Brief Scrutiny of Claims made by Congress in its manifesto 2009 followed by Letter to Chief Election Commission of India
To,
The Hon Chief Election Commissioner of India,
New Delhi.
Dear Commissioner Sir,
Parliamentary Elections are high time when people exercise their given and cherished fundamental right of freedom to speech and expression, consciously OR unconsciously.
It is commonly seen that Political Sovereigns make huge claims of their success while in Power. At the same time other Parties make allegation of claims so made in their manifesto by Party in power.
A cursory look and study of manifesto of Congress who was along with UPA in Power, with Manifesto of other Political parties invariably confuse the elector, ie. Citizens of our country.
And thus it is of utmost importance that citizens’ are armed with authentic information, as to claims made of performance of various Political Sovereigns, in the absence of which the exercise of this right might result counter productive.
A Manifesto is declared barely 15- 20 days or say a month before polling date. It is nearly impossible for any person to verify claims so made by Political Sovereign as promises fulfilled in persuant to promises made. Therefore, it is desirable that the claims must be substantiated and certified by independent govt agency like CAG(Comptroller and Auditor General) or any other alike agency.
Therefore all Political parties shall be directed to file a copy of their Manifesto with this Court duly certified by CAG or alike agency as stated hereinbefore.
Congress in its manifesto says "“We have delivered on them in a very substantial measure.”
The statement made hereinbefore appears hollow unless substantiated by figures, certified by CAG or alike agencies so as to instill faith in the people of India.
Now I take Issues discussed in detail in almost all manifesto:
(1) National Security/ Terrorism/ Internal Security:
Congress Manifesto 2009
It has considerably strengthened the country’s capacity and capability to deal with both external and internal security challenges. New battalions have been raised and new hubs for anti-terrorist forces created across the country. A new National Investigation Agency has also been established. Significant success has been recorded in the fight against insurgency in some northeastern States and J&K. The record turnout in the recent assembly polls in J&K by people braving calls of boycott and threats of violence is a tribute to their desire for peace and a vindication of the approach adopted by the Indian National Congress and the Prime Minister personally. The security forces have also successfully foiled the plans of Naxalites to expand their nefarious activities. We have raised our level of preparedness to meet any terrorist threat or attack.
BJP Manifesto 2009: National security: Fear shall no longer stalk this land.The last five years have been a nightmare for the people of this country as terrorists, separatists and insurgents have led the effete UPA Government on a macabre dance of death and destruction. From the daring attack on Delhi on the eve of Diwali in 2005 to the fidayeen raid on the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, from the horrendous bombings in Hyderabad (including at Mecca Masjid), Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Guwahati to the slaughter of worshippers at Sankat Mochan Temple in Banaras, the terrorists have struck repeatedly with impunity as the Prime Minister spent sleepless nights agonising over the plight of terror suspects and eagerly offered to reward the kith and kin of terrorists killed in action. The UPA began its tenure by dismantling the anti-terror regime put together by the BJP-led NDA Government: The Prevention of Terrorism Act was scrapped; investigations were halted; and, prosecution was slowed down. The mastermind behind the daring attack on Parliament House, Mohammed Afzal Guru, was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court after being prosecuted under POTA. But a dissolute Government headed by an irresolute Prime Minister has failed to carry out the execution, sending out a clear message to India’s enemies: They shall not be punished till such time the Congress is in power. It is, therefore, not surprising that terrorists should have repeatedly attacked our cities, leaving behind a bloody trail of death and destruction. Delhi, the nation’s capital, and Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, have been hit twice, as has been Bangalore, India’s technology capital. As if the bombings of the commuter trains were not enough, the ISI despatched fidayeen for a multiple strike on Mumbai which began on November 26, 2008, and lasted for more than 60 hours. Never before has India been seen to be so helpless in the face of terror.
Terrorism sponsored by Pakistani agencies is only one of the reasons behind the fear that grips the people in cities, towns and villages. The life and limb of the aam admi is equally in danger on account of Maoists who have expanded their theatre of violence to 156 districts across 13 States. The inter-State coordination mechanism put in place by the NDA Government has been dismantled and State Governments have been virtually left to fend for themselves in the face of mounting Maoist hostility. In Jammu & Kashmir, separatists continue to use the services of Pakistani terrorists to promote their agenda of relentless violence. In the North-East, insurgents have remorselessly killed and maimed innocent people. The situation in Assam is particularly of concern as the ULFA, which had been all but smashed during the NDA years, has regrouped and rearmed its cadres, and unleashed a relentless wave of terror. The Congress State Government has done nothing to either prevent this violence or punish ULFA; instead, unconditional talks have been offered to the killers!
Internal security is also imperilled by unchecked illegal immigration across our eastern border. The vulnerability of these illegal immigrants has been time and again exploited by the ISI and its jihadi front organisations as well as local terror cells to carry out bombings and provide logistical support to foreign terrorists. The Supreme Court has described illegal immigration as an act of ‘external aggression’ while striking down the IMDT Act. But the Congress, both at the Centre and in Assam, has tried to circumvent the Supreme Court’s judgement through executive orders. The Gauhati High Court last year lashed out at the State Government for doing nothing to stop the illegal immigration. The High Court highlighted how a Pakistani, who had entered Assam via Bangladesh, contested Assembly elections unchallenged. Vote-bank politics has not only changed the demography of vast stretches of eastern and North-East India but also eroded the authority of the state. India is sitting on a tinderbox. The consequences of this unabated illegal immigration are bound to be disastrous.In its dying days, the UPA Government has tried to fool the people by tampering with outdated laws and setting up a National Investigating Agency to fight terror. But such half-hearted efforts to calm anger and disquiet following the 26/11 outrage are neither enough nor the right approach to tacking the menace of terrorism.
Janta Dal Secular Manifesto 2009:
A country of India.s size and diversity, and surrounded by politically unstable countries, some of whom deliberately sponsor terrorism as has been amply proved by Mumbai attack, has got to necessarily devote more resources and attention to its defence preparedness. But the recent report of CAG on the numerical size and quality of India's military hardware has unnerved even the peace loving citizens of this country. The UPA government has miserably failed to modernize and strengthen our armed forces.
COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) MANIFESTO, 2009:
TERRORISMDuring the last five years, the country experienced a spate of terrorist attacks, starting with the October 2005 serial blasts in Delhi. The Central Government failed to tackle the problems of terrorism adequately. It should have revamped the intelligence system and ensured better coordination between the intelligence and security agencies. It required the horrific Mumbai attack to awaken the Government to the defects in the intelligence and security systems. In the name of combatting terrorism, there have been innumerable instances of the police and security agencies indiscriminately rounding up innocent Muslim youth, detaining then and torturing them. Such targetting of a community only alienates the youth and provides a breeding ground for extremism.Terrorism has diverse origins in India. There is terrorist violence involving some extremist elements from the Muslim community. In the recent period terrorist attacks like in Malegaon and certain earlier blasts in Maharashtra were perpetrated by extremist Hindutva elements. In the North-East, terrorist attacks by ULFA and the other ethnic chauvinist groups have taken place.
(2) International Relations,Nuclear Deal:
Congress Manifesto 2009:
It has earned for India a new respect and stature internationally. Civil nuclear agreements have been entered into with many countries entirely on our terms. India has today a place of honour in every global forum. The sustained campaign led by the Congress President has resulted in the declaration of Gandhi Jayanti as International Day of Non-Violence by the United Nations.
BJP-Manifesto 2009:
Independent strategic nuclear programme: We will assert India’s sovereigntyThe BJP believes that India’s strategic nuclear programme has been deeply compromised by the Congress. The gains of Pokhran-II and subsequent development have been frittered away for gains that have accrued to those who wish to see India’s nuclear programme to be contained, rolled back and eventually dismantled.The BJP will reverse this drift. India’s indigenous thorium technology programme will be expedited and given all financial assistance, correcting the grievous wrong done by the UPA Government. India needs nuclear energy, but not at the cost of our national strategic interests. The Congress has fooled the people of India by selling the over-hyped India-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement as an absolute necessity and how it will help light up people’s homes. It has done so by suppressing two crucial facts. First, as the CAG has pointed out, the UPA Government did not make the smallest effort to tap India’s own nuclear fuel supplies. Had it done so, our reactors would have produced many times more power than at present. Second, nuclear power is tremendously expensive and not affordable for the aam admi. The India-US nuclear deal, in the final analysis, is not about empowering India but disempowering India by making us dependent on American supplies and tying us to discriminatory regimes from which Pakistan is free.
COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) MANIFESTO, 2009: STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH THE UNITED STATESThe biggest betrayal by the Manmohan Singh government was to forge a strategic alliance with the United States of America and to resile from the commitment to pursue an independent foreign policy.
· The Congress-led government signed a ten-year Defence Framework Agreement with the US for military collaboration. This was done secretly without any discussion or information given to the country.
· The Manmohan Singh government shamelessly lined up with the United States to vote against Iran in the IAEA in order to get the nuclear deal through the US Congress.
· In place of the CMP, the agenda of the Indo-US CEO Forum, which recommended FDI in retail trade, insurance, banking, education, etc., became the guiding light of the Manmohan Singh government.
· The Manmohan Singh government has pursued the US-Israel-India axis, an idea mooted by the BJP-led government. It has entered into deep security and military collaboration with Israel. Israel has become the biggest supplier of weapons to India and the billions of dollars spent by India helps Israel suppress the Palestinian people.
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NUCLEAR DEAL
The Congress-led government signed the nuclear deal with the US with conditions no self-respecting government should accept. The Hyde Act passed by the United States Congress directed India to adopt a certain course in foreign policy and set conditions for nuclear cooperation which dovetailed India into security and military collaboration with the US. The UPA government misleadingly raised the issue of shortage of uranium, a lie nailed down by the recent report of the CAG. The Congress is propagating that the nuclear deal will result in electricity being provided to all villages and homes. This is a cruel joke when the cost of electricity from an imported nuclear plant will be Rs. 8 per unit - far out of the reach of the common people.CPI ELECTION MANIFESTO 2009
It insisted on signing the Indo-US nuclear deal that according to its own estimates was not going to solve the power crisis in the country. Large number of nuclear scientists, power experts and foreign policy observers opposed the deal along with the Left. The latest Report of the CAG has indicted the UPA Government on this issue. What happened after that is well known. July 22, 2008 will always remain a black day in the history of Parliamentary Democracy in the country.
(3) NREGS:
Congress Manifesto 2009:
It has enacted the path-breaking National Rural Employment Guarantee Act which is being implemented in all districts to provide 100 days of legally guaranteed employment to each rural household seeking employment in public works Programmes. Not only has livelihood security been provided to many lakh poor rural families but durable community assets have also been created.
BJP-Manifesto 2009:
The worst hit are India’s youth, especially those who are looking forward to enter the job market. The Congress-led UPA Government has gifted them with a bleak future. As for the poor, they feel abandoned by the Congress-led regime. The much-publicised National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme has turned out to be as much a flop as all other schemes of the Government. It is a telling comment on the UPA’s performance that a whopping 55 million people have been pushed below the poverty line over the past five years. This is according to a study by the Indian Statistical Institute, based on data collated by the National Sample Survey Organisation; the real figure could be much higher.JANTA DAL SECULAR Manifesto 2009:
The UPA government which succeeded NDA government claims to have introduced many far reaching and pro-poor policies during its five year rule. Of them NREGP is considered as a flagship scheme for providing jobs for the rural poor. But several studies including CAGs report have shown how public money has gone down the drain because of corruption which is widespread in its implementation. UPA government has been claiming that its economic reform policies have resulted in achieving eight to nine per cent annual growth rate of GDP.
(4) Agriculture/ Food Security/ Farmers:
Congress Manifesto 2009:
It has brought comfort and hope to crores of our farmers and their families by (i) increasing the MSP and procurement prices; (ii) by waiving loans to the tune of Rs 65,000 crores; (iii) by increasing three-fold credit from banks and reducing interest rates on crop loans; and (iv) by extending irrigation facilities.
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BJP-Manifesto 2009:
The BJP views food security as integral to national security. The spectre of a looming food crisis haunts the developing world as never before. With the agriculture sector suffering on account of the Congress’ gross negligence, India faces a real threat of food scarcity. With India becoming a net importer of food under Congress rule, there is genuine concern about food security. Three factors have contributed to increasing food scarcity and the resultant sense of growing insecurity among the masses. First, the real income of workers and farmers has not kept pace with the rising cost of food, thus reducing their purchasing power. Second, the public distribution system has been severely crippled by the Congress-led Government which has been more interested in importing food grains and selling them at a high price than in securing the needs of the people. Third, with an additional 55 million people pushed below the poverty line over the last five years, there is widespread malnourishment. The economic recession has only worsened the situation and made it grimmer, especially for workers in the unorganised sector.
JANTA DAL SECULAR Manifesto 2009:
In 1996 the United Front government led by Shri H D Deve Gowda issued 36 crore of BPL cards under which subsidised food grains were supplied to the poor people all over the country. The national political parties did not bother then to recognize its importance as a food security measure for the poor in the country. But now these very parties are competing to supply subsidized food grains to the poor at unbelievable price. What is more surprising is that they have failed to take note of the deficiencies of the PDS in the country.Justice Wadhawa Committee appointed by the Supreme Court in 2006 has found that there is a nexus between fair price shop owners, transporters and officials of the Civil Supplies department which has made PDS inefficient and corrupt. Without realising this ground reality, both the national parties have made promises to waste public money on highly subsidised PDS.COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) MANIFESTO, 2009:
Under the Congress-UPA dispensation:
· The agrarian crisis continues. Suicides by farmers have not abated.
· The public distribution system has been further enfeebled.
The BPL category excludes large sections of the poor. 52 per cent of the agricultural labour households are excluded from the PDS. Allocations for the APL category have been drastically cut. The food policy is callous and inhuman. Three crore tonnes of foodgrains lie in the godowns but the government refuses to undo the cut in the allocations to the state:
(5) Economic growth, Poverty,Weaker Section, Employment/ Umemployment:
Congress Manifesto 2009:
It has delivered five years of record economic growth. This has enabled an unprecedented step-up in government spending particularly on (i) education and health; (ii) on agriculture and rural development; (iii) infrastructure like power and railways; and (iv) municipal services in towns and cities. This economic growth has enabled the introduction of the Aam Admi Bima Yojana (life insurance cover) for one and a half crore landless households, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (medical insurance cover) for six crore unorganized sector workers living below the poverty line and the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension scheme for elder citizens over 65 years of age and living below the poverty line.
It has significantly empowered the weaker sections of society by (i) giving scheduled tribes and traditional forest dwellers rights over land they cultivate in forest areas; (ii) by providing reservations for OBC students in all professional institutions; (iii) by passing a new law to protect women from domestic violence; (iv) by giving women equal rights to inherit property; and (v) by enhancing hugely the scholarships for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities and OBCs to pursue college and university education.
BJP Manifesto -2009:
Lakhs of people in the unorganised sector have lost their jobs over the past year. Skilled workers are losing their jobs in the organised sector. This is far worse than unemployment because it impoverishes families dependent on assured income and dampens the national spirit.In rural India, thousands of farmers have committee suicide to escape the burden of mounting debt and grinding poverty. They are victims of Government apathy. An equally damning indictment of the Congress-led UPA regime is galloping urban poverty. An estimated 23.7 per cent of the population in cities and towns lives in slums, according to ‘India: Urban Poverty Report, 2009’, amid squalor, crime, disease and tension. Such glaring deprivation and denial, such rising numbers of people below the poverty line, contradict this nation’s aspirations.
COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) MANIFESTO, 2009:
The Manmohan Singh government promoted policies favouring big business and big corporates, both Indian and foreign. SEZs were designed to help these interests grab large tracts of land and they were given a bonanza of tax sops. The refusal to restore capital gains tax in the stock market and stop the massive tax evasion through the Mauritius route is meant to help Indian and foreign speculators to reap huge profits. The backdoor entry of FDI in retail trade is jeopardising the livelihood of lakhs of small shopkeepers and traders.The rights of workers and employees have been curtailed. The EPF rate of interest was reduced to 8.5 per cent. The government has promoted contractualisation and casualisation of labour . Ignoring the recommendations of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector and the Standing Committee on Labour, the government passed an Act in parliament which makes a mockery of the rights and protection for workers of the unorganised sector. The UPA government went back on its commitment to implement one- third reservations for women in the legislatures and parliament, as promised in the CMP. The dependence on the Samajwadi Party after the Left’s withdrawal of support sealed the fate of the women’s reservation bill.We are a country with rich natural resources, skilled manpower and scientific and technological prowess. Yet, predatory crony capitalism has condemned us to be a society with some of the worst human development indicators in the world:
· 230 million people are undernourished
· More than half of India’s women are anaemic
· 40 per cent of children under three years are underweight
· 2,19,000 habitations have no access to clean drinking water
· 39 per cent of adult population is illiterate
· 77 per cent of the population spends less than Rs. 20 a day
· The share of wages in the organised industrial sector is among the lowest in the world.
The UPA government failed to implement the main recommendations of the Justice Sachar Committee on the status of minorities. The key suggestion, of working out a sub-plan for the Muslim minority, was rejected by the Government.
CPI ELECTION MANIFESTO 2009:
The Congress leadership wanted to dilute government equity in banks, preparatory to their eventual privatisation. We prevented that.
The Congress leadership wanted to privatise the insurance sector. We opposed that.
The Congress leadership wanted to hand over the enormous accumulated funds in the Provident Fund and Pension Fund to the private sector for so-called ‘efficient management’. We did not allow that.
We thus saved the financial sector from the disastrous crisis that has overtaken it in the USA, UK and other capitalist countries.
EVEN the propagandists of economic neo-liberalism have to concede that if impact of global economic meltdown is not that harsh for India, the credit should go to the Left that opposed certain measures of the government, particularly the so-called reforms in the finance sector
*Unemployment is continuously growing; more than 20 lakhs have been thrown out of job in the last three months;
* Minorities were promised justice. Sachar Committee report showed that economic and educational condition of Muslims is worst than the recognized backward communities including Dalits. Leave apart the implementation of concrete measures in the light of Sachar report; the UPA government could not arrange a formal discussion on the report in the Parliament. It failed to present the Ranganath Mishra Committee report that was presented to it almost a year and half ago.
(6) Bhaarat Nirmaan :
Congress Manifesto 2009:
It has started and achieved considerable progress on the ambitious Bharat Nirman programme to transform rural India by expanding and providing irrigation, all-weather roads, houses for the poor, drinking water, electricity for all poor families and phone connectivity in all villages.
JANTA DAL SECULAR
The earlier NDA government was so much enamoured by these policies that it coined the INDIA SHINING slogan and used it for election propaganda for the 2004 parliamentary elections by spending Rs 200 crore of government money. But it was rejected by the people outright. Now the UPA government has chosen BHARAT NIRMAN as the slogan for election propaganda of the UPA government for the 2009 parliamentary elections by spending Rs.190 crore of government money. This manifesto is placed before the people of India who will decide through their ballots.
Sandeep Jalan
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