TO TIME ADDRESS PROBLEMS
With the Petroleum prices soaring world wide, price-rise of essential commodities has gone up once again. It was a must for the Indian Government to hike up the price of petrol and diesel. They tried to avoid it as much as they could but it has been in the offering for a long time. Is it fair on the aam aadmi who anyway can hardly afford his dal-roti today? The cost is much more than what he earns. The price increase of diesel has a bigger impact than petroleum. India’s diesel consumption is four times than of petrol. This will have a serious impact on the centre of fare of taxis and buses and also hike up the price of freight transport. The subsidy on diesel for commercial use will again help the middle class. As most of it is used by industry and private gensets. So the heavy loss in this again is for the poor farmers and their ilk. The hike of petrol will effect the middle class who use motorcycles and cars for their everyday travel.
The UPA-II Government came into power promising roti, kapda, makaan, employment and education to all. It is just been over a year that this Government has come into it’s own. The opposition is dead and the Congress is lucky that their ally partners like the NCP, Lalu and other small regional parties are more or less caught in their own fight of survival. It is as the Government top politicians know the right time to take any such unpopular actions. In another year it will effect the coming elections in several States. As today only Bihar is going to elections. If they delay this decision then the UPA would have to face the anger of the aam aadmi in States like West Bengal, Punjab and also Kerala. So, it was the right time for the Congress to give it a go ahead. It will not effect a major vote bank. Bihar there is no Congress party with no party-men but only leaders whereas the grassroot workers are nil.
It is unfortunate that the everyday life of a common man is going to be severely effected by this price-rise. It is unfair also that the Bhopal tragedy compensation to the effected is also going from the tax-payers pocket and not from the Dow company who was responsible for it. The expenses towards the Commonwealth Games being hosted in Delhi have also taken a toll on the aam aadmi. It is unfair and the common man does not have a voice at the moment to protest. As elections approach the schemes and other ways will be found to please the common man so that he forgets this price-rise. Then subsidized food will be available liberally, till then silence and may be half a meal a day is all that the common man can eat. What is the use of programmes in the villages when there is no food to feed their stomachs? There are no jobs too. The irresponsible behaviour of the Agriculture Ministry is another problem. We have heard of food getting spoilt in godowns. Why is the Food and Civil Supplies Department more careful with the distribution? There are so many problems in this sector which need attention. But when and who will?
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