Hon'ble Prime Minister,
My 7 years daughter asked
me " Papa kya ab desh theek ho gaya, aap kehte the ki Modi ayega to sab
theek ho jayega" I thought for few minutes and answered her that "Sab
theek ho jayega" but in hindsight I thought "ki sab theek ho raha hai
kya" and after much thought I am writing this letter.
To start with I must
admit that I and many of my known not only casted our votes in your favour but
we also poured well wishes for you, at times I had altercations while arguing
in your favour. It was because of your dedication towards work and apparently
no nonsense kind of attitude while managing your administrative and political
issues. The manner in which you managed Gujrat created hopes in people like us.
Since last 3 years social media has gone viral about you, and you are all over.
I believed that you were the only hope for the nation.
I thanked god when on 16th May 2014 NDA sweeped the General
Elections. On the day of counting when it became almost certain that you would
be our Prime Minister, I started rejoicing and even gave day's off to my office
staff. This was victory for many of us who were seemlingly helpless against
misrule of last 68 years wherein common citizen didn't had any voice and always
succumbed to the fact that we were born in India.
By nature I am not
cynical, but not being one does not deprive me analyzing my leader on whom I
have entrusted my & my children's future. Good 16 months have gone since
you assumed office and virtually 25% of your current tenure is over but change
you promised is nowhere felt. Yes I recall, you have said that your performance
be judged after 5 years, that is fine but I can't see country being run in
similar manner as it was being run since last many decades. Change is and
should be continuous and can't be brought at 11th hour.
Message is not going
through:
There are some things
that are symbolic should have been done immediately after assuming office like
Black Money, cases against likes of Mr
Vadra, Red Tapism etc. You and you party think-tank were no novice that you
made huge promises about retrieval of Black Money and punishment to those who
have stashed away ill-gotten money abroad. List of such persons should have
been released without delay but your advisors and you cited treaty with nations
where the money is stashed as the reason for non disclosure. Your team went on
to pursue Supreme Court that names cannot be revealed. For strong nations keeping
national interest is prime. Message has gone that you have furthered what
previous corrupt regime did for the reasons best know to you. Country does not
know the technicalities, it knows that big business houses and your fellow
politicians have persuaded you to retract from your poll promises. You being
tech savy and active on social media might be seeing the jokes & cartoon
being circulated on Black Money.
In your election rallies
your never failed to take jibe at the Vadra (the Jija Ji), Sharad Pawar, Hooda
etc but post your election to the top job and that too with full majority, you
were not able file a single case against them. You might have had ample proofs
against these people that is way you spoke against them so authoritatively, you
could have filed FIR and got them arrested like it happens to common people.
Courts could have decided their fate. This showed your week political will.
Hence you failed to convey that people's man "The Pradhan Sevak" is
Prime Minister now.
Arrogant & Corrupt Bureaucracy is hurting Mission India:
It was sad to read that despite of aggressive
"Make In India" campaign that international media (Read
Article) still says " Red tapism of Indian
bureaucracy poses hurdle to red carpet for foreign companies" In initial days of your
of your acquiring the charge, when you called back a Minister back from airport
to be dressed properly and there were news that Babus have started reaching
office on time, a strong message went to masses that a no nonsense leader is at
the helm of affairs. We all know that you have right frame of mind and have a
set agenda for nation but we as a commoners have small aspirations and
expectations which ranges from price rise, corruption at the lower levels of government,
addressing the complaints pertaining to day to day life. It is sad to observe
that there is no change in that the arrogance of government officials and
attitude of middle rung & senior bureaucrats is still the same and they
still enjoy the immunity and powers that they have been enjoying since British
Raj.
Those who get elected
through Civil Services ignore the very basic word "Services". Meeting
a Prime Minister or Chief Minister is easy but seeking time for appointment
from middle rung bureaucrat is herculean task.
Now what happens is, a
lower rung employee is suspended or terminated for act of corruption where as
the booty is shared amongst all. If self acquired immunity from scrutiny & punishments
to bureaucrats ends and DC & SP of district is held liable for every wrong
doing of clerk or constable take my words corruption that affects commoner will
end with in a day.
I have served central
government for good 13 years and I know if top boss wants nobody can even dare
to do against the law, meaning thereby if Prime Minister's directions are clear
then leave aside clerk, the bureaucrats will not be able to ignore common citizens.
Education & Health Care:
Education and health care
are the key to success of any nation and ironically we have ignored them astonishingly.
You are aware of the situation of both these sectors, still nothing concrete has
been started leave aside completed, in improving the education and health
sectors. Very conveniently these two sector have been developed as money making
propositions by many business houses and politicians. Nation is expecting some
tough decisions (You can take some cues from latest judgement of Allhabad High
Court) from you so that poor cictizen of India have access to good education
and hospitals.
By saying all this I am
not casting any aspersions on your intent, there are lot many good things that have
happened like Swach Bharat Mission, Jan Dhan, Coal & 3G Auctions , Girls
Toilet Mission, Ajit Doval, Suresh Prabhu, Nagaland Peace Treaty, Bangladesh
Border, step toward GST etc
Again as your true supporter
and well wisher I strongly feel that you are much required by this nation and I
can't think of those corrupt demagogues ruling us again. I once again reiterate
that don't let this opportunity of making India a great nation slip away.
In the end just wanted to
know from you what should I answer if my daughter asks again ki "Ab desh
theek ho gaya kya"
Jai Hind
Pankaj Yadav
