When the lockdown was declared for the
first time in March 2020, some biased journalists were in the front to mock and
ridicule the Prime Minister for taking such a step. These journalists relish in
anti-Modi stories and find fault in him, where there is none. Obviously, these
journalists are either being funded by some foreign forces, which are inimical to
India in general and Modi in particular. They are so powerful that with the
active support of some forces they can capitulate any government with their
orchestrated echo system.
There used to be regular debates on
many TV channels, where all the time government was blamed to have not preparing
contingency plans to deal with the pandemic. On NDTV, its proprietor-editor
used to anchor a programme on the calamity of the Corona and had made it a
point to always take an anti-government stand on the issue of handling Corona. All debaters, including some Doctors, used to agree on one point that
‘more people would die of hunger than Corona’. Now after two years one finds
that these prophets of doom have been proved wrong. They look forlorn and
depressed. Deft handling of the grim situation by the government has
shown to the whole world that not even a single person died because of hunger
or starvation. The entire world has seen with wonder and amazement the way the
Indian Government pulled all socks to face the pandemic and emerged much
stronger. The free ration was provided to eighty crore populaces, month after
month during the Corona, which staved them off the death from starvation.
However, the latest and the first decision of
the 2-0 Yogi government to continue to distribute free ration for three more
months to over twenty crore people of Uttar Pradesh is not good for the state.
The situation has returned to normal, and the Corona cases have come down next
to nil therefore, the free ration supply could have been stopped. Harvesting of
Rabi crop will start in another fortnight and the farmers will have enough food
grains in their homes, so, the free ration supply could have been extended, at
the most, for one more month. Freebies are good to tide over a crisis, but it
should not be made a norm because people become lazy.
Think of the days of March 2020, when
everybody was scared. There was an acute shortage of masks, sanitisers, which
are now available in plenty. Apart from it, the government asked the
pharmaceutical companies to produce enough medicines to be distributed among
Corona patients. Our scientists developed the two most effective vaccines in
record time, which could not have been possible without the support
and encouragement of the government. The country certainly suffered the crisis
of Oxygen during the second wave of Corona but that was also solved on a war
footing. Thus, the sterling performance of the government in handling the
Corona cases won all-around accolades and appreciation for it. It was reflected
in the recent assembly elections, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, where the Yogi
government registered the spectacular victory.
The biggest causality during the Corona
has been the media. The damage has been caused to the profession by the paid
journalists, who were overactive in spreading false and fake news to defame the
government and demoralise the people. Some journalists and most of them were
unemployed UTubers, who had made it a point to report against the government
what may. Many of the well-known faces took the mikes in their hands and
shamelessly ran the anti-Modi agenda and interviewed only those people, who
have been supporters of any political party. A lady journalist, who is known
for her wheeling and dealing in the UPA government and was awarded Padma Award,
took a mike in her hand and started inciting the migrant workers to move away
from the places of their work to their home villages. The reason for it was
given since they had nothing to eat, therefore they were moving away from the
places of work. She forgot the fact that the government did not waste a day in
declaring the relief of free ration to one and all. Such journalists were
responsible for creating chaos and anarchy on the roads, knowing fully
well that trains and buses were suspended during Corona. Without losing any
time, however, the government made arrangements for the buses to transport the
migrant workers to their destination free of cost.
Another remarkable decision of the
government was to distribute free ration across the board, without any
discrimination on the ground of the region, religion, or caste. It will not be
surprising that the Muslims have been the biggest beneficiary of the free
ration and many other schemes like Ujjwala, Ijjat Ghar Yojna or PM Awas Yojna.
It is a different matter that the anti-Modi and Yogi feelings have been drilled
in their minds to such an extent that they still remain their worst critic for
no rhyme or reason.
When the Pandemic Corona has badly broken
the economy of most developing and underdeveloped countries, India has set an
example for the whole world as to how to handle a natural calamity.
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