To my mind "Modi Hatao" is a perfectly appropriate agenda considering how useless Modi has turned out to be, and the damage he has done to the economy with his Tughlakian ways. To discover how useless he has been, one only has to read the BJP agenda of 2014 whose main points are listed below. But the main drivers of economic growth were 100 new cities; a high speed rail network connecting the four main cities; tackling the NPA issue; stepping up capital expenditure; reducing the trade gap, particularly with China; speeding up military modernisation by "Make in India"; and last not the least return of money stashed abroad.
Instead of 100 new cities, we got something called 100 'smart' cities, whatever that means. Instead of a high speed rail network linking the four major metros, we got the beginning of a "bullet' train between Ahmedabad and Bombay. In 2014 NPA's were at ₹2.50 lakh crores. In 2018 it has risen to ₹9.50 lakh crores. The top defaulters continue to be the top defaulters and defaults are now astronomical. Capital expenditure as a percentage of GDP has remained flat. The trade gap has risen from $125 billion to $145 billion, despite the fact that the price of oil—our biggest import—reduced from a peak of $104 a barrel in 2014 to $65 a barrel now, after having touched $42 a barrel in 2016. Revenue buoyancy is mainly due to the increase in oil taxes from ₹1.69 lakh crore in 2016 to ₹3.38 lakh crore last year, out of a total indirect tax revenue of ₹9.98 lakh crore. And the alleged money abroad remains abroad, not even coming back as investment. Instead of military modernisation by 'Make in India', the military still has not got even a new rifle, bullet proof vests for jawans, or vehicles, and the only equipment bought involve huge suspected kickbacks. Against these all we have got is lies. Lies about GDP growth. Lies about inflation. Lies about jobs created. Lies about history. In fact, lies are the leitmotif of this regime. All good enough reasons to throw out this government. It will be very difficult to sink below this.
Now read the other main promises made in 2014. Scroll down and decide what the achievements of Narenda Modi are:
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Now that you have scrolled down list, what do you think Narendra Modi has even partially achieved? Take any one of BJP’s major promises, some of which they used to whip up emotions. Ram Temple. Article 370. Uniform Civil Code. Fellow citizens, they just conned the 31% of those who voted for them by selling a list of lies. Is there any sight of the ‘Achche Din’ we were promised?
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