Since the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the 2019 Lok Sabha polls schedule and in some of the states the elections are going on – all the political parties be, it national or regional started their campaigning and rallies with full of hoo ha, energy and media coverages across the nation. However, at the front there are always the Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – who are the only biggest national parties of one of the biggest democracy of the world – India.
All parties and their leaders are on a verge to do anything to get the attention and most importantly the votes from the voters. While rallying for their candidacy and their party – they are even crushing the Model Code of Conduct without bothering about it and the legal action that the police can take against them. However, since the government is not taking any action against these perpetrators – the reaction of the government itself symbolises that it is busy in doing its own political rallies.
The general elections of the country which is also called as the biggest festival of the nation, is the time when all the leaders from a Ward Member to the Prime Minister comes out of their holes and meet with the people, discuss with them, know their problems, have tea, breakfast, lunch and dinner with them and try their best to convince them that they are the only grounded politician and their party is the only one which is completely determined, dedicated for the betterment of the nation and works for the harmony of the society.
However, the poor voters too enjoy the company of these celebrated leaders and feel themselves to be the luckiest one, moreover, in this day dreaming – they forget the pain, suffering, inconvenience, and lack of facilities in hospitals, schools, police stations, or in all of the government institutions that they had faced in the last five years. They forget that these leaders will go back to the same holes where they had been for five years after winning the elections.
To add it more, as always, these leaders success in fooling and emotionally blackmailing these soft-minded-hearted voters and retain the power, and the moment they retain the power they changes their colour completely and become unknown to every citizen and the voters remain the sufferers, fools, and useless for the leaders for the next five years. After five years on – the same story repeats and things go on. That’s how our country runs – it is run by a driver who never sits on the seat.
Recently, Congress released their 2019 election manifesto of 55 pages where they discussed and presented their plan to apply on the country after retaining power in the centre. The Congress said that it would reform the tax administration and medium-sized Indian business companies as well as start-ups would not have to go through many papers work for their first three years to get the loan from the government. It further said that there would be separate budget for the farmers. It also claimed that the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) scheme will be Congress’ first priority which will fill 20 lakh job vacancies by March 2020 and the poverty of the country will be eliminated by 2030 through the same scheme.
The head of the committee, P. Chidambaram said that the manifesto will set the narrative for the upcoming elections, however, the reality seems to be different as Rahul Gandhi and his assurances do not have the same kind of mass acceptance now. Precisely, Gandhi through his party manifesto wants to construct a counter narrative of social justice to the common people in India, in contrast to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s narrative of strong Hindi nations.
During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP released its manifesto, which was full of everything that this country consists of, the then Prime Ministerial candidate from the BJP party, Narendra Modi in almost all of his political campaigning – shouted, swore, claimed, promised, and pledged to fulfil all those points mentioned in his party manifesto, however, how many of those promises are fulfilled is history and known to every single Indians.
We all know what Modi did after getting into power. However, after alleging Modi of committing so many scams, looting the country’s money, fooling all the voters, misusing the power, weakening all the governments institutions, grilling Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), manipulating the data regarding the country’s employment, education, healthcare, economy, farmer distress, Muslims’ actual population, and Dalits distress and etc. the Congress is playing on the front foot.
Rahul Gandhi – who has somewhere established himself as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections which is not declared by the party yet, in a press conference, discussed his party’s manifesto that how it would remove all the crisis from the country and its people, seems to be hollow, as if we see his last five years history, then we will get him nowhere except criticising Modi in every way possible. I mean, to be precise, he has become Narendra Modi of 2014 elections – who during his political rallies during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections did nothing apart from talking big, shouting, talking ill about Nehru family, patting his 56 inch wide chest, and pledging to do everything for the country which neither any party nor any politician has ever think about after the nation got independence from the British and Pakistan was separated.
Since the nation got independence from the British, the country has been ruled by many parties and people but the root problems remained the same even today. People suffered during the British rule and still suffering even after getting independence. We got freedom from the British but if we look and observe the situation of the nation in actuality then we find that we got freedom from the British only who were white, apart from that nothing is changed. We are still slaves, slaves of religionism, casteism, regionalism, exploitation, scams, unemployment, of useless educational institutions and their third class plans, useless health institutions, hospitalities and their senseless plans, stupid leaders and their idiotic policies, discrimination between blacks and whites, between rich and poor, between male and female, between son and daughter, of idiots being intellectuals and intellectuals being idiots, and the most dangerous, undying and in-humanistic national as well as regional political parties who are the contractor of the all evils and crisis happening in this country.
Modi in actual sense has awaken all the countrymen and made them realised that what a democracy is as well as what role a voter plays in making and keeping the democracy alive. Since the elections are happening in some parts of the country – it becomes interesting to see if the voters of the country are even awaken or are still in deep sleep whose consciousness does not work when it comes to rationality, practicality, development, or choosing right representative.
The answer will be revealed on 23 May, 2019 that who is being fooled this time?
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati shared the stage with Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav after a span of 25 years. Mayawati campaigned for Mulayam Singh at Mainpuri. She stated, “People here respect Mulayam as their true leader. He is not fake like BJP and Narendra Modi who claims to be from backward classes. You should vote for Mulayam Singh so that he wins convincingly.”It took more than 25 years for both the parties to join hands once again to stop the BJP juggernaut in Lok Sabha polls.
Most of us know, during recent years, the United Kingdom has become an epicenter of anti-Semitism. Radical Islam is seeing an alarming rise in that country and it is even anticipated that Islamists and jihadists may emerge as a dominant force in Britain within the next 2-3 decades. Unfortunately, Britons are either unaware or reluctant in taking any measures in checking the rise of anti-Semitism and radical Islam.
PM Modi is an excellent orator. Oratory is Modi’s great talent, a gift that very few politicians are blessed with. His command over several languages was praiseworthy. Modi is reckoned among the likes of great orators like Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and Adolf Hitler. Modi’s journey from a chai wala at Gujarat platform to making his residence at 7, Race Course Road defines a lot about his leadership qualities. He appreciates those who work hard by monitoring their performance on day to day basis. Modi sets an example for his ministers during times of uncertainty and provides reassurance to them.
Everyone knows the fact that 11 years ago when PM Modi was a Chief Minister of Gujarat state, he was denied a diplomatic visa under 214 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The denial was on grounds of “severe violations of religious freedom.” However, the same Modi, the dynamic PM, addressed the US Congress for over 45 minutes in a speech that saw nine standing ovations and several rounds of applause. He is one the most popular PM of India who has ever known and whatever he or his government does, he makes sure that the whole country knows about it. Often accused of being a one-man show, one cannot deny his skills in the public presentation which he has mastered over the years.
With the addition of crowd-pleasing optics, artfully chosen backdrops and his inherent histrionics, his every speech becomes a spectacle, a conversation piece and an invitation to search for hidden meanings. In contemporary politics, he has no equal in the art of oratory, which is surprising considering that us Indians love talking.
Modi’s oratory has played an important role in propelling parties to a position of strength. Yet, the contrary is also true. Many successful political leaders have not been good orators but have been good at working out a winning strategy like forging a winning alliance, or throwing up a catchy slogan like ‘Garibi Hatao’ or ‘Congress Ka Haath, Aam Admi Ke Saath’.
A political speech is never just a simple expression of views or promises. Depending on the occasion it is meant to signal intent, put forth plans, create expectations as well as list out yours. Primarily, it is meant to engage its audience AND Modi’s speech has managed to do just that. There is no doubt that he is an artist of words. His command over the language straight forward appeals, pauses, clear agenda and goals, ample knowledge about the subject, voice modulation, clever use of words and delivering the punch lines in a truly artistic manner, won him a lot of crucial public support. They often display a sound, often profound, understanding of international history and politics.
It is a fact that when Modi has delivered a speech, a large mass of people has gathered to hear and learn from him. This quality is well observed in our prime minister. Even his criticizers claim not to miss any speech from him as it leaves them spellbound. It is not because someone writes his speeches but because of good oratory skills, the man like Modi possess. He is master in delivering speeches without any prior preparations.
Train troubles
Local trains, lifeline of Mumbaikars is posing many problems for the locals. The main problem is the hawkers and the daily commuters will have to pass through these tricky movements to reach out to the station. Railway protection force proved to be a toothless one in securing the stations for the benefit of the passengers. The chain snatching in trains has been reduced but stone throwing and snatching of mobiles and handbags cause numerous problems to commuters. Moreover, the long distance train tickets are cornered by touts causing inconvenience to a number of holiday goers spoiling their trips. With Airlines industry in soup, the availability of train tickets pose a problem and the complaints and conniving did not reach the dump ears. It is a pathetic position indeed.
Congress national spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi, who was miffed at the reinstatement of some party workers who had misbehaved with her, resigned from the party on Friday and joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray, Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray at Matoshree.
BJP has stunned its political opponents by fielding Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur against Congress’s veteran leader and the former CM of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal. It is seen as the PM Narendra Modi’s trump card against Congress, while opposition leaders are alleging that BJP has come back to its hard-line ‘Hindutva’ agenda. Moreover, the bookies of Madhya Pradesh are confident of the win of Sadhvi. They feel Hindu heartland constituency Bhopal will make it impossible for Congress’ Digvijaya to secure a major percentage of vote share.
Mocking Congress’ promises and efforts to wipe away poverty from the country, Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday while addressing a rally in Howrah district in West Bengal said that India will actually be freed of poverty the day it gets rid of Congress.
Rampant adulteration in food items continues to pose a real threat to the life of people in the satellite city. Adulteration in Milk, food items and eatables are seen in every nook corner of the country. There is no one to catch hold of the miscreants. The crisis had taken a serious turn in the absence of adequate consumer awareness in the public domain. In general and residents, in particular, are benefited by the presence of MAFCO wholesale market in the vicinity. However, adulteration is the major cause of worry when people go for cheap products in the consumer market. People generally go for seasonal fruits and they enjoy the taste at a cheaper rate. We get plenty of fruits in the market and people go for Mangoes and grapes very much. Generally, they go for Box of fruits and store in their fridge to last longer. However, it is sad to note that these fruits are chemically ripened to get the early market sale and such fruits are not really good for health. So, it is of the utmost importance to wash the fruits very well before use. In a first in the history of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Maharashtra, a huge quantity of artificially ripened bananas was destroyed by the Inspecting Officials. Bananas were being ripened using a lethal chemical normally used in the wedding industry.