Modi government needs to extend the scope of the Swachh Bharat campaign and improve sanitation keeping in mind that many sanitation workers are Dalits.
Sewage workers continue to die despite the practice being illegal, and the govt has allegedly not done much despite massive funding available under Swachh Bharat.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Its bemusing to see that some Indians (the well heeled ones – mostly foreign educated) seem to have all the solutions for the countless evils plaguing our society/nation. This article comes across as a pointless exercise in intellectualism. Instead of lauding Mr. Modi for bringing the focus on sanitation and cleanliness, it insinuates that the govt had ulterior motives while initiating the scheme. Sure the SBA has a thousand flaws and it is nobody’s case that India has achieved 100% ODF status. But to pin the blame for this on Mr. Modi and his administration is simply unacceptable.
Its bemusing to see that some Indians (the well heeled ones – mostly foreign educated) seem to have all the solutions for the countless evils plaguing our society/nation. This article comes across as a pointless exercise in intellectualism. Instead of lauding Mr. Modi for bringing the focus on sanitation and cleanliness, it insinuates that the govt had ulterior motives while initiating the scheme. Sure the SBA has a thousand flaws and it is nobody’s case that India has achieved 100% ODF status. But to pin the blame for this on Mr. Modi and his administration is simply unacceptable.
It is not just toilet but you hope at least the toilet. Almost everything he does is half assed job.