Anurag Thakur at Idea Exchange: Despite corruption charges, AAP is not willing to answer questions. They’re drunk on power | Idea Exchange News,The Indian Express
Former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Thakur is a voice of the government and has been at the forefront of the BJP’s political attack on Aam Aadmi Party on the excise policy, which has now been withdrawn.
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Anurag Thakur at Idea Exchange: Despite corruption charges, AAP is not willing to answer questions. They’re drunk on power
Former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Thakur is a voice of the government and has been at the forefront of the BJP’s political attack on Aam Aadmi Party on the excise policy, which has now been withdrawn.
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New Delhi | Updated: August 29, 2022 1:42:45 pm
Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports, in conversation with Liz Mathew, Deputy Political Editor, The Indian Express Abhinav SahaUnion Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, on AAP and its contentious excise policy, consolidation of corporate power in the media, and dynasty politics. The session was moderated by Deputy Political Editor Liz Mathew.
Liz Mathew: I have been seeing you since you were just an MP, then, the head of the youth wing of the party, then you became MoS, handling the Finance Ministry during a crisis like the pandemic, then you became a Cabinet Minister. What have been the challenges in this journey?
My father was a professor in Jalandhar and wanted me to join the Armed Forces. But at the age of 11, I ran away from home for a couple of days to play cricket. I started playing for Jalandhar district, then became captain of Punjab, but my father suffered a heart attack. I was the eldest son and he wanted me to leave cricket and do something else. So I started an export house with my cousins at the age of 20. I moved again and became a cricket administrator. I never thought of joining politics but contested a by-election and entered the 14th Lok Sabha. I was lucky enough to be re-elected in the 15th, 16th and then the 17th Lok Sabha.
Liz Mathew: Both in the Finance Ministry and in Youth Affairs and Sports, there have been many challenges. So what are the big things that you are focusing on right now?
If I were to talk about finance, I think it was a great learning experience for me because of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nobody knew what to do, how to get out of it, the way forward, but after 7-10 days I started meeting the Prime Minister every morning — me, Nirmalaji (Nirmala Sitharaman) and Amit bhai (Amit Shah). There were day-long meetings, starting at 9.30 in the morning, with only a lunch break for an hour-and-a-half. In that time, I had to go home, eat lunch, and call at least 10 to 15 district DCs or SPs or ministers. Every minister was given a state or a couple of states to speak to various people to get feedback for what was happening in the states.
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