Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to be under the illusion that most of us will accept his party’s Congress bashing uncritically and without judging it from a historical point of view (“Congress carved up nation, ruined democracy”, February 8). As one who continues to revel in oratorical skills, Mr. Modi must honestly introspect whether he can unscrupulously paint black the contributions of the Indian National Congress under the first Prime Minister in nation building.
The goal of the Bharatiya Janata Party is stated to be creating a ‘Congress-less India’, which is a dictatorial and autocratic policy. It implies that the party does not want to recognise the Opposition and institutions to audit its governance.
Mr. Modi must realise that there is nothing concrete to show in terms of people-oriented policies. He cannot get away with cosmetic changes that he is now proclaiming to be his and his party’s unique achievements. They can only be considered to be improvisations of contributions from various personalities not only within the political world but also from other spheres.
N. Jayaraman,
Bengaluru
It is four years since the Bharatiya Janata Party was voted to power, a decisive mandate that was for a change in government. Therefore, the constant refrain of the present administration that the problems the nation faces is due to the Congress party and/or the Nehru-Gandhi family is getting tiresome. When the Congress was in power at the time of Independence there was neither the BJP nor any other party of significance for that matter to be an option. The tall leaders then did what they thought was best for the country based on the prevailing mores. It was Nehru’s conviction that democracy was the true and only correct path for India. The BJP should note that history could be marching in a very different direction had he chosen to take another path.
Going back in time/history is neither the solution nor the answer to the numerous problems our nation faces. Going forward with a vision and clear decisions are what will make our nation great. History has and will always be a big ‘if’.
H.N. Ramakrishna,
Bengaluru