Friday 10 September 2010

How the PM-in-Waiting's Constituency is faring!

It is amusing to hear Rahul Gandhi, the Congress's self-proclaimed Prime Minister-in-waiting of India, talk about lack of development, concern for the poor and the contribution made by his great grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and himself to nation building.

We shall expose how hollow the claim of theNehru-Gandhi dynasty is by looking at certain socio economic indices of two constituencies - Rae Bareli & Amethi - represented by the so called first family of India. All the figures are averaged for Rae Bareli and Amethi together

People Below Poverty Line - 54%
Families without electricity - 86%
Children NOT Vaccinated - 84%
Neo Natal Death - 83 per 1000
Post Natal Death (0-5 years) - 160 per 1000

This, despite the Constituencies getting preferential treatment and unlimited resources.

A person(s) who cannot improve the welfare of his constituency in, well nearly 4 decades, cannot be expected to improve the lot of the Indians elsewhere.

We get the politicians we deserve!

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