So finally the Congress party has come out with a plan to combat inflation, by presenting a d(r)aft economic resolution in its plenary session!!!. Let us take a look at it.
Expressing concern over rising prices, the Congress party on Monday asked the government to deal with the issue of inflation with candour and courage and take stern action against hoarding and black-marketing - Nice touch. Express 'concern' (not even 'alarm') and 'ask' the Government to deal with the issue of inflation with candour and courage, whatever the heck that means. (We are to assume that the inflation was in double digits all these months because the Government did not have a strong spinal chord, eh? What else can you expect when you elevate faceless, insipid idiots as PM and CMs?) Now having made such a gesture, wash the hands, say Jai Sonia, Jai Rahul, have chai, vada and go back to looting the country. Job done.
The daft economic resolution, proposed by Rural Development Minister C P Joshi at the 83rd plenary session of the Congress also called for achieving double digit economic expansion while avoiding jobless growth - I have to admit I am confounded by the term 'avoiding jobless growth'
Neither the centre nor the state governments should tolerate inefficiency or corruption in the system that lead to artificial scarcity or goods or arbitrary increase in prices. The centre should impress upon the states to deal sternly with hoarding, black-marketing and profiteering - Tolerate only corruption in lakhs of crores. These low level corruption of hoarding and blackmarketing dont fill the coffers of the Party and its Queen/Clown Prince. Hence, you need to treat it with what? ha. Candour and Courage. I can see Manmohan Singh lifting a Sword and shout 'Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal' . Then keep it down and tell in a firm sotto voce to the State CMs (Non Congress of course) "You should take all possible steps to check black marketing and hoarding". I can visualize all the CM's peeing in their , well whatever they normally wear.Pointing out that about Rs 45 lakh crore will be required for development of infrastructure sector in the 12th Plan (2012-17), the resolution asked the government to redouble its efforts to create infrastructure sector commensurate with a fast-growing economy - I can hear Swiss Bankers rubbing their hands in glee and queuing up in front of Sonia, Rahul, Ministers houses as the kick back these days is not 10% as in the case of poor 10% Asif Zardari, but close to 75%.
No word about more funds for education, no word about distribution of food grains rotting in the warehouses to feed the hungry poor, no word about how to recover the money stashed in Swiss Banks, or the money stolen through various scams.
