Time to act for Congress, for Maharashtra

More things change, more and more they remain the same. This is especially true in case of political situation in India.

Maharashtra has seen more number CMs than the number of 5-year tenures of Vidhansabha. Certain Mr. Ashok Chavan was replaced by Prithviraj Chavan, the foreign-educated, Rajyasabha MP. Apparently he is known for clean image and good administration capabilities.

As a confidante of both 10, Janpath and country’s bureaucrat PM Manmohan Singh, he had handled key ministries.  However the relatively hassle free policy decision making of Delhi is no match for rough and tough politics in Mumbai.

How do you judge 100 day performance of a CM overwhelmed by the coalition partner? At best NCP takes credit for different plans. At worst Congress is staring in the face of depths of despair. This could be the ultimate all-time low point.

The Congress is so listless; there is not even semblance of real good governance in the state. Forget the implementation of various schemes and general peaceful law and order condition.

An IAS officer is burnt alive; a mafia like sand trader threatens a journalist of similar consequences. The environmental conditions deteriorate in cities. The builder- bureaucrat- politician- criminal nexus is operating at its peak.

The imbalance and deficit of growth in all the regions of the state has its shares of problems. Demand of a separate state, in case of Vidarbh, is one of the manifestations of the social unrest.

There are lots of expectations from Prithviraj Chavan. How he delivers is extremely important. For the Congress Party. More significantly for Maharashtra. The clock is ticking.

Let’s not forget. This is 50^th year of formation of Maharashtra. And the state should bounce back and continue its march towards all-inclusive development along with measures of the nature conservation.