“Garibi Hatao” – Abolish Poverty slogan and program
of Indira Gandhi launched in 1971 and subsequently canvassed and followed by her
son Rajiv Gandhi was a big success, it brought them electoral victories! But
most surely and certainly it has neither helped the poor nor the poorest of
poor, their population and miseries simply went up!
Now we seem to have realised that it is
impossible to eradicate poverty in India. So we are talking of NFSB – National Food
Security Bill that will ensure that the poor of India – 67 percent of our
population will get all essential items for their families, at 90 percent
subsidised rates! They will hopefully live comfortably on this life support
scheme and be loyal to the introducers of this program and help them win
election after election. Long live NFSB!
Very soon, hopefully within a month after the
implementation of NFSB we will not see any more beggars on our streets and at places
of worship and no more suicides due to hunger. It is a wonderful scheme! What
if it devours the revenues of the Government and stalls the extraordinary
development of our great country. It is a scheme to keep poor people happy and
is a sure Mantra for the INC Party’s electoral victories in 2014.
However, subsequent to the 2014 elections or a
little later, God forbid; if this scheme fails 67 percent of our population,
perhaps more by then, WILL BECOME ORPHANS! May the over smart rulers of our
country find better solutions at the earliest to let the people of our country
lead dignified lives and not dependent lives.
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