What is like to be a mantri in the Modi sarkar? Is Modi a hard taskmaster? What do our ministers do on weekends? What have been the big ups and downs of this Modi government? In a behind-the-scenes and no-holds-barred conversation with Union Minister of State, Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman, she gets candid on what it is like to be a minister in the Modi government.
The minister has broken new ground with The Quint as she engaged with viewers and took live questions. She has become the first union minister to appear on Facebook Live. In a session lasting 40 minutes, the minister was candid and frank and took questions on varied subjects ranging from the perception of Modi as a hard taskmaster, the policy initiatives of the government and on social intolerance. Over 2,00,000 viewers have engaged with the minister online and questions and comments are still pouring in.
Here is a consolidated shorter version of the live chat and replies of the minister on several different viewer questions.
Intention vs Delivery
Pet Schemes of Modi Sarkar
Modi as Task Master
Social Intolerance : JNU & Trolls
On Being Minister
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