This refers to Mihir S Sharma's column "A corridor to the future" (Policy Rules, June 22). So, finally the clamour for acche din (good days) is growing. People have started questioning the Prime Minister's intent; is he just a demagogic politician or a true harbinger of change?
But the very idea of developing a corridor does not seem well thought out. It is again going to lead us to the same problems that we have been battling for years. Large scale migration from all over the country to a specific region would once again result in the age-old issues such as overcrowded cities, unaffordable housing and stretched facilities. Add to these problems, the discontent of the people that only a particular area in the nation is being focused upon. The east and the south are almost being overlooked, which will further lead to political gains for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s opponents and a deadly cocktail of politics that will ensure the BJP and Narendra Modi's eviction from office much sooner.
A Prime Minister is supposed to work for everyone's benefit and when you are heading a country like India, these responsibilities are an added package; one does not have the option of ignoring them.
Gaurav Gupta New Delhi
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