What's age got to do with it ?
Vivek Dehejia, in his analysis, 'What's age got do it ?' (IE,20/4) has rightly pointed out that there are 'three Is' – ideas, interests, and institutions – which shape policies in all states. Age has nothing to do with policies. Rahul Gandhi may be young but has no clue as to how to ensure economic progress for amm admi except to sympathise with them. Can we build a prosperous country without empowering people with education and health? After 65 years, mostly with Congress at the centre, vast areas of the country are without power, roads, and even water. He has not spoken about it. Congress has no new idea to offer except 100 days of work, and now distribution of doles through Adhar. It does not want to embrace the new idea that P.V.Narasimha Rao introduced in 1991 which changed the economic course of the country, increased its GDP and reduced poverty. Indian businessmen are looking abroad to invest as tere are many hurdles here in India.
The continuous procession of scams show whose interest is being pursued by the the party in power, and without any whimper from the young Turks of the party. The institutions such as police and the investigating agency (CBI) have lost their credibility. Both protect the politicians and the elite, not the common people. The next parliamentary election should be fought on restoring the credibility of ideas and institutions which serve the common interest. Good governance is the issue, and everything else is distraction of the vested interests.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/whats-age-got-to-do-with-it-/1105115/
April 20,2013.
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