MICRO MANAGING EVERYTHING With fanatics any civilised discussion or criticism is tabu. Before the lockdown our economy was already in dire straits, Modi along with invitee Trump could do no wrong. Both will blame Corona and will be credited for everything positive. The wrong priorities,"development" and government policies worldwide led to climate change with no effective cap on pollution. Respected journalist Shekar Gupta has spelt out in detail how our government has incapacitated India! BeforeCorona struck, our economy was in a precarious state anyway with polarization of the nation and deteriorating law and order. Delhi riots and election dramas are now all forgotten with deadly Corona which has exposed the best and the worst in all of us! But it gave the Centre unfettered power and we lost all our freedom to challenge and advise what is in our interest, especially the poor and downtrodden not factored in before hasty sudden decisions. Fiats issued were rarely clear and clarifications came after suffering and harsh action by the police! This does not condone the wrong actions by some public on doctors or breaking rules or belittle good work by some police. Unfortunately most media just laps up the hype and showmanship, except a few channels which questions and exposes the truth versus the hype, which is rubished by the establishment! Tens of crores population lifted out of poverty since 1991 are now jobless and back in the wilderness! Many small industries have closed down. The Centre is micro managing the States and each one of us, what we can and cannot do. Whilst lauding the Police, their excesses are detriment to public confidence which requires prevention first, and lack of consideration can be seen in the reported Goa police lockdown stastistics of total arrests made 1,187; vehicles seized 456; FIRs registered 655 and fines imposed Rs 40,16,800/-. With high petrol prices, surely most were not out for joy rides as requirements of people are varied . Rules cannot be made for everything! Besides late government handouts not reaching when and where intended, what is the road ahead without more enslavement and total "we know what is good for you" without democratic constitutional and privacy norms! The government needs to consider all the criticism, advice, suggestions and help it can get? If Modi intends to be among the world leaders, realization that his perception has been fashioned by the RSS and he is behaving as PM of the BJP must reorient his thinking to what all Indians needs at this juncture.
