01/07/2012 Sunday
Hi all,
Below mentioned are some interesting facts about our PM and Sonia. (And what a shame to become a PM of such stature)
Singh has been pretty powerless for eight years as Prime Minister. And that will not change one whit after he becomes finance minister, because all real power is wielded by Sonia Gandhi.
Sonia is not much interested in economic reform. She believes elections are won not by economic growth but by welfare schemes (like NREGA), giveaways (like the 2008 farm loan waiver) and job reservations. She thinks this strategy won her re-election in 2009, and finds little reason to change it.
Sonia at 10 Janpath-take all the key decisions. Singh can propose, but Sonia disposes. The Congress is a Gandhi fiefdom, so members carefully downplay Singh's importance. They see him as a mere transitional official, preparing the ground for Rahul, the Gandhi princeling, to sit on the throne.
Note: If Rahul (the Howard student who was dropped out within 3 months) becomes PM of India just imagine how sorry will be our state. If Rahul cannot complete his studies what else can he complete...?
Singh is happy to play this low-key role. Seen in this light, he is better called a regent (Rahul's Substitute) than a Prime Minister.
Those who don't understand this are unhappy with his lack of assertiveness as Prime Minister. But a non-assertive regent is exactly what Sonia wants. This explains why he has lasted so long.
Note: How can a PM be so loyal to one person and ignore the whole country (India). (Only true Freedom Fighter are loyal to one's own country) So Anna Hazera is and was right in inducting PM in Lok Pal bill. As people like ManMohan Singh can ruin India.
All the major reforms pushed in the last eight years, but has been persistently overruled by 10 Janpath. The problem has never been the lack of conviction or enthusiasm , but a lack of political power.
Sonia is unenthusiastic about liberalization.
Note: It seems that Sonia does not want India to be a self sustaining and respected country for reasons best know to her.
Unlike in 1991 where India was facing BOP crisis, now there are many problems, but no crisis . And in the absence of a crisis, politics always trumps economics.
Congress has taken a beating in elections in UP, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab and elsewhere. Congress has been thrashed in by-elections in Andhra Pradesh by a new regional party. It fears being toppled by unreliable allies before its term ends in 2014.
So, Sonia and 10 Janpath are focused on survival, not reform. Given the chance of an early election, they do not want to risk reforms that produce winners in the long run but alienate even a few losers in the short run, since elections are won and lost on swings of 1-2 % of the popular vote. Doing nothing is seen as less risky than purposive reform.
So, the economic policy paralysis that critics castigate is no aberration: it is political policy. Singh's assumption of the finance portfolio will not change that.
Summary
Unless and until Congress is Ruling India and with Sonia as it's President (Who takes all the decisions) India's rating and fortune will always be negative, whenever Congress comes to power, you name it and that thing or cost of that service has risen. But India never rises, no matter how hard the common man tries, he/she and India's are always short in their respective budget's.
When was the last time we have seen any SURPLUS in our Home or India's Budget. Deficit is the most common word in the every one's Budget speech
Its time to think and ponder as to what type of people should be leading India. Do we need Loyal's or Do we need Hard liners who not only dares to question the superiors but also take tough decisions in favor of India and Indian's as and when required.
