The pro-BJP League

At the forefront I would like to clearly state for my readers that I am a BJP supporter. I only began my UPSC (the great Indian government exam) preparation when the BJP came to power and since I am substantially aware about the details of their various policies and their stand on various national and international issues, I think I have enough reasons to back their play. So there, one thing sorted.

Getting down to business, the BJP plan as I fathom it to be, has sound reasoning. The two primary agendas of Mr Modi’s international travels are one, to get military support and second and the most important, to get money flowing into the Indian economy. 

If we look at the larger picture we would understand that what India needs at this point is a manufacturing boom. With the population increasing, the “demographic dividend” will soon enough turn into a demographic disaster if the young and energised youth of this country don’t have jobs available. The Indian economy took a jump from the primary to the tertiary or the services sector and it has unfortunately not opened as much space for people to be employed. Thus the need of the hour is for India to become a manufacturing hub (read make as many industries as possible), like China, so as to make employment opportunities and also shift the burden away from the primary or farming sector.

Thus all the money that Modi is trying to bring is majorly for this purpose. The ease of doing business, the make in India campaign, the GST reformation, the land acquisition bill etc. are all efforts towards achieving this end. So we could cut the guy some slack for jumping from one country to the other. Also I wonder about the wrecked body clock this man would have to live with.

However, I am not blindsided by my love for the government and for its ambitious and good plans. This manufacturing revolution will take time to come, nearly a decade, so until then, the suit boot ki Sarkar will also have to cater to the farmers who tend to be side-lined to a certain extent.

Next up is the burning issue of INTOLERANCE. Well the instances we hear are extremely unfortunate. Also I was alarmed to see a particular image in the newspaper where a person’s face was blackened with ink in a medical institution where the victim and the 2 doers were in the centre of a field and were surrounded by 100s of students. It appeared to be case of blatant arrogance and gunda raaj where the 2 men did not fear the huge crowd.

Even though such cases are on the rise and are unfortunate I feel that blaming the prime minister in particular is wrong. But I do feel that there is a paranoia surrounding the PM and the BJP in general regarding their rightist leanings. The communal violence is still fresh, it seems, in people’s minds and it is very important for the government to make a new image in the minds of the public at large. Either an alternate image or deleting the pre formed image are the two options, and the choice has to be made followed by action. If not, then this issue will bring the government down in the years to come.