Govt. must cut down expenditure

Welcome to the new government at centre as well as in few states putting before public a sigh of relief any charge through mandate happens to be in people’s welfare provided the correct and needful leadership is given from all over the world media has widely a claimed and welcomed the new government headed by Mr. V. P. Singh the best finance Minister India has ever had. The London press in its reputation for scrupulous honesty states that in Indian politics honesty is as rare as snow in Delhi. However, some of the stalwarts in this government are erstwhile congressmen but they are expected to fulfill the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi and Jai Prakash Narain. The people’s verdict in this lok sabha elections manifests the feelings of electorate that the idle and corrupt government must be thrown out irrespective of party/stature. The present trend of mandate alarms more the present and future governments besides a deep lesson to the party which ruled the nation for nearly four decades. Since the minority and coalition government is supposed to be an unstable one hence in order to survive full term it must strive hard to consolidate its position by performing well and fulfilling peoples hopes.
The new government is expected to put heavy checks over unnecessary expenditures in ceremonies and celebrations Heavy expenditure over VIP securities public meetings laying foundation stones and installing statues should be curbed Now the common citizen have been aware of government’s carrot race policy by communal appeasement language reward talking tall talks of great foreign threats to the security of nation and in the name of national integration. In order to avoid mid-term poll causing heavy exchequer to public money, the government is expected to forget past acrimony work together in the interest of nation and should put them to task to fulfill their election promises in order to win the hearts of people. Mud slinging /washing of dirty linen in the public should not be repeated as the former Janata government did. The Agriculture sector is to be uplifted at the industrial status by providing better and cheaper agricultural inputs. The farmers should get handsome incentives and better facilities for marketing of their products. However a good start by U.P. Government. Middle class people particularly the Academicians should get tax relief whereas additional taxes from higher class & luxury item industries may be realized common people should get more relief from price check of essential items R & D facilities under science & Technology need more liberal policies to avoid Brain Drain and to match the Industrial and scientific world.
Under the stewardship of Mr.V.P. Singh an able and honest Administrator all-round efficiency and honesty in the implementation of welfare schemes is expected with spectacular change only the free and fair press and media can correctly evaluate the functioning of Government. High order of reform is needed to provide quick cheap and fair justice in the land of lord Ram, Krishna, Gautam and Mahavir alcoholism should not be permitted as it breeds various modes of crime. Government should not hesitate closing down its own such plants and Revenue Department, instead another new source of revenue must be generated. The Government machinery and people should be checked of high expenditures in grand celebrations and ceremonies at least the involvement of Government authorities in these should be dealt with stern action.
The real tribute to father of nation and other martyrs will be to eliminate communalism from our society of great cultural heritage. The Administration should be toned up in solving this highly explosive problem by removing the communally motivated people absolutely from the Government and Administration. The incapable person is not to get the responsible position and a specialized task force of civil and police officials of high morale and integrity is to be established to copy any likely situation. In such events local and District Administration should be immediately penalized as the Government of Devi Lal did against two senior police officials. No. officer should be punished less than termination of service in case of genocide at the part of his fault. Regarding Babri Masjid-Ram Janm Bhoomi tangle. Government should invite high intellectuals of great morale and secularism of both the community instead allowing to play self-styled political and religious leaders for the complete and final solution. By working in this way, the present Government will not only prove stable but enter into the hearts of people to provide more opportunities to rule and also the image of nation will be truly acclaimed worldwide.
(The Pioneer, Lucknow, December 20, 1989)