Khaas aadmi wants
Modi
22.01.14
On Sunday
I had given my driver an off and on my way home after visiting my sister in
Sion hopped into an auto-ricksahaw. The driver requested to take a different
route because some MLA was holding a rally on the highway. “Why are our
politicians so foolish, why don’t they think about people who need to drive to
the hospital or airport? After all highways are for traffic not for morchas!” At the traffic signal, the
driver wiped his face with a napkin and
said he drove from 8am to 8pm and with great difficulty earned rupees 1,000 a
day and was still not able to afford a decent meal because of the prices. “And
these politicians are embroiled in so many scandals and cheat on not lakhs but
crores of our money, is this fair? I have decided I will never trust Congress
again. We gave them 60 years and they give us corruption, price rise and
potholes.”
He is
upset and it reflects in his distracted driving, says, “It is a long time I
have eaten a full meal and I’m driving all day on these rocky roads that is not
fit for any vehicles. Last month I was in Gujarat. Narendra Modi has done a
terrific job of the roads and development in the state. I attended his rally
when he was in Mumbai and have decided to vote for him. He is a leader and if
he is in power I’m confident I will get my meal and my country is in safe
hands, what do you feel madam?”
I said
what about AAP don’t you trust the new and young CM in Delhi? “No way madam,
they are too kachha as yet and don’t
know the ropes to rule the country. They have a lot of josh but they lack
maturity. I would not vote Aam Aadmi and I would certainly not vote Rahul
Gandhi.”
And what
if BJP does not come into power, what if Modi is defeated by Rahul or Kejriwal?
“Aisa kaise ho sakta hai madam, vote toh hum
karenge na, aur hum Modi ko jeeta kar
layenge?
I have
reached home and searching for my wallet to pay him. The driver turns to me and
says “madam aap ne toh bataya nahi aap
kis ko vote denge?’ I smiled and remained non committal. He said, “Ye hi toh problem hain – aap logo decision
nahi le paate – roz roz news dekhkar irada badalte ho. Desh ko bigadne mein aap
logon ka bhi haath hain. Magar hum logon ka irada pakka hain – Modi ko jaan
denge aur desh badlenge!”
Bhawana Somaaya/@bhawanasomaaya
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