Resistance to change- A Fear Psychosis
Resistance to change- A Fear Psychosis.
It is common that
ordinary ignorant myopic persons fear changes and resist it with all powers in
their command. They imagine all the negative effects and exaggerate the
anticipated inconveniences and start fearing it even before they actually
experience the proposed change. These persons ignore the fact that no change
can be made without inconvenience even from good to better.
During the 1980's, the government initiated plans to computerise offices and open up of communication in India and as part of it, it had guided the
industry to install computers in offices and factories. In order to promote
usage of computers it came out with pragmatic steps.
What was the
response of the public in India as a result of gross misguidance by the
hypocrites- the Communists organisations? FEAR. the lie and the misinformation
campaign was that the computers would replace humans and large scale
unemployment would result in ruining life of the citizens. The campaign was so
forceful, even some of those in the Congress party had secretly supported the
campaign against the computerisation. Coz, fear of inconvenience to life due to
loss of jobs!
The left parties
gave call for Bharat Bandh to protest installing computers in banks, offices
and factories for that would replace or substantially reduce usage of manpower.
The so called man power has been the source for the sustenance of the left
parties. Nationwide protests were erupted against it. It was known to all that ignorance of the people had been exploited for the political mileage by the
leftists. Bandh was great success. Even in Mumbai- the city which is otherwise
very indifferent to and aloof from such political/trade union gimmicks- it was
a success to some extent. Thanks to the farsightedness
and decisiveness to stick to the decision. It is needless to say, as all those
who lived through the eighties know that in the following years of protest,
there were offices in Mumbai and Delhi boasting of Desk tops- there were no
laptops in those days- and computers in factories and offices. The momentum
with which later the personal computers had been sold and purchased was
heartening and that put the left parties to shame, though in its inimical
cunningness it saved itself from being ridiculed. Today, no office of the so
called opponents including those of the left parties, function without personal
computers and, of-course, the lap top which emerged much later, attained the
status of necessity, today. He has also promoted the telecom sector.
Similarly, the
present Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi, the most efficient Prime
Minister of the Prime Ministers of till date, when initiated economic reforms
by series of positive steps like de-monetisation, enacting proper rules for
effectively implementing the enactment- Benami Prohibition Act- which otherwise
enacted in 1988 and was remaining as motionless rock-, Prevention of Money
Laundering Act, The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016,
Insolvency and Bankruptcy code, establishing of National Company Law Tribunals
and such other steps such as making Aadhar card compulsory and, linking the Aadhar
card to bank account, pan card, mobile, ration card, gas connection etc., the
opposition parties including the Left parties and the Congress coming together
unleashed serious misinformation campaign. As expected the ignorant public as
in the case of the past, picked it up and threw hurdles on his path to prevent
liberation of economy. The steps taken by the Prime Minister Modi aimed to
cleanse the economy by weeding out the demons harming the economical growth
being black money, fake currency, corruption was axed at the root of it, as
demonetisation hit bribes and kickbacks, money laundering, accumulation of
crime money and unjust enrichment, and most importantly to check the route and
availability of easy funds in the hands of terrorists cowards.
Another important
milestone laid by the Prime Minister Modi is implementation of Goods and
Service Tax (GST for short). The world watched his dramatic declaration of
demonetisation on 08.11.2016 and was left aghast when successfully handled the
situation-notwithstanding the hiccup created by the devastated political opponents
who thrived on black money- for the second most populous country creating an
envious record in the world. Similarly, when he hit the GST road for 1.3
billion people, it fascinated the world economists and with profound interest
they watched him implementing it. A country grappled with about 15 types of taxes
for movement of goods and services across the country would be encapsulated,
unbelievably, into just one tax! and that too overnight. Yes, same as
demonetisation, GST was implemented, with all gusto, w.e.f 01.07.2017.
The added beauty of the tax reformation is both the centre and the state are
put at par and shared the tax equally at the point of collection itself. Viewed
from any angle, it is a piece of legislation should have been implemented at least
two decades before.
However, the
opposition trained its guns against him by once again taking the route of
misinformation campaign. The attack was more ferocious. Small traders,
restaurant owners, common men fell prey for it and the opposition had field day
for quiet sometime. However, slowly the right information seems to have
percolated into the lower level and the country slowly but surely falling into
the groove. Initial days were horrible, as the small hoteliers, small traders
and even the hawkers found opportunity to earn additional profit by levying GST
of the higher slab and pocketing it. However, after watching for a while of its performance
and as the shortcomings were poured in, the slabs were re-worked out and the
prices of about 300 items came down drastically. Some mischievous elements who
had tasted the higher amounts being collected against their products,
clandestinely increased prices and equalled it with the billing amount of the
bills with previous GST rates. The stiff opposition is gradually
extinguished and the GST, the one India one Tax, engine started rolling ahead.
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