On
one side, there are concerted efforts to realise Narendra Modi’s goal of
‘Viksit Bharat’, on the other there are just allegations, derogatory remarks,
taunts and ceaseless rants by the opposition
It
is said that as one’s end draws near, the discriminating intellect that should
be able to make proper choices frequently goes awry and causes the individual
to make incorrect choices, which only serves the individual to face its
consequences. Today, when we look at the current political scenario (on a
lighter note) we might feel the urge to rephrase this saying to read ‘When time
reverses, mind dooms.’
The
bugle for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 has already sounded. The BJP-led NDA
under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi has already prepared to surpass its
historic goal of 400 seats. Interestingly, there are no competitors. The
‘Ghamandia’ alliance led by the Congress is in terrible shape. The alliance is
in total disarray, there is no coordination among its members, and no unified
meetings being called.
However,
the opposition in the country – the INDIA alliance is relatively better than
the opposition in Maharashtra – the Maha Vikas Aghadi. They have nothing to
complain about given the speed at which the state’s incumbent Mahayuti
government is functioning. Furthermore, there is no reason to criticise the
Narendra Modi government at the Centre considering the rapid development
projects being underway.
On
one side, there are concerted efforts to realize Narendra Modi’s goal of
‘Viksit Bharat’, while on the other, there are just allegations, derogatory
remarks, taunts and ceaseless rants against the Modi administration.
Additionally, the opposition that lacks a ‘development agenda’ only resorts to
criticising the union ministers, chief minister Eknath Shinde and both his
deputies – Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. Hence, it will not be an
exaggeration to say that ‘their minds have been doomed’ since ‘times have
reversed’.
Sharad
Pawar – you too?
The
country is on a growth trajectory owing to the double-engine government at the
Centre and the state. Since the opposition’s Ghamandia Alliance has nothing to
criticise, it is using cheap verbal criticism such as body shaming, offensive
language, referencing historical instances and drawing parallels with different
animals and birds. Leaders including Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut and their
supporters, and Congress leaders including Nana Patole and Vijay Wadettiwar are
at the forefront of such criticism. These people are happy spreading false
narratives with Supriya Sule and Rohit Pawar of the Sharad Pawar-led faction of
the Nationalist Congress Party, leading the way.
Veteran
leader Sharad Pawar was formerly known for his thoughtful and mature responses,
but now it appears that he has lost his mind too. He is fervently disseminating
untrue stories about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is up to every party to
forecast the number of seats it will win; PM Modi has also put out a prediction
of ‘400 paar’ and Pawar is on a quest to ridicule this forecast.
The
recent narrative claims that Modi needs more than 400 seats so that he can
amend the Constitution. It remains to be seen if Modi will be able to meet this
goal, but it is also unclear if Sharad Pawar’s party, which had previously won
only four seats will be able to secure at least one this time. Instead of
worrying about their party, which is on the verge of going into the doldrums,
Pawar and his members are busy spreading false narratives and rumours.
Look
who’s cribbing?
Frustrated
with the incompetent and dishonest leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, nearly 50
MLAs led by Eknath Shinde broke away from the Shiv Sena and established a
government in coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party. This infuriated Uddhav
Thackeray, Sanjay Raut and their followers to such an extent that since then
they began speaking about Chief Minister Eknath Shinde his supporting MLAs in a
demeaning manner.
After
being called out at first as ‘Gaddar’ (traitors) and ‘Khoke Sarkar’, Uddhav
Thackeray and his party members began name-calling Shinde and his team as
‘naag’, frog, raven, pigs, bull, donkey, etc. Shinde, his colleagues and even
their families were dragged into the criticism in the most atrocious manner.
Devendra Fadnavis too was deplorably spoken about.
After
realising that nobody actually got affected by their criticisms, the opposition
went to the extent of comparing Narendra Modi and Amit Shah with Aurangzeb and
Kans Mama. They went as far as to disparage the families of Modi and Shah that
the duo was called a ‘gang of robbers’ and ‘maut ka saudagar’. It now appears
to be a competition among the opposition over who can criticise the meanest. In
short, the leaders of the Ghamandia Alliance are behaving like ‘Ghajini’ as
they are left with nothing better.
Meeting
held at Shivtirth is like sounding ‘denial bells!’
At
the Shivtirtha in Mumbai, all the opposition party leaders, including Sharad
Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Balasaheb Ambedkar
and the chief ministers of two other states had assembled during the conclusion
of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s NYAY Yatra.
However,
none of them used this gathering as a platform to discuss their ideas of
development or gave a vision for the nation. All they did was to target and
abuse the Modi government. They are so overwhelmed with PM Narendra Modi that
not a single leader spoke about their future plans in the event that if at all
their Ghamandia Alliance is elected to power in the upcoming elections. I am
sure everyone must have observed it as well. All they did was bask in the
opulence of Mumbai and returned resuming their vicious and insulting behaviour.
Appeasement
is their only motto
This
anti-NDA alliance’s primary goal is to win over Muslim voters. They think they
may succeed by following the ‘Karnataka pattern’. They seem to have a deeply ingrained idea
that Modi can be easily defeated if Muslim voters are united and they are
working in that direction.
They
are unaware of how difficult it is to incite people against Modi and his
government under the current scenario. Regardless of the candidate, people
across the spectrum, including the poor and the farmers are determined to elect
the ‘lotus’ back to power, giving these traitors no choice. And having realised
this reality, their sole agenda is negative campaigning against the Modi
government.
While
there are numerous planned developmental initiatives on one hand, there is
absolute despair, conflicts and propagation of false narratives on the other.
While the NDA will campaign based on the success it has achieved by carrying
out development projects over the last 10 years, the opposition has a
single-point agenda of highlighting the shortcomings of the Modi government.
I
am sure that the 97 crore voters of our country, want to continue enjoying the
advantages of the various initiatives introduced across sectors by the BJP-led
NDA government. The citizens want to see improved security, a booming economy
along with the country’s leap in all sectors. It will be interesting to see
with the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 soon approaching.
(Article Pre-Published in
Mid-Day -02 April 2024)
Keshav Upadhye, Chief
Spokesperson
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