Advantage Modi 17-2015 21 April 2015
Voice of the People
Narendra Modi projected himself as
an alternative to a meek PM and a corrupt Congress. Nine months later, people
have begun to realize that this talkative man cannot deliver.
Deepak Kanungo, Bhubaneshwar
When you have the RSS and the VHP
running ‘ghar wapsi’ campaigns. Alienating the minorities and tarnishing the
image of the government, who needs an opposition. Also the BJP may find it
convenient to accuse the parties in opposition of behaving irresponsibly, but
in the last 10 years, it had acted in a similar fashion and stalled Parliament
on numerous occasions. The government must get its house in order and prepare
itself to face tough times ahead.
Ambar Mallick, Kolkata
Having two ideologically opposite
parties-the BJP and the Peoples Democratic Party-form the government in Jammy
and Kashmir meant heated debates would be the order of the day (False Start in
the Valley, March 23). While the PDP is constantly mindful of not alienating
its Kashmiri vote bank and doesn’t want to be seen as following a ‘right-wing’
agenda, the BJP has the challenge of running a government in a troubled state
while keeping its national interest and image intact. It is too early to pass a
judgment on the success or failure of this alliance. Both parties have been out
of power and have worked hard to win back the mandate; they will not be fooling
and throw away the opportunity in J & K.
J.S. Acharya, Hyderabad
India has always ben patted for its
tolerance unfortunately, the numerous instances of Muzzling of free speech and
expression in the past few months have tarnished India’s global image. From
banning movies to the sale of beef in some states, we have shown ourselves to
be no better than fundamentalist countries that we so often make fun of.
V.K. Tangri Dehradun
Banning a documentary on the
December 16 gang rape is no solution to the problem of growing incidents of
violence against women in India. A ban culture cannot cure society of its crude
mindset, whereas tough laws and strict punishment surely can.
Mahesh Kapasi, New Delhi
Adopted from India Today
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