Why NaMo -2?
Author: Shashank Chowdhury
There has been a huge response to the earlier blog “Why NaMO?” on this subject published a few days back. But when I reviewed the blog, I felt that all the reasons were not covered. This has encouraged me to continue the blog.
Assurance is a common quality of all Trustworthy Leaders. Assurance is way different from Guarantee or Insurance that most of the common-place rulers promise, for whom ‘Leader’ is a misnomer. Guarantee or Insurance is a reactive resolution where the subject is assumed to have undergone some loss which is merely compensated or repaired. Assurance is a proactive where the cause of a probable loss is addressed upfront. When I hear NaMo I see the Leadership of Assurance.
While Promises are made by all and sundry in our daily lives as well as in Politics, the most rampant use of the Tool called Promise is done by the Politicians (it might take a whole blog to discuss what the word Politics and Politician means, though). But Promise is an Inter-active two-party event. The prevalent misuse of Promise is by the Lover to the Beloved. But these promises are never intended to be fulfilled. Because there is hidden agenda behind the Promise. The agenda driven by Lust, Greed or Fear. These Promises are not out of concern. The Promised is at liberty to get herself fooled that the Lover means what he says. But the Promisor is certain that he would never fulfil these promises. Over a period of time these promises have become customary and a tradition much to the delight of writers of Romantic Novels. But a similar effect has been seen in the area of Politics and Governance. Election after Election promises have been made in the form of Manifesto. These Manifestos have been publicly released and discussed in all possible fora. Media to Nukkad meetings (Adda), Tea Shops to Barber’s shop, buses, trains, canteens, coffee-houses. Though discussed the Promised (Voter) however assumes that the promises would be fulfilled this time around. Thus, the votes which the Promised feels have at last been able to leverage the value it deserves. Some, in fact, a large majority prefer to stay away from Voting because they think the Promises would not be fulfilled. In either case, the Promisor (The Political Candidate) is quite certain that there would be no accountability for not keeping the promises. These promises have also become customary. But one test of a Promise is when the Promised decides to analyse the feasibility and viability of the fulfilment of the Promises. Also, to analyse what would be the manipulative methods by which the Promisor (another five years later) would be able to insult the intelligence of the Voter saying ‘Just see, what I had promised. You had interpreted wrongly. (Bijli and Pani promises, Garibi Hatao promises are examples)’.
When I question whether the promises of NaMo are doable or not, I get a clear answer. Yes. Eminently Doable promises. But when I question the others in the fray, the Promises are either not there or are illusory promises not reflecting the innate will to actually even attempt to fulfill. These are customary promises with a foregone decision that these need not be implemented.
While ‘Doable or Not? Is one question a much more relevant question is whether it is needed or not. There have been promises of reservation in every manifesto for the last twenty odd years. But is it something that is needed as a promise. Is it needed at all phases of life of a hitherto backward person? Well, there, another contentious issue – a person can be backward. But after 66 years of independence and self-proclaimed ‘people-centric’ and ‘mass-benefiting’ governance by stalwarts, how can there be backward communities? You guessed it right. There was no people-centric, mass-benefiting governance. There was caste-centric, religion-centric, ghetto-oriented governance. Do we need this? No. Therefore, when I analyse the Promises of NaMo I find these Desperately Needed. While others are still trying to sell their ill-conceived Scheming Schemes which the Nation does not need.
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Major thanks for the post. Great.
This is one awesome blog article.Much thanks again. Keep writing.
Muchos Gracias for your blog post. Will read on…
Well articulated.
Most politicians suffer from an ill-conceived notion that voters have short-term memories and do not care when the promise tends out to be illusory and their political authority would not suffer as a result of this betrayal. As such, politicians promise to enact popular but harmful policies while campaigning, only to quietly jettison them upon attaining office. We have witnessed this phenomenon over the last so many decades of Congress rule. In this respect, Modi has introduced a new paradigm to concept of ‘Electoral Promises’. Modi makes promises on what he has actually achieved in the last 12 years & his deep understanding of what today’s highly aspirational public (more particularly the youth) wants.
Modi needs to communicate the strengths of “Gujarat Model” and more particularly its sound economic understanding that a sharp increase in manufacturing is imperative for sustainable and inclusive growth. World renown economists like Bhagwati & Panagarhia have endorsed Gujarat Model, but admittedly more needs to be done to neutralize the campaign (with tacit support from Congress) unleashed by left-leaning economists like Amartya Sen.
Very nice article indeed. Yes, NaMo is an altruistic leader and the best administrator available with us today. Our Nation desperately need Him. Thank You.
Good one.NaMo is the only hope now lest nation looses the iniative.