Sunday, June 13, 2010

On the roads of Gujarat...

Almost everywhere in and around Gujarat you may find the eccentric culture of the state and that is true with most of the states. But recently a friend of mine came from Karnataka and we went for Gujarat darshan on our own and i should say it was a deightful journey. But at end of the journey my friend noticed one thing above all that along all the major cities in Gujarat there is one common thing. And that was Narendra Modi's hoardings every few kilomitres on any road major in Gujarat. Every half a kilometre you will find one person smiling at you from a corner that is Mr. Narendra Modi. I dont about other states but the way Modi flaunts itself i think the marketing aspirants should learn something. Let us not discuss as to what he is doing is right or wrong because its an endless issue. But the question is about accountability of "public money".
It is said that hoardings all across Gujarat is costing about hundreds of crores. From where does the money comes? In a recent controversy Bihar CM Nitish kumar criticised Modi for flaunting himself in all sorts of advertisement. But who cares? What matters to people of Gujarat especially who blind-foldedly support Modi is his Hindutva face. There is s difference between Development and Growth and what we are witnessing in Gujarat is not development but Growth which is natural and not Modi-crafted. It is thought by most people residing outside Gujarat that it is one of the most non-corrupt state. But it was never. Its a catchy punch-line thats it. I know its almost impossible not to taste the honey kept on the tip of your tongue. Menace of Corruption prevails everywhere but to flaunt it just to extract some votes and reinforcing the habit of institutionalised corruption is a matter of shame. I read somewhere that " Power unravels the real Man" but here it has come true in the form of " Power unravels the Real Modi".

2 comments:

  1. Hey Varun... You have framed your thoughts in nice words but only nice words doesnot make a true story.. It needs to be true... Your comments are true to some extent but I highly object your thought.. If you say Building roads from Mumbai to Ahmedabad is not a development but a growth > I Object.... If you say introducing '108' is a growth and not a development > I Object... About curruption, yes there are curruptions to some extent but just compare the same with other states or with previous situation where Gujarat was, Its fairly... Development is a process and not an event... I highly believe that development is at high pick in Gujarat... and If you feel that is not Modi's magic but the Gujarati blood which is attacting growth thats also wrong as Gujarati's are there in gujarat since decads but we could see the real development and growth in recent past only... Again to say you... Nice wording and good coverage but wrong thought...

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  2. I guess we can't expect an idealistic...state of affairs..overnight...atleast we have some reason to smile...as the things are not stagnant and we are getting there...though sluggishly..

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