General elections are round the corner. It’s that time of governance-cycle where suddenly the all-important (politician) becomes the common man and the common man becomes all-important. Basking in the glory of this transient attention that voters are getting, I thought of coming up with my own wish list of the top five things that I would want the next government to promise and hopefully deliver.
About the Author: Shobhika Puri
Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Christian Michel, Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, and the list goes on... What do these people have in common apart from crores of rupees in their bank accounts that don’t rightfully belong to them? They all have escaped the country and are making a mockery of the numerous summons made to them.
The Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017 was passed by the Rajya Sabha recently. The Bill has taken some much-awaited and much-needed measures for giving more autonomy to the 20 IIMs in the country. It grants the status of national importance to these institutions. There is much to be celebrated, but is this enough?
Even before his political career could take off, it seems Rahul Gandhi has lost. Lost because it seems he is not interested; not interested in taking responsibilities, not interested in working hard; in fact, not interested in politics altogether. Rahul Gandhi seems to have lost the plot.