It's the story of two recipes designed by two persons of different tastes and different beliefs but with the same objective in mind. The first person announced his recipe on April 4, 2013, which "shocked and pained" the second person. He lashed out at the first person, dismissing his words "not worth listening". The first person was even warned, "...due to your ignorance, do not try to destroy the culture and tradition of this country."
Then two months later, on July 14 the second person came up with his own recipe. Surprisingly, the ingredients of his recipe appeared to be the same that were proposed by the first person but he described them differently. I don't know why he was angry with the first person, when he himself had to come up with the same recipe.
Both the recipes are for putting India on the path of development and helping its people realize their aspirations. The first recipe was proposed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the annual CII General Meeting in New Delhi on April 4 and the second by the Gujarat 'strongman' Narendra Modi while addressing Fergusson College students on July 14.
Let's have a look at the similarities between the two recipes:
Modi: There is a difference between others and us. Others are interested in power, my priority is empowering the nation.
Rahul: No one can stop this tide of Indian aspirations. Our job is to channel these aspirations by empowering the people.
Modi: China prioritized education in its budget. In India, we dream of 7% of our budget for education but are stuck at 4%.
Rahul: There is great urgency to 'weed out the obsolete from our education system'.
Didn't I say the ingredients of both the recipes are same? But Rahul should not be accused of copying since he presented his recipe earlier than the 'strongman'.
Now I end with some statistics released by the 'strongman's government in Gujarat for the funds spent on some heads in the first quarter of the current year. Ideally 25% of the allocated budget should be spent in each quarter:
Perhaps the 'strongman' is busy drawing up plans for uplifting the entire India, so the education, health services and woman and child development in Gujarat can take a back seat for some time.
Then two months later, on July 14 the second person came up with his own recipe. Surprisingly, the ingredients of his recipe appeared to be the same that were proposed by the first person but he described them differently. I don't know why he was angry with the first person, when he himself had to come up with the same recipe.
Both the recipes are for putting India on the path of development and helping its people realize their aspirations. The first recipe was proposed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the annual CII General Meeting in New Delhi on April 4 and the second by the Gujarat 'strongman' Narendra Modi while addressing Fergusson College students on July 14.
Let's have a look at the similarities between the two recipes:
Modi: There is a difference between others and us. Others are interested in power, my priority is empowering the nation.
Rahul: No one can stop this tide of Indian aspirations. Our job is to channel these aspirations by empowering the people.
Modi: China prioritized education in its budget. In India, we dream of 7% of our budget for education but are stuck at 4%.
Rahul: There is great urgency to 'weed out the obsolete from our education system'.
Didn't I say the ingredients of both the recipes are same? But Rahul should not be accused of copying since he presented his recipe earlier than the 'strongman'.
Now I end with some statistics released by the 'strongman's government in Gujarat for the funds spent on some heads in the first quarter of the current year. Ideally 25% of the allocated budget should be spent in each quarter:
- Education: Only 8.18% of the allocated Rs 3580 crore
- Woman and child development: 6.71% of the allocated Rs 1300 crore
- Health services: 13.82% of the allocated Rs 3800 crore
Perhaps the 'strongman' is busy drawing up plans for uplifting the entire India, so the education, health services and woman and child development in Gujarat can take a back seat for some time.
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