In his article lies one if the most important factors in the development of india. When in college we were taught in economics that humans have levels of needs. The first of them were the basic needs, it was after the satisfaction of these basic needs that people start to require the satisfaction of thier secondary needs. India still has a large portion of its populace below the poverty line and as this article says they are more inclined to the mai baap attitude towards the govt and will take whatever they get. This section of society is happy to live on handouts from the govt and does not really think that they are being cheated of anything when promises are not properly fulfilled. It is these sections of society that are gullible to all fake promises of the politicians. The problems are compounded by the fact that the better off populace rarely vote making it easier for politicians to concentrate on the voting poor. To make the politicians more accountable it is necessary that the better off populace of the country visit booths on poll day. This is necessary not only for the central & state election but also for the local municipal & panchayat polls. Also required is to raise the quality of life of the poor. Once the basic needs are met people start thinking about the comforts of life and make demands of thier governments. It leads to a better populace and a better goverment. This is not easy but is necessary for the growth of India as a country.
