This is not a blog to analyse the price hike. It is just an expression of the frustration of common man.
Once again the price of petrol has been increased and this time by a whopping ₹7.50/- to ₹8/-. And to protest that we had a hartal in Kerala. When there is a hartal, India looses crore of rupees. Those persons who are relying on daily wages will go starving. Now I am posing this question, what did we achieve by this hartal? Is it to protest the price hike. If that is the intention, did we get the results and the fuel prices get revised? It is an answer that the political parties are bound to give the common man.
Now coming to the fuel hike, despite whatever the ministers may say, was such a huge increase warranted? Statics tell us that a whopping ₹32 is taken by the government as taxes. If this tax is reduced, then the price can be brought down atleast by ₹15/-.
But who cares about the common man? The ministers are bound answer this simple question. Why does the common man have to suffer while the leaders enjoy pomp and luxury, having security to guard them, with escort of many caravans, luxurious foreign trips? Be warned, the patience of common man is not eternal.Corruption is rampant. Who is doing anything about the same? There will come a time when each and every entity will be answerable to the common man. A change is on the air. Better the political elite take notice.
No political party is greater than our great country. If a nation has to prosper, there ought to be a time when every man, women and child should be provided with the basic necessities. That include food, shelter and basic comforts of life. If a nation fails to provide the same, it can never dream of becoming a great power. Let us take a pledge to start in this way and make our great India the best country in the world. This is the time for action. Lest history will never forgive us.
VANTE MATHRAM
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