06-19-2009, 02:18 PM
Savitriji,
After the announcement of the results, I am very comfortable and will continue to remain so for the next five years. There are two major aspects that are shaping the political canvas of India presently. On the one hand you have the BJP, a party full of opportunist politicians ready to kill one another for safeguarding their own interest. On the other hand we have an electorate who are becoming increasingly conscious of their voting rights and the power of their votes. This will prevent the political parties to influence the voters with false hopes and promises. They will be much more demanding in the future and so BJP in order to be a relevant Party will have to match to the aspirations of the voters. There will be a serious conflict of interest between the traditional political thinkers and the aspiring new voters.
Since many of my friends in this forum are eagerly waiting for my assessment of UPAâs programmes and achievement, I will not disappoint them. I also look forward to the violent and sometime abusive reaction; which I hope to enjoy being a humble citizen of this vibrant democracy.
A few of the achievements that I can think of at this point of time are as follows:
1. Getting India out of the ban by the world community on nuclear exports.
2. Cornering Pakistan diplomatically subsequent to the terrorist attack on Mumbai.
3. Gradual diversification of our defense purchases and getting Western equipment along with Russian equipment.
4. Providing loan waver to the farmers.
5. Rural employment scheme.
6. Further consolidation of the mid day meal scheme for the school children.
7. Higher fund allocation for rural development and in the health sector.
I think these are sufficient ammunition for Shri Mudiji