A whopping 78 percent respondents have demanded the NDA government withdraw its land acquisition bill, said an opinion poll released this week with nearly half of the those surveyed saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity has declined and 63 percent saying that his image appears to be anti-poor and anti-farmer.
A nationwide India TV-C Voter opinion poll said that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj leads the union ministers in terms of performance.
"In a severe dent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's image, a whopping 78 percent of the people who responded to a nationwide India TV-C Voter opinion poll have demanded that the centre should withdraw the controversial land acquisition bill," said an India TV release.
It said that 63 percent of the respondents conveyed that Modi government's image at present appears to be anti-poor and anti-farmer, while as many as 48 percent of the respondents said that Prime Minister Modi's popularity has declined in the last one year.
Giving region-wise break-up, the survey said 65 percent of respondents in north India, 52 percent in the west, 34 percent in the east, and 38 percent in the south felt that Modi's popularity has declined.
On specific issues, 64 percent said inflation has not dipped during the last one year while a similar number said they were satisfied with the government's efforts to bring back black money.
The survey said 51 percent of the respondents said that corruption has declined in the last one year.
Asked about Modi's schemes they considered the best, 46 percent opted for Swachh Bharat, 19 percent opted for Jan Dhan Yojana, 18 percent liked 'Make in India', 11 percent opted for 'Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' and six percent for none of above, the release added.
Asked about the effect of Modi's performance on the forthcoming Bihar assembly polls, 52 percent said that it will have "a good effect" while 45 percent replied in the negative.