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| RAJIV GANDHI ‘S UNFINISHED AGENDA |
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Written by
Dr Varinder Bhatia |
 It is impossible to forget the contribution of late Rajiv Gandhi in India’s modern face. In his small tenure as prime minister of the country he did lot of work for improving education, technological development, foreign policy, economic reforms.
He strengthened economic ties with America framed national education policy, reduced tariffs on technology based industries and put an end to the license regime in trade and commerce of the country. He unified India through telecom revolution, inked PUNJAB accord, and coined computer literacy for India.
Alas Rajiv Gandhi left us on 21 may 1991 with an unfinished agenda. This agenda is reflected through the need to put an end to terrorism through collective efforts in India.
Still, we need to understand that the fruits of economic development are not reaching our masses, and lopsided progress of Indian economy is meant for the elite of the nation.
Indian political world has become so callous that it is leaving a little room for a gentle man to share a responsibility in India’s governance. Today it is impossible for a common man without huge wealth and muscle power to get a party ticket for contesting elections. How we can think that any Mr. clean will lead the society in India.
We need to make our elections process at zero cost and transparent. Let us try e voting for that. We need to invite our intelligentsia to join political process of the country. Our political parties need to change the criteria for selection of their candidates, and should avoid auctioning party tickets to the highest bidders.
We miss Rajiv Gandhi because he was a visionary person who could think of initiating such changes.
Rahul Gandhi is honest when he goes to enquire about the efficacy of govt. welfare and employment schemes. He alone can not accomplish the formidable task cherished by his father for that is the task for every sensible Indian, yet country has hopes in him like any other young man of the pious motherland.
After Nehru Patel and Shastri ji, Rajiv Gandhi was a rare visionary leader with an open mind. If today, we could have ten or twenty visionary leaders like him in the political arena, the situation would have been totally different in India.
Dr. Varinder Bhatia
Email: bhatiasahib@gmail.com
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