(Image source from: No honeymoon phase for Modi ministers)
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes his first month in office, media watchdogs can't help but kudo the PM for gutsy move like forming an SIT on black money, and at the same time, boo him down for a steep hike in railway fares.
Agreed, the first month in office has been anything but a 'honeymoon period' for Modi and his ministers, as the PM states in his new blog ( http://www.narendramodi.in/a-few-thoughts-as-we-complete-a-month-in-office/ ) issued on the event of his completion of 30 days. Ever since Modi-led BJP came to power, it has suffered a series of setbacks including failure to stop widespread sexual violence, hike in railways fares and tiff with regional parties over making Hindi as the lingua franca of the nation. That said, all's not been bad for the new government, as Mr. Modi's blog asserts.
Shedding light on various matters over which his government has been targeted in the past one month and lauding his Council of Ministers for the hard work they put in from Day 1, the PM wrote: "Our entire team has devoted every single moment for the welfare of the people. Every decision we took has been guided solely by national interest."
In the 30 days that the new government has been in office, it has been in news for its different style of functioning as well as controversial moves like booting out UPA appointees among bureaucrats and state governors.
“Forget hundred days, the series of allegations began in less than a hundred hours. But when one is working with the sole aim of serving the nation determinedly, these things do not matter,” he wrote in the post.
Armed with a massive mandate, there is no denying that team Modi has taken some bold decisions — some welcoming, a few eyebrow raising! That said, the current situation seems positive than the decade long supremacy of Congress mired in corruption.
Pointing towards the legacy of 10 years of the UPA rule, Modi said: "There are areas we surely need to improve. A big challenge I am facing in Delhi is to convey to a select group of people about our sincerity to bring positive change in this country. These are people who are both within and outside the government system. There have been instances in the last month with which our government has nothing to do, yet these controversies have persisted."
He said he didn't "blame anybody" but felt the need to strengthen systems so "the right things are communicated to the right people at the right time".
Modi, a four-time Gujarat Chief Minister, also shared that his confidence had "increased tremendously" though he began his new job with misgivings.
"When we took over a month ago, I kept thinking that I am new to this place and some people believed that I would take at least a year or even two to learn the intricacies of the working of the central government. Fortunately, a month later that thought does not exist any longer in my mind," he said.
All said and done, a lot of things now rests on how the Modi government treads through the labyrinthine roads of the system to salvage India's economy, boost its creaking infra, public finances, energy shortages and high inflation.
AW: Suchorita Choudhury
