Sheila govt on sop-giving spree Effort to counter inflation, incumbency factors Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 1 Will the Congress government of the NCT of Delhi succeed in countering the double “I” factor (inflation and incumbency) with the string of sops being offered to the minorities in the run-up to the assembly elections scheduled for later this year?
This is the question which is being hotly debated in the political circles here as the parties finetune their respective election strategies for the elections in the Capital.
Ever since its defeat in the recently held Cantonment Board elections, ostensibly because of the rising cost of items of daily consumption, the Congress-ruled Delhi government has been on a virtual sop-announcing spree for the welfare of the minorities and the underprivileged in an attempt to woo its traditional vote bank.
Over the past two months, the Delhi government has promised to provide computers for all madrasas, appoint part-time Urdu teachers in various institutions and their remunerations enhanced substantially. The Dikshit government has also promised to make available substantial funds for the promotion of Urdu language - the language which has been associated with the composite culture of the city.
