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Gujarat model of hate is evident everywhere: Economist Interview Pranab Bardhan // Devadeep Purohit

27.1.18

Gujarat model of hate is evident everywhere: Economist: [telegraphindia.com] In general, the increased incidents of hate crimes and social violence and the atmosphere of fear and intimidation for the minorities and the dissenters have caused serious damage to our social and political fabric. This, to me, is much more serious than any harm their bad policies may be causing to the economy.

The so-called Gujarat model of economic growth has so far not worked in large parts of the country, but the Gujarat model of hate and intolerance is very much in evidence everywhere. This is fostered by the Sangh parivar and its associates, aided and abetted by a conniving police and bureaucracy and encouraged by the selective silence of the Prime Minister.

It is selective silence interspersed with some 'wink-wink' platitudes. He will talk about Dalits and Muslims and things like ' sabka saath' and all that, but his party members know how to interpret his selective silence. In election rallies, in times of desperation, he is not averse to spewing some form of communal poison, as he did in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

The government has failed to provide basic security for minorities and the minimum rule of law in this respect. The whole world now knows this and I am going to quote some global rankings. The government and the Prime Minister seem to be preoccupied with the World Bank's ease of doing business index. They do not seem to be aware that there are a lot of problems with this World Bank ranking, in which in any case India now ranks 100 instead of 130. Still quite bad.


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