a. Economy: The Congress Party assures India that it will ensure it will ensure 8% growth of the economy. It has belatedly realized that without a strong economy, it cannot implement infra-structure and welfare schemes. In the last 5 years, Congress party and government resorted to deficit financing and borrowing to meet expenditure .This has let loose the severe inflation which resulted in high price rise. What it did not go in the last 5 years, Congress party has promised to do in the next 5 years. The Congress party does not explain why it did not ensure 8% economic growth in the last 5 years.
The un-expected always happens. Amritsarparliamentary constituency was represented by cricketer and TV celebrity Navajot Singh for 3 terms on behalf of the BJP. Siddhu was always easilyelected as the BJP had an alliance with the Akali Dal. Amritsar had always a painfulmemory of the Congress since this was the place where the Army had to enter the famous Golden temple in 1984, the most holiest of shrines for the Sikhs.
A few days ago the Congress party announced its manifesto for the 2014 elections. The leadership made much of their “new ideas” and assured the people of India that they will take India to great heights. The leadership never touched on why their government failed and how they expect people to believe that their manifesto will cure India of the illnesses it created for the country. There are two aspects to a manifesto. Will the political party fulfill promises? Secondly, will the promises be so harmful that it will destroy the country? It is like the medical joke which says the operation was successful but the patient died. Having seen the country slide towards economic and social chaos in the last 5 years, why should Congress expect the people to believe that the future will be very rosy for Indians.
Dr. Pentapati Pullarao is an Economist, Columnist and Public Affairs Activist and has contributed over 650+ articles to periodicals and newspapers in the last 15 years. Pentapati Pullarao is also the President of Forum on Social & Human Rights and a Life Member of Indian Society for International Law, New Delhi. Dr. Pentapati Pullarao had been quite instrumental in taking up the cause of displaced people and actively represented to government on the need to amend Land Acquisition Act of 1984.