India needs sound policies and not a growing personality cult

Thanks for instigating this debate, Pariashi! Without wasting my character limit, I will begin my argument immediately. People in leadership positions in the political arena should be expected to always act in accordance to the Constitution, the rule of law, and to the principles for which democracy is supposed to stand, and should never use their fame and public image as an artifact to create the illusion that they are behaving morally, ethically, and in a principled manner, while doing the exact opposite. But, Modi, is not such a leader. He is biased by religious veiws and can only make decisions that promote his own political and religious agenda. While leadership can be the catalyst for responsive and innovative action in government, Modi too often reverts to an outdated and ineffective view of leadership based upon a "cult of personality" constructed around a charismatic leader. In the public sector, where there is often a diffused power structure, relying on a single person whether a governor, chief minister or mayor can create the illusion of progress. The Gujarat model of development is an example of such progress. Under Modi's leadership, only some people of Gujarat have benefited greatly, a major part of the population remains untouched by Modi's reforms. It is evident that most people that voted for the BJP and it's allies it this years elections, did so only to support Modi, irrespective of whether the BJP candidate for their constituency is corrupt . Such a scenario, led by the personality cult of Narendra Modi, is very dangerous for the development of India. Modi's governance is faulty and his publicity model is fake and his Gujarat Model is an illusion and a lie. "Only 1 farmer suicide in the last 10 years",says Narendra Modi Take a look at these statistics: http://www.debate.org... By quoting the figure of "1 farmer suicide in 10 years due to crop failure", Gujarat Government is indulging in blatant LIES to save its face. --Read More At: http://www.truthofgujarat.com... If we add up all the numbers (563+121+44+4146), we get to 4874 farmer suicides in the period between 2003 to 2012. It is extremely unforgivable that Modi would indulge in such lies to mislead the entire country. --Read More At: http://www.truthofgujarat.com... The leadership of just one person restricts political progress. A personality cult around one individual has been created which would lead to dictatorship and concentration of power.The BJP election manifesto is clearly biased towards the intersests of Hindus. Quoting the Election Manifesto of the BJP: "India shall remain a natural home for persecuted Hindus and they shall be welcome to seek refuge here" But, what happens to the Muslims in Pakistan and Afghanistan who are victims of Terrorism? Further, it says that it will: "Explore all possibilities within the constitution to fascilitate the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya." "Create the necessary framework to protect and promote the cow and its progeny." (The cow is a sacred religious symbol to Hindus) The 2002 Gujarat riots is the biggest example for the BJP's bias towards hinduism. The riots calimed over 2,000 Muslim deaths, in which the VHP, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) and other hindu fundamentalists took part in the attacks. The VSP and RSS were also instrumental in the 2014 BJP election Campaign. The BJP claims that it is a secular party, but it's actions tell an entirely different story. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological fountainhead of the BJP, has also said that it is not worried about Narendra Modi"s rising stature and it sees "nothing bad in promoting somebody who could get you votes". Are votes the only thing they care about these days? Clearly the BJP is not aware of or is unwilling to accept the repercussions of a personality cult. From this I imply, that the NaMo personality cult does not only pose a threat to the national political process, but also the muslim population of the country. I would like to know, if my opponent is still convinced that the BJP government is a secular one, as they claim. If not, I will provide further examples regarding this and Narendra Modi's lies. Only a secular government can be successful in making political change. Such a change is possible only by sound political policies, by unbiased policy makers. When the leadership of one person creates a personality cult, the leader in question, blinded by power, favours only his party's political and religious views. The BJP's election manifesto is evidence to this fact. Everyone else's interests are, if not fully, partially forgotten. It is for these reasons, that we cannot at any cost, rely on a leader like Narendra Modi for making impartial decisions for the country. He was the posterboy for the BJP's election campaign, and is now the Prime Minister of India, but his personality cult will eventually lead India to destruction.