The Profligate UPA.

The Profligate UPA.

Indian citizens have to thank Surjit S.Bhalla for pointing out the profligacy of UPA/Congress in the last few years ( Rajiv Gandhi lessons on the food bill,IE,July 27). According to the statistics of the government, we have 250 million poor with a per capita monthly expenditure of Rs. 709 and the poverty line is Rs.893, the difference being Rs.184 per month. The 250 million poor could have been uplifted by an expenditure of Rs 55,000 crore. But the government has spent an amount of Rs.105,000 crore on NREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and food subsidies in 2011-12. The difference of Rs.50,000 is the leakage ( theft, waste due improper warehousing and supply to non-poor). With proper supervision this could have been avoided. That money could have been used to provide water and sanitation, and improve the quality of life of the poor. The government should involve NGOS and the corporates to ensure proper supervision of of its schemes to reduce, if not eliminate leakage. Poverty cannot be removed without honesty and integrity.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rajiv-gandhi-lessons-on-the-food-bill/1147214/0

July 27,2013.

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Modi Mania.

Modi Mania

Your edit, Modi Mania (DNA,July 25), is a reasoned analysis of the issues involved in the case of US visa for the CM of Gujarat and the letter that was written to the President of USA by some members of our parliament. India has adopted a Constitution which guarantees liberty, equality and fraternity to every citizen. The Constitution provides for an elected parliament to legislate, a Supreme Court to review legislation and guarantee the rights of every citizen. Every citizen has a right to appeal to the Supreme Court to protect his rights. The Supreme Court has dealt with the cases of murder and arson in the 2002 Godhra case and some have been punished. No court has indicted the CM of Gujarat. In spite of it, the US administration, in its wisdom, has denied a visa for the CM. However, this did not prevent Narendra Modi in giving good governance to the people of Gujarat, and get elected with overwhelming support from the voters three times, and now there is a clamour for his model of development all over India. It is demeaning that some members of the parliament have written to the US President to continue his policy of denial of visa to the CM. That also means that they do not have faith in the Indian Parliament, the Indian Judiciary and the Indian Constitution. The least they should do is to resign their seats. Their act is also the contempt of the parliament and the Supreme Court. They deserve to be punished for demeaning India and the Indian Constitutional institutions.

 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/1865294/editorial-dna-edit-modi-mania

July 25,2013.

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