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Business Standard New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 18 2014 | 9:40 PM IST
Tears roll down my cheeks after seeing full-page advertisements by leaders such as Narendra Modi and Anandiben Patel. This is a mere wastage of money belonging to the 400 million families that fall below the poverty line. How will the citizens of the country benefit for the next five years if Modi continues such a spending spree?

India cannot afford to spend this much money when every third child is reeling under malnutrition. More so, every girl child needs protection. The Modi government started new initiatives like the "beti bachao, beti padao" scheme (save the girl child, educate the girl child). He also proposed a "Swachh Bharat" campaign. But how can we achieve these targets when the state and Centre are spending so much on large-scale advertisements?

A Rama Mohana Rao Vijayawada

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