Emergency was bad perhaps, but demonetisation was also very bad. People in the cities went through a terrible crisis. Don’t think it was any better in rural areas either. We could not access our own money.
Bernice Sent from my iPhone > On 27-Jun-2018, at 10:53 PM, Nelson Lopes <nellope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Emergency is not an option > > The event occurred 43 years ago. The architect of emergency is dead and > gone .History has recorded the accesses committed during the period > .Everyone agreed that it was the darkness at noon and darkest period of > democracy.Many of those who suffered during the period perhaps have also > been laid to rest. after making their relevant feelings and objections .It > is not that people did not protest even though liberty to life was > suspended and all other rights guaranteed by Constitution. The media in > protest printed blank pages to show their disagreement. Indira Ghandhi > herself > was punished, as she lost elections and Janata Party took the centre stage. > Hence she received her punishment and accepted with grace and humility. It > was perhaps this attitude that made her bounce back with vengeance. For all > practical purposes it is now flogging the dead horse, even with an attempt > to introduce it in syllabus with avowed intention to inform the new > generation. What difference will it make in anybody’s life, especially for > those who were not even born? what affinity and interest will the > generation be enamoured. Politicians are only searching for issues to keep > them in relevance and sway the voters, specially on the eve of elections > > It appears that ruling party is catching the straw like a drowning man, It > has run out of ideas as the present scenario in the country and the mood of > the people has eroded the faith in all verbal promises, that appealed > voters earlier .The voters and electorate have seen for themselves that all > parties seek votes promising the moon and then swear by obstructionist > opposition., Another bogey is the past sins of the party in power then and > inability of present Govt to set things right and for which the change was > done, not to day in or day out to lay the blame at the door of the > predecessor as the most logical strategy of reasons > > The Govt of the day has floundered badly on their own promises so badly > that voters are harbouring ill will towards new messiahs in power, The > talk diet , vexing eloquent about failures of past Govt has reached its > limits of tolerance. Intolerance in all aspects of life and breathing down > the neck of dissenters., or those who dare to express a view contrary to > the rulers No reforms have improved the life of voters, in fact the burden > of rising prices, crimes , lack of safety of women children, unemployment, > demonetisation has crushed all hopes of growth and development > > It is wishful thinking that emergency flogging will turn the voters or > Indians at large towards ruling party and forgive them of all types of > accesses seen in every day life . It is preposterous, that ruling party in > 4 years have crossed all the progress of seven decades, forgetting that > they are best are building on the past foundations with microscopic > changes in the life of Nation. One can only conclude that the ruling party > is in emergency to portray issues that will catch the attention of the > masses and wean them away from the onslaught of alternative that is > building up in strength > > Nelson Lopes Chinchinim