Comments on: Gujarat- Its Smelly, Its Dusty , Its Poor. Its India.

By: n.s.mani

n.s.mani — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 03:48:31 +0000

should see all other staes and other countries and make comaprision as to how they are making every effort to improve conditions.
i am sure you would not have bothered if you did not hear somuch about gujerat.
it is always easy ti fin faults and accuse but shoul understand how best you have used the resources available to make the best for people of thev state and country.

By: Dhaval Palsana

Dhaval Palsana — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:44:21 +0000

If you go around like this, New York is poor too! haha . When will indians stop complaining and start working hard? stop making excuses and stop pulling each others legs! mind your own business. Just be good in your deeds thats all.

By: Shauryaveer

Shauryaveer — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:19:52 +0000

Bravo… its time to show the blindfolded people who just read about Gujarat, see media and are very happy. I agree to the point that poverty and exploitation is everywhere including the so called civic nations like usa, uk, Ireland and Australia. But what is important to showcase here is why this wrong publicity of Gujarat being the best governance model.

Land at Ahmedabad airport of travel to railway station, and people are ready to con you because there are no prepaid metered public transport available. Bus Companies like Eagle and Patel who have been funding elections campaigns had monopoly to provide bus service until people started raging against the traffic jams their buses create. Where is the ease of transport model from airports, railway stations and bus stands that the joker modi claims. Now that was a metro city, lets talk about villages.
Go to junagad, manavadar, botad, bhuj and Bhavnagar. Unless you fall under industrial belt, do not expect good roads or traffic regulation in those places. The civic sense is horrible and there are no public bathrooms available.

If you ever get a chance to go near jamnnagar towards pimpri sarsoi dam, you can see the divide very clearly. the road towards reliance factory and population around that has water, electricity but a small village with relatively larger population of farmers have no well constructed roads…. and not even decent electricity. I have agricultural interests there and 3 out of 4 times I have visited, there has been a power failure. So what is Gujarat story…. play a PR card around good governance even if it doesn’t exist ? or abuse anyone and tag them as a congress mouthpiece if you start questioning the publicity……
In any case, you cant blame these politicians….a modi voter is as dumb as a sharad Pawar voter for they get conned by promises and later would not prefer questioning their elected person on why development has not happened.

The time has come to stop blindfolding ourselves and if you prefer to vote for modi, question is motives, question his false claims around Gujarat… and set your expectations….

By: Pritesh

Pritesh — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:36:11 +0000

In reply to Ruben Quadros.

Ruben, Poverty is everywhere, but check the per capita Income of Gujarat citizens. Had government not been doing its job, Do you think people would vote same party for 3 times??? I would request this author to check out BRTS Routes in Ahmedabad and Surat, Talk about 108 Ambulance Facility which is available to one and all. Check out recently made Vadodara’s ST Bus stand (You’ll get airport feel for sure…)
I’m from Mumbai and keep travelling to Gujarat many a times in a year and have seen the growth of the state. Illegal encrochment of Land is a major issue in Mumbai, If you’ve seen S.V.Road from Malad to Kandivali in Mumbai you’ll understand what I mean. Area called Mani Nagar faced similar Problem in Ahmedabad. See how the same was tackled…

By: Atin Chaudhuri

Atin Chaudhuri — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:50:39 +0000

In reply to sanjay austa. Hv your thoughts clear please . I was a regular visitor to Gujrat still a year back . Gujrat is not an island made of Gold inside India . It is a part of India and levelling off effect is there also . But it is far better that Nitin ruled Bihar , Mamta ruled Bengal and so on I know businesmen who got limited power conectuion in Maharastra by paying Mamuls and got double the requirement in Gujrat without paying an anna . I have seen Ministers without guards in open grounds (terrorists do not dare to strike here but can elsewhere .I have seen my friends living near Halol where domestic electic breakdowns are repaired within an hour .The story is endless.Overall better administration and better governance than we see in other parts of India .Rather than discrediting a person try to see what is good hin him so that the country has an option to take it from him.

By: Vishal

Vishal — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:57:23 +0000

In reply to Priyadarshini P Naidu.

Agree with Priya !!

I too saw the same muck and filth in Gujarat.

Hes just a loud fart. There is nothing special about Gujarat. Good PR Team – bunch of liars.

By: Yunus

Yunus — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:46:41 +0000

Having been born in Gujarat, I would always laugh at the ‘shining Guj’ model. Great pics and great work. Too bad people are jus not ready to believe that Guj is just like every other place.

By: Ruben Quadros

Ruben Quadros — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:53:31 +0000

In reply to sanjay austa. The media has sure done a swell job of painting Gujarat as something deviating from the norm. Even I really had a different picture in my mind till I read your piece. We've been made fools of. I hope it's not too late for the aam aadmi to wake up from the delusion that the Gujarat Model is going to wipe off their tears.

By: sanjay austa

sanjay austa — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 06:17:56 +0000

In reply to Kapil Kant Kaul. Kapil, Incidentally I did travel across the US and was surprised to see the homeless there (whom I documented also). Yes I agree its preposterous to believe that everyone is well off and well fed, thats why one should take all the noise about 'Shining Gujarat' with a pinch of salt. Or better still travel there and see for oneself

By: Tekal Srihari

Tekal Srihari — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 05:45:04 +0000

Absolutely,,,,not all of Gujarat is what NAMO claims to be beyond the best…there are pockets for improvement in a big way and the improvement is happening in those areas in a bigger way….
Not like Congrust….pulling the GDP from 8.2 to 4.4…escalating the debts,,,making us go back to pre-independence days with struning of burden in every path of progress,Making the citizens Slaves to Western claws till the last minute of their lives, National Security put at risk-high risk where even our enemies doubt if an attack would be so senseless and easy,,,No self-respect, No identity….what an Obliterated species…