The Fact File

{ks=h; nyksa ls feyrh pqukSrh

1952 ds igys yksdlHkk pquko esa 14 jk’Vªh; ny vkSj 39 jkT;Lrjh; nyksa us f”kjdr dh FkhA ogha o’kZ 2009 ds yksdlHkk pquko esa Hkkx ysus okys jk’Vªh; ny ?kVdj lkr jg x,] tcfd jkT; Lrjh; o vU; xSj ekU;rk çkIr nyksa dh la[;k vçR;kf”kr :i ls c igyh yksdlHkk esa jkT; Lrjh; nyksa dks dsoy 34 lhVs feyh Fkh] tcfd fiNys pquko esa nksuks lcls cM+s jkT; Lrjh; nyks ;kuh dkaxzsl ,oa Hkktik dksegt 47 Qhlnh oksV {ks=h; rkdrksa ds [kkrs sesa x, A lkQ gS fd {ks=h; eqn~nksa dh jktuhfr djus okys ny vklkuh ls lRrk rd igqWp jgs gSA

gkaykfd ;g dksbZ ubZ ckr ugha gSA o’kZ 1967 ds yksdlHkk pquko esa nzeqd dks rfeyukMq dh rRdkyhu lHkh 25 lhVksa ij fjdkMZ thr gkfly gqbZ FkhA fQj 1989 ls ysdj vc rd dsUnz ljdkjsa Hkh {ks=h; rkdrksa ds jgeksdje ij gh pyrh jgh gSA cnyrs lkekftd o vkfFkZd ifjn`”; ds chp jk’Vªh; Lrj ij NksVs ny rsth ls mHkj pqds gSaA rHkh rks vxys yksdlHkk pquko esa fQj ls rhljs ekspsZ dh ckr dh tk jgh gSA ofj’B Hkktik usrk ykyd`’.k vkMok.kh Hkh fdlh ny dks Li’V cgqer feyus ij la”k; tkfgj dj pqds gSA oSls blh eqYd esa “kq:vkrh djhc 17 o’kksZ rd yksdlHkk esa ekU;rk çkIr foi{k gh ugha cu ldk FkkA tcfd vkt ogha 40 jktuhfrd nyksa dh Hkkxhnkjh gSA yksdlHkk dh 300 ls T;knk lhvksa ij ,slh gh {ks=h; “kfDr;ksa dk ncnck gSA

fuLlansg] uhfr fuekZ.k esa {ks=h; çfrfuf/kRo dh Hkkxhnkjh lgk;d lkfcr gksrh gS] ysfdu bl cgqnyh; o;oLFkk esa gkykr fcxM+rs Hkh nsj ugha yxrhA vkt djhc 1]200 ekU;rk çkIr nyksa esa ls dsoy 150 gh lfØ; gSA

Comment: Regional Parties and its implications

The mushrooming of regional parties has weakened the democratic structure: The emergence of Coalition politics since 90-91 has been biggest hindrance in the development process of the country. Barring the period 91-96 when Narsimha Rao (as PM) and Manmohan Singh (as FM) pulled off a miracle in introducing economic reforms, which brought the country to a level upto 2010. Indian economy became the biggest challenge to the global economy. I am not an economist but can conclude every rising economy is bound to slow down after “Twenty years”. And be rest assured it would bounce back with a gestation period of 3-5 years.

A word about regional parties. They are like “Cancer” to the Indian Parliamentary Democracy. They have no “National Agenda” or a program at the national level. They (Regional Party) woo the voters on the basis of religion, caste, subscasts and lure them with goodies. They win sufficient no seats to form a coalition Govt at the centre. These cancerous Parties (Regional Party) demand lucrative/attractive berths in the cabinet. Make money and become the balancing power. Mulayam, Mayawati, Karunanidhi, Badal’s are living and glaring examples.

Can we become wiser?