Dear Mr. PM,
First, I am very sorry for being a week late in giving my reactions on your speech last week. But if you as the PM of India could make a speech after a near 5 year delay, I'm way better. But I would not compare myself with you and so I apologise for the delay. I waited eagerly for your speech to hear something new and different given the drubbing in 4 states (in one you had to eat the humble pie) and the Lok Sabha elections are just months away. But alas. Forget the usual self, you gave yourself clean chit in the multi billion dollar scams. What a shame!
You started with a positive outlook for the Indian economy and the country as a whole and reasoning that the initiatives taken earlier will now bear fruit. Let me first remind you that you had famously said in 2009 that the inflation would be brought down in 100 days if your government came into power. That promise still remains unfulfilled and you show us dreams of a better future. Moving further, you outlined your government's contribution for the betterment of rural areas by introducing schemes like the MNREGA and increase in wages for rural India and a record output. But despite such huge output, the cost keeps increasing every year and the 'mango' people literally cry when onions skyrocket and the Agriculture Minister does nothing except filling his coffers. Even though you say that the per capita income has increased and there has been a drastic reduction in BPL people, the real picture is a huge deviation from the numbers. And when Dr. Montek Singh announces ₹ 27-₹ 32 per day as the poverty level, it is bound to make your picture rosy. And while poverty has reduced, there is huge disparity. Some people have so much money that they can free their son in the hit and run case while others don't get meals even once a day.
The 9% growth rate you talked about was the after-effect of the policies of the previous government. UPA-1s policies were disastrous and are reflected during the ruling of UPA-2 (For reference http://bit.ly/1aNZR5L and http://bit.ly/1gpXlXe). By your own admission NDA's 6 years had more kms of highways built than your 9 year rule. The only good part of the speech came when you highlighted the Sarva Shikshan Abhiyaan giving importance to education of the girl child. And then came the confession of not creating enough jobs in manufacturing - one of the many reasons why India cannot even dream of matching China.
As if this was not enough came a blunder from a renowned economist - that high inflation is a concern but it has been offset by the increase in wages faster than inflation. Forget an economist, even my sister who hardly understands finance or economics would not dare to make such a statement. It seems all your intellect has gone in holding onto the PM's chair as you yourself consider this as an achievement. The Food Security Bill which is considered your government's pet project has worsened the finances of the country and it will be a painful task for the next government irrespective of the party to repair it. While your statements about implementing policies, faith in people are not new, they are too late as elections are near and you have sensed the people's mood. People want real development and not subsidies, merit based systems and not quota systems which you have misread.
Now other famed statements which you made. I may sound like supporting Narendra Modi but as the PM calling the PM nominee of the opposition who enjoys the support of India Inc. and is high in public ratings is a political sin. You have disrespected the people's verdict and is the worst political mistake according to me. If being remote controlled by Sonia Gandhi was not enough, you went ahead and praised Rahul Gandhi and called him excellent to be the next PM. I would like to ask you what has he done to prove himself. Eating at farmer's home or citing Jupiter's escape velocity(please ask ISRO to issue a statement explaining this as most could not understand) for upliftment of poor does not make him excellent. Secretly even you would accept this.
The 9 year UPA rule had many opportunities to take India on the development path. But it reversed the cycle. There has been record agricultural output but no proper storage facilities. Airlines is now Naresh Goyal and Etihad's monopoly. Oil and Gas is Reliance's monopoly and no action is taken when output drops to historical lows. Environment for business is gloomy with honest businessmen like KM Birla named in scams and investors are scared with retrospective taxes and red tape. CAD is ballooning and investments dwindling. And then you have the scams which I took 2 minutes just to confirm the amount of 0's in the figure released. And they keep getting bigger. Lalu Prasad was convicted for a fodder scam which was valued at ₹ 900 crore by the CBI. But then came the 2G scam, Coalgate, CWG and the list is endless. Yet nothing is done and you say that people have forgiven you by electing you again in 2009. It seems that an intelligent octogenarian has lost all his intellect.
It is said that Sardars are the first people to die for the country. But you have been just the opposite. You have been a mute sardar in this circus called UPA. Forget asardar, you don't even come near to being "a sardar". I don't like parties but love individuals, including you, for their intellect. But now you compel me to drop you from the list. By announcing the retirement, you were again late by 5 years and as they say it is 'too little, too late'. To give you some credit I'd say "its never to late to do something good.' Hope the remaining 4 months you undo some damage done.
With a painful heart,
India's mango person.
First, I am very sorry for being a week late in giving my reactions on your speech last week. But if you as the PM of India could make a speech after a near 5 year delay, I'm way better. But I would not compare myself with you and so I apologise for the delay. I waited eagerly for your speech to hear something new and different given the drubbing in 4 states (in one you had to eat the humble pie) and the Lok Sabha elections are just months away. But alas. Forget the usual self, you gave yourself clean chit in the multi billion dollar scams. What a shame!
You started with a positive outlook for the Indian economy and the country as a whole and reasoning that the initiatives taken earlier will now bear fruit. Let me first remind you that you had famously said in 2009 that the inflation would be brought down in 100 days if your government came into power. That promise still remains unfulfilled and you show us dreams of a better future. Moving further, you outlined your government's contribution for the betterment of rural areas by introducing schemes like the MNREGA and increase in wages for rural India and a record output. But despite such huge output, the cost keeps increasing every year and the 'mango' people literally cry when onions skyrocket and the Agriculture Minister does nothing except filling his coffers. Even though you say that the per capita income has increased and there has been a drastic reduction in BPL people, the real picture is a huge deviation from the numbers. And when Dr. Montek Singh announces ₹ 27-₹ 32 per day as the poverty level, it is bound to make your picture rosy. And while poverty has reduced, there is huge disparity. Some people have so much money that they can free their son in the hit and run case while others don't get meals even once a day.
The 9% growth rate you talked about was the after-effect of the policies of the previous government. UPA-1s policies were disastrous and are reflected during the ruling of UPA-2 (For reference http://bit.ly/1aNZR5L and http://bit.ly/1gpXlXe). By your own admission NDA's 6 years had more kms of highways built than your 9 year rule. The only good part of the speech came when you highlighted the Sarva Shikshan Abhiyaan giving importance to education of the girl child. And then came the confession of not creating enough jobs in manufacturing - one of the many reasons why India cannot even dream of matching China.
As if this was not enough came a blunder from a renowned economist - that high inflation is a concern but it has been offset by the increase in wages faster than inflation. Forget an economist, even my sister who hardly understands finance or economics would not dare to make such a statement. It seems all your intellect has gone in holding onto the PM's chair as you yourself consider this as an achievement. The Food Security Bill which is considered your government's pet project has worsened the finances of the country and it will be a painful task for the next government irrespective of the party to repair it. While your statements about implementing policies, faith in people are not new, they are too late as elections are near and you have sensed the people's mood. People want real development and not subsidies, merit based systems and not quota systems which you have misread.
Now other famed statements which you made. I may sound like supporting Narendra Modi but as the PM calling the PM nominee of the opposition who enjoys the support of India Inc. and is high in public ratings is a political sin. You have disrespected the people's verdict and is the worst political mistake according to me. If being remote controlled by Sonia Gandhi was not enough, you went ahead and praised Rahul Gandhi and called him excellent to be the next PM. I would like to ask you what has he done to prove himself. Eating at farmer's home or citing Jupiter's escape velocity(please ask ISRO to issue a statement explaining this as most could not understand) for upliftment of poor does not make him excellent. Secretly even you would accept this.
The 9 year UPA rule had many opportunities to take India on the development path. But it reversed the cycle. There has been record agricultural output but no proper storage facilities. Airlines is now Naresh Goyal and Etihad's monopoly. Oil and Gas is Reliance's monopoly and no action is taken when output drops to historical lows. Environment for business is gloomy with honest businessmen like KM Birla named in scams and investors are scared with retrospective taxes and red tape. CAD is ballooning and investments dwindling. And then you have the scams which I took 2 minutes just to confirm the amount of 0's in the figure released. And they keep getting bigger. Lalu Prasad was convicted for a fodder scam which was valued at ₹ 900 crore by the CBI. But then came the 2G scam, Coalgate, CWG and the list is endless. Yet nothing is done and you say that people have forgiven you by electing you again in 2009. It seems that an intelligent octogenarian has lost all his intellect.
It is said that Sardars are the first people to die for the country. But you have been just the opposite. You have been a mute sardar in this circus called UPA. Forget asardar, you don't even come near to being "a sardar". I don't like parties but love individuals, including you, for their intellect. But now you compel me to drop you from the list. By announcing the retirement, you were again late by 5 years and as they say it is 'too little, too late'. To give you some credit I'd say "its never to late to do something good.' Hope the remaining 4 months you undo some damage done.
With a painful heart,
India's mango person.
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