Thursday, 11 April 2019

Scrutinising the manifesto of BJP


Many would agree with Shiv Visvanathan’ views expressed, “Scrutinising the manifesto of BJP “(The Hindu article on 11.4. 19 that, “it lacks scant sensitivity to the basic problems of the people”. Talking about agriculture without a solution to water mismanagement and  indebtedness of the farmers resulting in suicides, thumping the  chest about Swatch Bharat Mission  while closing the eyes to the inhuman condition of the scavengers , being silent on demonetisation which destroyed small businesses  ,  job creation rate and converted day to day lives of people into  a nightmare ,lip service to enhancing the quality of education while using rhetoric  like “world class education” etc., is not going to impress any body . What is the use of quoting data and high sounding technical words to prove their performance ? India lives in villages . Rural population in general and the  poor in particular want their basic needs  to be addressed  so that, they can give a decent  standard  of living to their family members and live with dignity in this “fastest  growing economy”. Jargons, grand names to schemes and data to support them, mean nothing these  sections . Utter lack of understanding of their real needs and lack of humanism while preparing the manifestos  will result in lack of connectivity  between parties and voters     

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