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UPA's performance

The UPA government needs to do some serious stocktaking to avoid going the NDA way. The last year of its three-year rule has been especially disappointing for the common man. Terrorists continue to strike at will, nothing has been done to restore the trust of the people in the Northeast where the AFSPA is still in operation, prices of essential commodities continue to skyrocket, farmer suicides continue to take place, and there seems to be no immediate solution to the reservation crisis with the fate of many students hanging in the balance. On the foreign policy front, the Centre appears to have forgotten its interests in its haste to please the U.S. If the Government still wants to boast of its achievements citing social and economic inclusiveness and secularist credentials, it will find few takers.

N. Sivaraman,
Maraimalainagar, T.N.

The "achievements" of the three-year old Government are: increase in the prices of essential commodities, increase in Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, increase in environmental pollution, and increase in all-round corruption.

Hansraj Bhat,
Mumbai

The challenge before the UPA government in the next two years is to implement programmes that seek to usher in all-inclusive economic development without disturbing the growth rate. It should ensure equitable distribution of wealth. The Left too will have to play a responsible role in the transformation without sticking to age-old dogmas.

R. Vijaykumar,
Chennai

The economist Prime Minister should understand that reforms driven by neo-liberal globalisation have benefited only the techno-savvy and affluent class, while the fruits of economic growth hardly ever reach the common man. The recent electoral debacle of the Congress in different States is a direct consequence of its failure to address the issues concerning the aam admi.

Syed Sultan Mohiddin,
Kadapa

Right from the time the UPA Government came to power, it has failed to check price rise. The common man is dragging his life along while the rich continue to prosper. The Prime Minister himself has agreed that inflation is a cause for concern. If the prices of essential commodities continue to spiral, the government will be forced to witness the fury of the aam aadmi.

G. Jagannadh,
Anantapur

Leaders of political parties adopt different yardsticks while reviewing the economic policies of a government. They criticise the policies with which they have no problem when they are in power. Whichever party is in power, it adopts policies similar to that of the previous government, possibly because of global pressures and the country's needs. Why don't major parties agree publicly on minimum economic concerns and remedies?

Unfortunately a vast majority is ignorant of ground realities, and is swayed away by empty rhetoric. It is the duty of the press to educate the people on economic issues rather than dwelling upon celebrity weddings.

K. Balu,
Chennai

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