Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Indians should think before they vote' that was published in Newsband

Indians should think before they vote

Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced that his party would ensure minimum income guarantee for every poor in the country if it returns to power after the Lok Sabha polls due in April-May. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP of trying to create two Indias — “one of the Rafale scam, Anil Ambani, Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and the other of the poor farmers”.

Gandhi distributed loan waiver certificates to some of the beneficiary farmers during the function. Ahead of the Assembly polls, Gandhi had assured to waive farm loans if his party is voted to power in the State. But remember that empowerment is long lasting and endowments are short lived. Try to enable people so that they can earn bread their own.

Anything and every thing is promised to get power. More such promises would come only to get power. What Congress did in decades of their rule in India is open to everyone and what good things were done in Modi’s short rule is also open to every one.

An enactment should come that politicians should be stopped from making false promises or using tax payers’ money. Election Commission should allow only developmental promises and not let waste tax payers money like one which Gandhi is making, i.e. waiver of farmers loan, feebies etc.

This man anyhow want to become prime minister. His proposition will hold water only if he promises to cut the salary and perks of all MPs and MLAs. This is like the promise as given by BJP to deposit 15 lakhs in the accounts of people but Gandhi cleverly does not mention the amount and says that minimum income will be assured to lure the people.

So basically, the tax money of the rich will be used to help the poor and for the politicians to be in power, while the tax payer doesn't even get basic services in return. If this continues, the all the tax payers will prefer to move out of this country or stop paying taxes altogether.

The people of India are fed up with false promises and flop shows. They want development in real terms, employment opportunities created for the educated youth, affordable housing, affordable Education and affordable Health care. They don't want empty rethoric and flop shows. All they want is good and transparent governance.

Just to grab power, the grand old party can do anything. How many of these sloguns since independence have done any good to common man of India? Garibi Hatao by Indira, Indira minimum guaranteed employement, Rajiv Gandhi rural employment program and innumerable number of programs? Did they remove poverty of aam aadmi of India in last 70 years? The family is just trying to enjoy power in the name of sloguns. Indians should think before they vote.