RETROGRADE STEPS

This with reference to the unveilling of Samajavadi party's manifesto by its president Mr.Mulayam Singh Yadav on 11-04-09 in Lucknow. Among others,it says that the use English in education and computers in government will be banned if a government is formed with its support in the Center.These steps if implemented will put our country a minimum of100 years back ward. In the highly competitive global economy our country is marching ahead of other countries because of the head start we have in Information Technology and ability of our educated youth speak in English. Mr.Mulayam singh's logic that use of machines and computers are creating unemployment and hence should be curbed.Mr. Singh fails to understand use of computers itself creating lot of employment apart from lessing the burden of common man.Imagine for a moment how our Railways,Banking,Airways and host other government services work withoutthe help of computers and Information Technology.I understand the concern of Mr. Mulayam singh has towards the uneducated and unemployed in thecountry and his eagerness to help them.Instead of taking retrograde steps as above his party should evolve pragmatic long term policies which help the people he has in mind and put the country on right track and people allover the country will support him.