Guwahati: Assam chief minister and Congress veteran Tarun Gogoi said that the yawning gap between promises made and action taken by Narendra Modi-led Government had slowed down the growth trajectory of the country.
He said rhetorics of Prime Minister Modi did no good to the country. “The BJP came to power at the Centre promising ‘acche din’, however, contrary to its promise it has indulged in self aggrandisement.
As a result, Modi Government is fast losing its popularity. Even when the ‘honeymoon’ period was not over, the BJP failed to get clear majority in Maharashtra; in Haryana it managed to win by only single seat and in Delhi the party faced the drubbing while in Uttarakhand it suffered yet another defeat. In Vanarasi, which is Modi’s own den, the BJP lost in local body elections.” Gogoi said.
“Promises like bringing back black money stashed abroad, crediting every account holder’s bank account with Rs. 15 lakh each, deporting illegal foreigners from Assam seemed to have been put on the back burner in Modi’s agenda of action. Unemployment has hit the all-time low in the country, with no initiative of the Centre in creating employment avenues and prices of essential commodities including pulses are skyrocketing”, Gogoi said.
He commented under the NDA regime BJP was making tall claims that India was progressing on all fronts, the entire North East region was meted out with very shoddy treatment.
“Denial of Special Category Status to the North East, keeping the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy suspended, not releasing funds under the Ministry of DoNER for flood management in the State, are some of the instances of the Centre’s hollow promises that failed to see the light of the day”, Gogoi said adding that even the much hyped ‘Act East Policy’ would not augur well in the face of changing pattern of allocation of funds for the Centrally sponsored schemes.
