Narendra Modi should not be surprised if the common man very soon start asking him: Mr Modi, have you forgotten all the promises that you had made during your campaign?
There are media reports that the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has moved a proposal to hike bus fares by up to 100 per cent. The hike plan has been approved by the finance department of the Delhi Government. The final decision will be taken by Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung.
Will Narendra Modi step in and tell the L-G that DTC can be asked to look for other revenue streams instead of burdening the common man with 100 percent hike in bus fares?
‘Achchey din' (good days) can't come with increased rates of diesel, cooking gas cylinders and bus fares. The privileged class may not be bothered with these hikes but these measures will further break the back of the common man.
Narendra Modi may have bigger plans for infrastructure and industries but the poorer section of the society is more interested in knowing whether the PM is planning to make their lives easier by checking inflation and cutting down prices of essential commodities.
Unfortunately, Modi has not said anything on this. Instead he has now advised the common man that they should be ready to swallow the bitter medicine.
The sudden change of track has given the Congress party a handle to beat him by saying that Modi will take time before he actually learns how to govern a big country like India. The party is asking Modi- is this how ‘achchey din ‘will usher in?
The Prime Minister while speaking in parliament said that out of 5 years , 4 years should be dedicated for work and rest 1 year for doing politics during which you try to score political points. One can't overlook the fact that it's the last one year (the election year) during which political leaders and Prime Ministerial candidates make promises to the electorate.
And these promises should not be hollow ones. One should not forget that promises made in the last one year inject ray of hope in the forgotten common man who feels cheated after each and every election.
Narendra Modi should not forget the fact, he had ignited the hopes of better days in the lowest strata of the society. To punish them by making them to swallow bitter medicine, in the name of improving financial health of the country, will be a grave injustice to that hapless section of the society.
Roads, ports, electricity are all very important, but the most important thing for a common man is to ensure that his family does not go to bed with an empty stomach. Let Doctor Modi not forget this.
