Kutch : Adopted Home of Narendra Modi

It was December 2002, Narendra Modi imarge as strong leader after winning 127 out of 183 seats with cleansweep in Gujarat. It was moment of joy, victory and celebration for BJP. But at same time, There were 2 things which refelcted this result. This was verdict for Narendra Modi: A Hindu Hriday Samart and There was only one district were BJP lost badly. KUTCH

BJP and Narendra Modi won only 1 out 6 seats in Kutch. Statisticaly saying 6 seats are not big bunch of 183 seats it's just 3.25 % of seats and Modi can easily ignore in this landslide victory. But If elections won by statistics, Mathamaticans rules the nation. Kutch is largest district in India and also it covers almost 25% land of Gujarat.  Narendra Modi knews that he can't ignore this.

In 2002 Election, Godhra riots were important point in whole gujarat but In kutch, it was period of post earthquake and people were not happy with local politicians, who didn't help much in that critical time of Kutch.


Kutch was in miserable situation due to earthquake and no development, no company. It was assumed as border area and desert, where no CM cares and for buerocrates it was punishment posting. but After 2003, slowly things started changing and It was Kutch's Adopted son Narendra Modi, being Chief Minister of Gujarat played crucial part of changing lives of 20 Lakh Kutchis.

As kutch is geographically far from all metro cities, It was tough to bring mega projects here. But he bring Adani to Mundra Port which is today biggest port in India. Also Company like AMW, Welspun, BKT Tyres and many other companies came to Kutch in last 10 years. This infuse money in kutch and also give job oppertunity to Kutchi youth. But this was not main thing that developed NaMo's adopted home. His master stroke for Kutch is TOURISM.


Yes, Being a district which has sea, hill, desert, Kutch is very picturesque and beautiful. But it was raw, There are no places to show like there are in Palace and Desert of Rajsthan. So he made them.

I would like to share 3 examples how Modi Changed his home.


KRANTI TEERTH

Narendra modi with Ashes of
Krantiguru

It was 2003, Narendra Modi did first step to show his affaction towards Kutch. Krantiguru Shaymji Krishna Verma was freedom fighter from Kutch but as he died in Geneva, Switzerland, His ash were in safe custody and his last wish was to bring it to Free India in home town. Modi took innitiative and bring that ash in his own hands from Geneva. Also when he reach to India. He had special Yatra, where the road show had been done to cover most Gujarat for patriot ash of Shyamji Krishna Verma, He also granted land and build Kranti Teerth, where iconic image of India House made. Which is one of historical monument in Britain and been witness of struggle of Indian Fight for Freedom. and Today Lakhs of People visited and feel inspired. Even after 12 years of this, when NaMo visited Britain as PM, in his speech he talked about this and also urge people to visit this patriot place.

Now this played huge part in development of Mandvi, Beach, Vijay Vilas Palace and many other places have been full with many people coming to visit this. More than 20-25 big hotels had open in the area which is a small gesture of showing how it is developed.



KUTCH KARNIVAL

In 2005, Narendra Modi coined new term called "Kutch Karnival", In december month of every year, He started to celebrate Kutch Karnival in Bhuj where whole city is decorated and there is parade like one in New York City on 4th July. This was huge boost for moral of Kutchhi People to feel there is one of them.



Result had been shown in 2007 Gujarat Election, It was looking tough for Narendra Modi to win this election because this time it was not Narendra Modi: Hindu Hriday Samart, but Narendra Modi: Development Icon. and may be it was first time it was agenda was on development and nothing else. but Kutch voted for him. BJP won 5 out of 6 seats in Kutch. Although it is always said that term "Maut Ke Saudagar" made him win the election, but more importantly it was his work which Gujarat and specially Kutch appriciated.

After this victory NaMo had took biggest step towards development of Kutch.

Rann Utsav.

10 years ago, If you ask someone to go to banni , He decline instantly even in some cases people

PM NaMo with HM and Ministers in white desert

leave their jobs just to not go to khavda and banni villages. But in 2008, Modi started a Rann Utsav at Dhordo Village where only white desert in world is situated. Tourism Department tied up with private event management firm to make it grand success.
More than 500 Tents are made every year for 4 months and approx 10-15 lakh people visit it every year.

Dhordo Village is having population of approx 350-400 people and they earn almost 15 Crore in last 5-7 years due to rann utsav. Started with 8 Bhunga (Tent) in Gateway to Rann Resort, today there are more then 100 bhunga are there which are used as homestay.

He ask Amitabh Bachchhan to promote Kutch Rann Utsav and in few years it is most successful event of Gujarat. There was 3 day Rann Utsav when it was celebrated first time. Today it goes on more than 4 months and lakhs of people visit it.People are earning and living peacefully due to this small initiatives by Modi.


and after becoming PM, he hasn't forget is adopted land. He visited Kutch for 3 days form 18 to 20 dec. This is longest period when PM has been stayed in india other than his official home 7 RCR.

I would like to clarify that I am not BJP or "BHAKT" but this is just to show how much small points changed life of lakhs of people.

Thank You Narendra Modi... Adopted Son of Kutch..

Modi and Modi United

There’s a politically charged atmosphere in the room. All the leading reporters of India are babbling excitedly. Two of India’s most reputed administrators have called for a press conference. Rumours abound that a new political party is to be launched.

With Congress continuing to have congress with the public, BJP neither helping the Bharatiya Janata nor allowing anybody to Party, and thinking having left all leftist thinkers, the time seems ripe for a new formation.

In walks Narendra Modi in a spotless kurta-pajama and Lalit Modi in a spotted tie and his (only?) grey suit. There’s an eager silence as Lalit Modi unfolds a (thankfully) small piece of paper and reads from it…

I, Lalit Modi & he, Narendra Modi, have realized that we are India’s most capable administrators. We have, therefore, decided to launch a new political party – Modisattva. The party will work for peace, prosperity & high TRPs. I hereby declare the Modisattva party open. Any questions folks?

Reporter : Hi, I’m from the Pioneer, so I’ll ask the first question, heh heh. So, Mr. Modi, why have you decided to leave the BJP? And you Mr. Lalit Modi. Why are you leaving the IPL?

Narendra Modi : Well, for a party that calls itself right-wing, the BJP is getting too many things wrong. Our terrorism plank backfired. We tried Ram and got rammed. In fact, the elections results were such a joke that the party is now in splits. I believe it’s time to move on.

Lalit Modi : As for me, I’ve not really left the IPL. After all Mr. Narendra Modi here is Indian and he wants to be a Premier who’s in a League of his own. So it’s all the same thing. Basically, I’m a Commissioner. Where there is commission, there there is Modi.

R : Narendrabhai, isn’t Lalit Modi a strange choice of partner?

NM : Of course not. Gandhi said, “First the ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you’ve won.” Currently most people ridicule Lalit and fight me. So we’ve nearly won.

A reporter behind a veil (used to be a reporter behind a wail) : I’m Burqaah Dutt from SOB TV. How do you feel after riots resulted in so many deaths while you were CM? Will people ever feel safe under you?

NM (dismissively) : Please. The riots were just an isolated event.

LM : And my events were an absolute riot. Hehe.

NM : All these accusations are just media fabrications. When I run this country, I’ll ensure that people aren’t given wrong information about such happenings. As the people’s representative, I’ll ensure that there are no misprepresentations. All riots in the future will be scheduled so that they get maximum TV coverage. Everybody will get to see the truth unfold. We call it Prime Time Pogromming.

LM : Unscheduled riots will be rare. We shall have bunches of people armed with sticks in every city and village. They will break out into a menacing dance whenever there is a sign of any trouble. You could call them fearleaders. Now, that should help keep the peace.

Lalit Modi smugly steps out to smoke a quick strategy break.

R : Er… what about external threats?

NM : Tell me, once we devote enough attention to terrorizing our own people, why would terrorists even bother coming here? Like James Bond, they will decide to live and LeT die.

Burqaah Dutt leaves the room in tears and another reporter takes over.

R : This is Eugene from DNA. You said there would be prosperity along with peace. What steps do you propose to take towards this?

NM : We will have a two pronged strategy – Sops for the rich and credit for the poor. All industries will be given tax breaks, and subsidized land. Some people may call such a strategy an ana-crony-ism but I say – you can’t lather up the economy without some sop.

R : What about the poor people then? Won’t you be taking away their land?

NM : What do they need land for? I’ll give them money. Easy credit will be made available through a new financial institution called the Votebank of India. They can freely borrow and spend. And before every election, I’ll waive off the loans. In this way, I will be unwavering in my principles and waivering in my actions.

Lalit Modi returns, takes his place and surveys the gathering with a grin.

LM : We’ll thus have Citi moments of success as well as Village moments of success.

R : This is Mani from Economic Times. If you give sops to the industrialists and free credit to the poor, won’t the nation go broke? Owning a Mint doesn’t necessarily make money, as our rivals in HT found out. Where will the money for all this come from?

LM : Let me answer this one. Advertising is the key. We will raise money through sponsorships. Everything will be sponsored and branded. States, cities, mountains, rivers whatever. In any case, we keep making meaningless changes to the names of our cities. I say, let’s make it meaningful. So we’ll have Viagrajasthan, Zandu Balmbay, Raybangalore, Playwindhyas & Digjamuna. The map of India will look like Times Square. This is what I call ad-ministration. In rural areas, even people will be branded. Kissan, for instance, has evinced interest in branding every single farmer. After all, our constitution does talk about universal adult franchise.

R : This is Tara, from Society. What about social freedom. Do you plan to continue BJPs rather draconian policies on morality, censorship, etc.?

NM : Listen, you are all children of the state. And like any parent, the state wants to keep you innocent, obedient and compliant. I’m a pop who won’t let you paap. Liberty, Equality & Fraternity are all things of the past. We believe in Sobriety, Conformity & Paternity. Remember we are a Republic, not a Reprivate. So public opinion will rule over private preferences. And I represent the public. So my private thoughts become public policy, and my public pronouncements control private behaviour and… errr (confusedly), Lalit, do you want to add to this one…

LM : But not to worry, do what you like. All digressions will be punished only by fines. We call it the Cash for Sins scheme. Live it up, but pay up. This is our fine formula which we are currently er… refining.

R : I’m Chittaranjan Dash from Telegraph, so I’ll keep my question short. What about foreign policy?

NM : Look, as a country we were left-aligned, tried to get right-aligned, and pretended to be centre-aligned or in fact, non-aligned. Nothing has worked, so we will try out the only alignment remaining – justified. We’ll do what we want and justify it later. Truly out-of-the-box thinking. In a box setting.

R : This is E.V.R. Reddy from DC. As I’ve chronicled so far, you have promised sops for the rich, dole for the poor, private sponsorship of public property, and public control of private life. And all this with justification. Interesting. So how do you plan to promote this party?

NM : I will traverse the length and breadth of this country. I’ll reach the heights of oratory & plunge the depths of morality. Everywhere I’ll kindle public anger by ranting about the ills of the current government. In a sense, it’ll be series of rave parties. Which will be done in a Wrath Yatra.

LM : This Wrath Yatra, will be capsuled and telecast as a reality show – The MTV Modis. We will also extensively use the internet. With the number of bans we plan to impose, taking banners is quite easy for us. And like Ayodhya, we’ll also do a few site-captures. The funds for these will come from our corporate cronies, who will help us with our hoardings.

NM : That’s all for the time being folks. As you see, we have a dream. Of a country with fast-paced growth. Supported by sponsorship. Let me assure you, no stone will be left unthrown, in our quest for peace, prosperity & high-TRPs.

LM : Yes. You could say, our vision for India is 20-20.

Disclaimer – This post is entirely fictitious. It contains not a modi-cum of truth. But who knows. The two fictional gentlemen do share a common love for autocracy, intolerance & big business

Love,

Smit

Courtosy:

Mr. Ramesh Srivats

http://www.rameshsrivats.net/2009/07/modi-modi-united.html