Why India needs MODI-fication
Sunday, 14 July 2013
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In the last decade of its
governance, the UPA government has been struggling with scams and scandals and
has failed to provide sound governance and economic growth. It has been
unabashedly defending its economic policies and the allegations of corruption
and embezzlement against its key ministers. Rising inflation, falling rupee and
the lack of accountability has beleaguered the citizens of India who have been
mute spectators to this nightmare. No doubt the criminals are prowling the
streets with impunity in this 'holistic' environment.
With the 2014 Lok Sabha elections
approaching, there is a huge clamour in the media about Mr. Narendra Modi’s
(henceforth referred to as NaMo) capabilities to turn the tables on the UPA
government. Arguably, NaMo presents a sound and convincing candidature at a
time when the entire nation is gurgling with scams and scandals. Let us
consider the following arguments for NaMo being a ‘suitable’ prime ministerial
candidate:
1. The citizens of India are deeply anguished and
disgruntled at the inefficiency of the present dispensation. Not only has the
present government failed in achieving its objectives for high economic growth
and development, it has become complacent after winning elections in succession.
Little has it realised, it seems, that its triumph was less because of its own
propaganda and more because of infighting and differences among the opposition
parties.
2. There aren’t many alternatives for a suitable
Prime Minister. The present party projects a reluctant dynast on one hand and
an ageing economist on the other. One is still struggling with his philosophy
of India being a beehive and power being poison while the other seems to have
succumbed to his reticence. As far as other political parties are concerned,
most of them are confined to their respective states and are devoid of any
significant achievement or ideology at the national level.
3. With their own hands dipped in blood, those in
opposition to NaMo have been shamelessly playing the communal card. Some of
them have themselves been involved in communal pogroms and many others have
criminal cases pending against them, but they are bent upon vilifying NaMo and
disproving his secular credentials. Neither the findings of SITs nor the
judgements of the High Courts seem to satisfy them.
4. The 2002 anti-Muslim Gujarat riots is an
indelible blot on the history of perhaps the most progressive state of India.
But NaMo must be appreciated for allowing an unprejudiced investigation and
bringing the ‘culprits’ to book. A 17% share in the Muslim vote and a victory
in the Assembly elections for three successive terms is indeed a slap in the
face of those who boast of their secular credentials but are oblivious to the
plight of the minorities in their own states and the ways in which they are
discriminated and butchered.
5. India has not witnessed any significant shift in
its electoral dynamics largely because of dynastic politics. Be it Kashmir,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar or Tamil Nadu, the leaders have meticulously ensured that
the power is transferred into the hands of their children in successive terms. As
a result, the political mechanism has been profoundly affected by the vested
family interests of the concerned political parties. NaMo ‘fortunately’ does
not have a family to promote.
6. NaMo not only have a decisive personality, he is
assertive as a leader and efficient as an administrator. No major scam broke
out in the last decade of his governance. He has a vision for India and a clear
roadmap to achieve his goals. He has brought the state of Gujarat to the altar
of high economic growth and development. He has fought brilliantly against
poverty, unemployment and malnutrition.
It is high time we elect a
government to power that can rid India of poverty, unemployment and malnutrition.
A leader who can embark the nation on the trajectory of high economic growth
and development is the need of the hour. We need a leader who can exercise his
power for public welfare and development, who has a clear vision for India and
most importantly a leader who can rise and think above trivial political
quagmires to restore our identity as Indians.
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