where should we build dams, what shall we do in these five years? Hmm. We planned how many dams to build, how many roads, how many universities, and how many companies to set up. So, today , what is my plan and my priority for these five years? Just saying whatever comes to mind, promising whatever is needed, or saying whatever gets votes —manifestos should be scrutinized.
(1:12:05) They should be scrutinized by a judge, and the political party that releases the manifesto should be called to justify it. Where will you get the money? Why are you giving this? What do you expect from this? What happens if you give 4000 to every house? You are offering free RTC bus rides, free gas cylinders —what happens? Instead, show what the person can do.
(1:12:32) Increase their skill, increase their value, and make them live with dignity and self-reliance. A court should take this up suo motu, examine the manifestos, appoint a committee, and based on the norms, tell them to either cancel or come back with a new manifesto. Sir, if we have this kind of manifesto, maybe that would be good governance.
(1:12:59) Exactly. Yes, is this kind of good governance possible in the current situation? How long might it take? We have left it at asking what the MLAs or officials are doing. Hmm. They were appointed by us. We call them civil servants. Yes. "Civil servant" means someone who serves the citizens. True. We, the bosses, must stand up and ask these civil servants and representatives—hey, we are your bosses.
(1:13:36) That's it. Hmm. The owner forgot that I am the owner. " I took money, so how can I question them?" That is why you must remind these civil servants that they are servants. You must remind these representatives that they are just representatives. And it's all about the numbers; if we meet in large groups and ask, "Will you do this or not?" They have to do it.
(1:14:06) Definitely. It’s all public demand. Whatever the people want, it will happen. It’s like when a rape happened. The public felt a lot of pain and reacted. A girl was raped in Hyderabad, and everyone reacted. What did the government do then? They found the person and shot them in an encounter. Why? Because the people wanted it. Hmm.
(1:14:31) If you all want it, public toilets will appear, public toilets will function without a five-rupee fee, garbage will be cleared, schemes will be scam-free —everything will happen. But. We also have to give it some time. Instead of just doing this daily, imagine if we gather 5,000 or 10,000 people every Sunday on a platform to tell the government, "Look, this is our problem and this is our demand this week.
(1:15:02) " If we tell them, "If you don't do it, we will spread the word that you are failing," then we don't need wars, hatred, or fights—things will get done. Public involvement is the only solution. Yeah. Sir, in this scenario, what the youth and students are talking about is that they feel there are no opportunities for students or youth in India or in our Telugu states.
(1:15:33) During our call the other day, you mentioned that there are a lot of opportunities for the youth. What kind of opportunities do you think exist for them now? Well, opportunities are increasing rapidly, for one thing. We must change according to the changing circumstances. Darwin says that animals that cannot adapt to their environment will go extinct.
(1:15:57) Hmm, that applies to everyone, including humans. So, we need to understand the current situation. What is the reality? Technology is evolving tremendously. Yes. At the same time, no matter how advanced technology gets, safe and healthy food will still come from the earth. Yes. Small and marginal farmers are leaving the agricultural sector.
(1:16:26) Hmm, collective farming has a very big future. Collective mechanization is growing significantly. Drone operations, micro-irrigation, weather stations, satellites, and carbon credits. Hmm. Tracking those carbon credits with RFID technology and so on. Hmm. Many such opportunities are emerging. Likewise, elder care.
(1:16:51) Hmm. Home tuitions, and so many other services are coming up. Every youth needs to become an entrepreneur. Entrepreneur in the sense that what is a businessman? It is to fulfill a need or... You need to solve. Solve a problem. To fulfill a need or to solve a problem . That's it.
(1:17:18) See where the gap is, see what you can do. If not alone, four or five of you can form a network and provide a solution-based approach; that will be your social enterprise. Yes, hmm. So, you have to work on this. Opportunities are everywhere, in every town, because our population is 1.5 billion. Hmm. Our own people are not enough to facilitate everything for this entire population.
(1:17:47) Yes. There is work in everything; however, don't expect the work to be right in your village or next door. If you are willing to go wherever the opportunity is, Once you gain some mastery, you will become an entrepreneur. Sir, finally, for a house to be good, everyone in it must be well. The father , mother, and grandparents must be fine .
(1:18:15) In the same way, for a country to prosper, everyone must play their role properly. Correct. What should an ideal citizen be like for our country to improve? To put it simply, they must have an awareness of the Constitution. Respect the Constitution and implement the Constitution. That’s it, it’s that simple, hmm. Does anyone even know the Constitution? Do we know what is in it? Do we know our fundamental rights? Do we know the rights we owe to others? We don't know anything.
(1:18:51) What are we teaching in our schools? A child doesn't even know what to eat. We don't tell them what they should eat to stay healthy. We don't teach social responsibilities or civic sense on how to behave with others. Hmm. We don't teach the Constitution, we don't teach about our country. What do we teach? When they are young, we teach rhymes like "Rain, rain, go away," which is a borrowed idea from Western countries. Hmm.
(1:19:21) Then we teach alpha, beta, and theta. After that, we teach coding and decoding. Yes. Do these have any connection to real life? Is there any skill involved? Oh, please, build good citizens. Hmm. What should be done to become a good citizen? Read the Constitution. Understand the Constitution and implement it.
(1:19:46) Everything is written right there. Hmm. Respect others, let others be free, be free yourself, do not suffer, and do not make others suffer. Mmm. Everything is in detail, there is no need for you to write anything new. Yes. That civic sense comes from there. Sir, rapid fire, sir. So, you have to answer quickly.
(1:20:08) The biggest strength of India: youth. The biggest weakness of India: civic sense. Can a politician win an election without 'vote for a note'? Definitely possible with civic sense. One quality every leader must have should be...That he is not the leader, he is the representative of the public. Great. One politician you admire the most: Gandhi.
(1:20:45) If you became PM for 24 hours, what is your first decision? Making India a collective farm. We have 150 crore population, only 43 crore [hectares of] land. If we grow the produce properly within India, we have a wonderful opportunity, and it is good for the environment, good for public health, it is good for the nation.
(1:21:13) Yeah, sir. If you could remove one thing from politics, what is it? Arrogance. Arrogance. Sir, finally, what message do you want to give to our audience, sir? If we want a good society, we must be a part of that good, we must work for that good every day, we must ensure that good happens around us, and we must be an inspiration to those around us who want to do that good. Mmm.
(1:21:50) Whatever age you are, you can be like others of that age, or you can be a model for everyone of that age. Let's work to be that model. Let's build a model society. Sir, that is truly a different kind of perspective, sir. You didn't speak about any party or any individual. You didn't support one politician; on one hand, you say politicians must change, and on the other, you say we must change too.
(1:22:22) Correct. You explained everything in great detail, in a language that a normal common person can understand. Thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you.