Rahul Gandhi is right in saying that UP, nowadays called Ulta Pradesh, has not been well developed like other states as Haryana, Punjab, Gujerat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. But he is 1oo% wrong in his analysis. Lack of development of UP has been there ever since the Congress party ruled there for most of the time it did as for the whole of India since 1947. Pandit Nehru was more enamoured on establishing PSUs in Bangalore then Lucknow. Even Indira Gandhi did not do much for UP. If UP had been a dynamic and progressive state from 1947 to say 1990, it certainll would not have deteriorated in the last 15 years as we see UP today, It is very backwared in economy and technological progress like Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and Orissa. Graduates of UP cannot even speak English well as a 10th grade student from Bangalore or Chennai or Trivandrum. Why? UP's population growth was never arrested. This is the biggest mistake that Nehru, Indira Gandhi and other PMs. Even, the great economist, lawyer and great Patriot, the late Nani Palkiwala harped on this npoint repeatedly in all his most illuminating addresses and writings. What right Rahulji,m a young and inexperienced man has to make irresponsible comments bon other leaders? All members of his dynasty are obsessed with the notion that India in general and UP in particular is their family property. If only he had lived in a UP village . for a few years or studied there, he would have been a more rational and learned young man. He became a member of Parliament straightaway, without climbing the steps of the ladder of political and economic experience. Sanjay Gandhi was tinkering with automobiles from childhood nand was the architect of Maruti Udyog Ltd. This firm is the king of auto companies in India and making huge profits and giving the nation global quality cars at affordable prices. GM and Ford, the auto giants of the world are streuggling to exist for more than a decade. Rahulji would do well to study and experience social and economic sciences before he develoips any big ambitions in his mind
