Reasons for not voting Modi

1. #EDIT: added a few more
   
   The reasons I will not vote for him are listed. I have included a few more to counter some Modi-fans who believe that if you do not respect the Almighty Modi Ji, you are wrong and you are unpatriotic and anti India.
   
   Shame.
   
   The reason for my Anonymity is my desire to avoid hate-mail. And yes, obviously stop me from becoming a target for these Modi - lovers. My Anonymity does not affect my credibility. I give links and substantiation behind everything I say, unlike most of his fans.
   
   
2. WIKILEAKS: I am sure BJP people LOVE Wikileaks, after all, they believe in the transcripts it exposed on the Corrupt Congress people being Swiss bank holders.
   
   Also, they very nicely twisted what it had put up on the the Great Saheb of Gujarat. 
   
   Looky here: 'Incorruptible' in WikiLeaks, Narendra Modi smiles
   
   This one is from his own website : Page on Www, I mean his supporters are so happy that Wikileaks vindicated him.
   
   
   Truth?
   
   
   In WikiLeaks US diplomat described Modi as “incorruptible” — in fact, “the lone honest Indian politician”.
   
   Fact: Plain Lie, no US diplomat mentioned that. On the contrary, complete reading of the cable is an another proof of “pseudo-secularist” charges on Modi (downright communal, big-ticket corruption and low on achievements).
   
   This “fact” is based on Indian Express’s news item WikiLeaks show Narendra Modi honest: BJP
   
   

   Narendra Modi and the BJP today made the most of the latest diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, saying these showed that the Gujarat Chief Minister was “incorruptible” — in fact, “the lone honest Indian politician”.
   Dated November 2, 2006, the cable sent by Michael S Owen, the Consul General in Mumbai, refers to Modi’s growing potential as a national leader of his party and the need to engage with him to “directly” deliver a message on human rights.
   

   Here is the link from WikiLeaks of the Cable sent by Michael Owen, Consul General
   Gujarat CM Modi sets his sights on national politics
   

   Modi has  successfully branded himself as a non-corrupt, effective administrator, as a facilitator of business in a state with a  deep commercial culture, and as a no-nonsense, law-and-order  politician who looks after the interests of the Hindu majority.

   He has successfully cultivated the image of a clean politician who has reduced corruption in public life in Gujarat.  Views differ on how clean and non-corrupt Modi actually is, however.
   However, several people tell us that big ticket corruption is still common.
   

   Since, when branding becomes reality or opinion, moreover the cable mentions commonplace existence of big-ticket corruption.
   The cable is extremely critical of Modi on various accounts (positive points also were also there)
   
   

   The Chief Minister is openly distrustful of the higher-caste party officials around him, yet is careful not to make caste an issue since he seeks the support of the Gujarati commercial class, most of whom are Patels or other higher castes.
   
   By all accounts, however, he is an insular, distrustful person who rules with a small group of advisors. This inner circle acts as a buffer between the Chief Minister and his cabinet and party. He reigns more by fear and intimidation than by inclusiveness and consensus, and is rude, condescending and often derogatory to even high level party officials.
   

   Modi continues to support a Hindutva agenda in the state

   , with the recent passage of amendments to the state’s anti-conversion law (ref A) being seen as a concession to his supporters on the Hindu right. 

   Both supporters and critics of Modi confirm that the state government continues to use administrative tools to marginalize and ghettoize the Muslim minority.

   
   

   Although Gujarat tops all Indian states in terms of investment intentions, actual investment is far less, and certainly less than the neighboring state of Maharashtra.
   

   Ahmedabad does not have the visible construction activity, and increasingly noticeable foreign presence, of Pune in neighboring Maharashtra, for example.
   
   Wikileaks link : 2006 Nov 2 Cable ID:06MUMBAI1986_a   
   
   
   

3. IN-DEPTH K(NOT)WLEDGE: Confusing Shyama Prasad Mookerjee with Shyama Krishna Verma, I mean, c'mon, he was the Jan Sangh founder and the other a revolutionary. (Source)
   
   Calling a fellow Gujarati, the guy whose photo is on the rupee, Gandhi, by the wrong name ("Mohanlal"). (Source)
   
   Saying that Article 370 is somehow restrictive to the rights of women. (Source)
   
   Claiming Taxila is in Bihar and that Alexander had an encounter with the Biharis.(Source)
   
   Claiming that India is the biggest exporter of Cow Meat. (It's water buffalo meat)(Source: Modi slams UPA for beef export, confuses cow with buffalo)
   
   I mean, it has reached such a pitch, that the local offices of BJP are actually embarassed enough so that they have to resort to making briefs. Karnataka BJP eager to avert gaffes by Narendra Modi during Bangalore rally
   
   The Early Bloomers from Outlook has some of the compilations from his gaffe machine.
   
   A sneak peak? 
   
   A short compendium of Modi’s loose interpretation of facts
   

   “India has been a slave to others for 1,000-1,200 years.”
   
   “Dalits were like mentally retarded children”—while releasing the book Samajik Samrasta
   
   “Valmiki community involved in manual scavenging for a spiritual experience.” 
   
   “Sohrabuddin Sheikh got what he deserved”—asks crowd what should have been done to a man who dealt with illegal arms. “Kill him”, they shouted. This was after the Gujarat govt filed an affidavit in the SC admitting Sheikh was killed in fake encounter.
   
   “I ensured the laying of a 700-km pipeline to reach Narmada water to the Indo-Pak border because of my love and respect for armymen.” Kutch got Narmada water on May 18, 2003, and Modi had thanked Rajiv Gandhi for initiating the Kutch drinking water project in 1985.
   
   Said he had information that Sir Creek was being handed over to Pakistan on Dec 15, 2012. Claimed India had referred Sir Creek to India-Pakistan Western Border Tribunal—neither country has referred it to the tribunal.
   
   Accused Muslims of breeding more and said, ‘Ame panch, Amara pachees’ in 2002. Muslim population in Gujarat was 8.4 per cent in 1961, went up to 9.1 per cent in 2011.
   
   “Rupee was worth a US dollar at Independence.” Wrong. It was worth 30 cents.
   
   Claimed he and Nitish Kumar shared the same table at a lunch hosted by the Prime Minister in 2012. The Bihar chief minister described the claim as imaginary and said the referred lunch never took place.
   
   Claimed that public funds worth Rs 1,800 crore were spent on Sonia Gandhi’s travel and treatment abroad, quoting an RTI activist from Haryana as source. The activist denied receiving any figure; the govt responded by saying only a few lakhs had been spent by her personally on her treatment abroad.

   
   
   
   
4. PERSONALITY: He is a control freak, and a person who allegedly had his love interests followed by senior IPS officers. He has maintained a stark silence on his alleged Snoopgate, still does.
   
   Page on Firstpost
   
   In the entire @cobrapost Amit Shah- SInghal transcript there is no reference to the father of the surveillance victim seeking help. : onwardkerala 
   
   ‘Don’t Worry, Sir. She Won’t Escape.’ Transcripts of #Saheb - #AmitShah tapes . Still protection story? : tinucherian 
   
   
   
   
   
   This is him with the mystery gal allegedly(look at the ironclad grip) .
   
   
5. FALSE SOCIAL MEDIA CORPS FOR DISILLUSIONING PEOPLE: Not to mention Operation Blue Virus by Cobrapost (Page on Deccanchronicle) , which claims that a lot of Modi's popularity on social media websites' is paid for.
   
   There are plenty of sites available to check the fake twitter followers and paid Facebook likes, just Google, you'll find many.
    
   One such technology firm, came up with a report that only 10% of the 2million twitter followers of the decisive leader to be genuine. It's no different in Facebook also.
    
   Of course he is not the only one doing it, many celebrities and politicians use this trick around the world for publicity.  
    
   NDTV: Truth vs Hype: Narendra Modi - The grand illusion? 
   
    Using marketing PR firms to for publicity is not bad, but how good is creating half truth statistics and information and spreading it to the nation ?
   
   While I agree that Gujarat has made some good strides towards development in his tenure, but,  is making mountains out of a molehills called "decisive leadership" you talk about Mr Modi(and fans)? 
   
   When you suggest the Prime Minister to implement Gujarat Model for India, Is this model of cult and hype you were referring to Mr Modi ?
   
   How true are the words of Adolf Hitler's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels: "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it".
   
   
   Not to mention another stark silence on the Gujarat riots and/or humorless analogies. Oh yes, I know, he wrote a letter very recently telling how hurt he was. His heart was touched shortly before the elections. Awww.
   
   
6. FALSE ADVERTISING: His website (Page on Www) claims 450 billion USD worth MoUs signed by the Vibrant Gujarat in 2011, facts are that the FDI for that year were 30.38 billion... for the entire country.
   
   It is so easy to tell people that I have bought investment of so much money, without making them understanding the concept of MoU.
   
   
   
   Gujarat's share in FDI is a mere 2.38%. (According to the RBI) 450billion dollars is 1/3rd of India's GDP. Are you saying that he got contracts worth 1/3rd of India's GDP, one of the biggest economies of the world). Well, we should have made this guy king of India in that case. We would all be drinking out of cups of gold by now.
   
   Even the Muslims.
   
   
7. FUDGING THE NUMBERS: Claim : In last 10 years, the agriculture growth rate of Gujarat is higher than every other state in the country. 
   
   
     Source : Planning Commission report: State wise Agriculture sector development.
   As we can see, Gujarat stands at 6th position in the list of top performing states in Agricultural growth. 
   
   Just see the kind of improvement, the top 5 states have shown, on an average of 300% compared to mere 15% growth of Gujarat over the 10 years period of comparison.
   
   If you consider only last 10 years performance, even small states like Jharkhand have completely out performed Gujarat.
   
   How lame and baseless are the claims , that Gujarat’s agricultural growth rate is higher than every other state in last 10 years, when statistics show a completely different picture?
   
   
8. FUDGING THE NUMBERS #2: The state’s share in investment intentions in terms of IEMs ( Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum), letters of intent (LOIs) and Direct Investment Licences (DILs) has declined from early 20’s in percentage in  2005 to less than 10 % in 2011. 
   
   If this is the case, how did he even manage to get MOM signed of such insane amount ?
   
   Well it's simple, he shells out crores to the US lobbying firm "APCO Worldwide" just for this job.
   
   He is allegedly getting image make over service from this PR firm at the expense of tax payers money.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. FUDGING FACTS: Modi claims that 25 lakh jobs were generated in 2009, thanks to vibrant Gujarat 2009 and said it'll generate 52 lakh jobs in 2011.
   
   Planning Commission Employment report, page no 126, suggests that, number of people employed in major sectors has come down from 25.3 million in 2004-05 to 24.65 million in 2009-10.
   
   I mean. I think something is wrong with this world. Maybe this is all propaganda, eh. I am including the links for your perusal Modi-fans.
   
   
   Source: Page on Planningcommission
   
   
   
   
10. FUDGING FACTS #2 : Somethings that are not spoken about.
    
    a. POVERTY
    
    There are some things which Modi doesn't tell you. In social sector, Gujarat is one of the worst performing states in the country. Orissa figure is 153 (refer planning commission data, this pic has a typo of 453)
    
    
    
    
                         source: Planning commission report on state wise population below poverty line. 
    
    If we consider only urban area statistics, there is an increase in the number of urban population below poverty line in Gujarat.
    
    b. ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
    
    Surely MODIfication of poor into poorest is working like charm.
    
    
    
    
    
                           source : Planning Commission report on state wise average tariff per unit
    
    Gujarat is  one of the more costlier states for electricity for domestic and agricultural use in the country. This is shocking, considering Gujarat is a power surplus state.
    
    In 2007-08, tariff was 1.20 Rs/kwh, by 2011-12 it has been raised to 1.76.
    
    This is the consequence of giving all powers to the corporates to decide the tariff as they want.
    
    c. EDUCATION
    
    It's better not to look at the education sector, Gujarat has one of the most pathetic record in this sector.
    
    State has school drop out rate of 62. We can't even compare this with Kerala, Chandigarh or Delhi. Overall India has lower dropout rate than Gujarat.
    
    This doesn't mean those who are sticking to schools are getting any quality education.
    
    Statistics show that, Gujarat is the worst state in the country , when we look at the reading, writing and math skills of the rural students.
    
    This is as ridiculous as, only 7% of Gujarat's class 5 kids can read English sentences, way below all India average and it's better not compare with other states.
    
    ASER survey released Jan this year reiterated this fact, exposing more bitter truths about Gujarat's dismal education system. 
    
    Read DnaIndia's report extracting the major contents of the survey here.
    
    Looks like Mr Modi is too busy in building roads and providing cheap loans to the corporates, ignoring the next generation. Of course, he is very well aware of the fact that kids can't vote.
    
    Situation in higher education is not improving either, According to Ministry of Human Resource Development 2011-12, (Page 317), Gujarat has the worst record among all the states by leading the reduction in number of woman enrolment percentage into higher education. 
    
    Wait, weren't we teaching these kids about the glories of Adolf Hitler?
    
    That sucks, right?
    
11. GUJARAT EFFECT: Gujarat always performed better than India on an average, even before Modi, so the claim that he transformed Gujarat into a developing state is itself a lame one.
    
    
    Source: Planning commission report Page on Planningcommission" 
    
    
    
12. PLAIN LYING TO THE MEDIA: Gujarat has lost zero man days due to labour unrest (strikes, lockouts etc.) "
    
    Is it true ?
     
    You bet it's not.
    
    Check the annual report of Union finance ministry - The Economic Survey for the year 2010/11 (page no. 235 - 236), It clearly shows the "maximum incidences" of strikes and lockouts were recorded in Gujarat. Wage and allowance, bonus, personnel, indiscipline and violence were the major reasons. 
    
    
13. TOURISM : Under Modi, Gujarat has turned out to be the visitors favourite destination in India.
    
    This is a quote from Modi's website,
    
     "In the last year Gujarat got over 22 million tourists and witnessed a tourism growth rate of over 16%, which is double of the national tourism growth rate. From Rs. 30 crore in 2005-2006, the tourism budget today is Rs. 500 crore. "
    
    As recorded in official tourism website of Gujarat, 
    
    
    Number of tourists during 2010-11 = 19,811,936 (19.8 million)
    Number of tourists during 2011-12 = 22,354,665 (22.3 million)
    
    Anyone who can do simple calculation would find out that, increase is around 13% (12.8% to be exact) and not 16% as Modi tells the nation.
    
    
    
14. ELECTION GIMMICKS UNDER GUISE OF UNITY: We have the great Statue of Unity being considered to be erected like a great symbol for our nation. 
    And also, farmers will donate metal. (their websites bleats this on a regular basis)
    
    Nice nice. 
    
    To make a statue that big, the metal has to be of high tensile quality and the exactly correct alloy. (As a metallurgical engineer, I know this)
    
    You cannot just get hoes, and rakes from all over the country and pop it in the furnace and make a giant statue of the great Sardar Patel. 
    
    
    Shame on you Modi-mania-machine for playing on the sentiments of people.
    
    
15. ANTI CORRUPTION FARCE: In  April2012, he passed a new bill, The Gujarat Lokayukta Aayog which allows him to 
    1. Choose the Lokayukta of his own choice.
    2. Block Lokayukta from investigating any cases against himself or his cabinet ministers.
    3. Remove the primacy of high court chief justice and the governor in the appointment of Lokayukta. 
    
    What great Gujarat Model of governance! What great deceptive leader against corruption!
    
    Is this what you call a strong Lokpal, when you criticize central government for bringing strong Lokpal, Mr Modi ?
    
    If this is what you call a strong Lokpal, then all corrupt politicians would have backed Anna Hazare for this bill.
    
    
    
16. RIOTS FALSIFICATION: Doesn't he always say that riots havent taken place after 2002?
    
    That minorities have lived in so much pleasure and security.
    
    How much a person can lie I wonder.
    
    Fact: Plain Lie
    
    Belies even basic common sense, clearly when the inter-community trust reaching nadir, even a trivial incident like a motor accident can flare-up.
    Large scale riots happened within Vadodara in 2006 (no coincidence that next Gujarat elections were in 2007), but this time there were no Modi-protectors at Centre, so he had to fall in line.
    
    Apart from that, regular stream of incidences involving arson, stone-pelting, stabbing, lynching etc kept on happening regularly all over Gujarat – Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Dohad, Veraval etc.
    References:
    
    Vadodara: Centre sends paramilitary help
    Delhi-wary Modi calls in the army
    

    PTI May 3, 2006, 10.23am IST
    NEW DELHI: As violence did not show signs of ebbing in Vadodara, the Centre on Wednesday dispatched five companies of 500 personnel belonging to paramilitary forces to assist the Gujarat police in containing the situation.
    

    Below are some references of incidences that keep on happening. 
    

    11 hurt in ‘communal’ clashes in Rajkot, A’bad
    Curfew in parts of Dahod after clash
    One killed in riots in Bhavnagar
    26 shops gutted in Kodinar violence
    Violence in Gujarat town, 3 dead
    Three die in Vadodara clashes
    Gomtipur violence smacks of poll agenda
    Religious riots in western India leave two dead
    30 people hurt in in Ahmedabad
    Tension brews, violence spreads to Kalupur
    
    
    
    
    
    All these instances are post 2002.
    
    "Oops, I did it again" -Britney Spears (2000)
    How prophetic.
    
    

17. FALSE CLAIMS : Automobile majors are flocking to Gujarat because of great industrial climate Modi has created.
    
    Fact: Plain lie.
    
    Tata was given sops estimated to be worth Rs. 30 Thousand Crores over a period of time for investing only a fraction (Rs 2 Thousand Crores) in Sanand, Gujarat. That’s what brought Nano to Gujarat.
    
    Modi’s sops to Tata for Nano Plant : Rs 30 Thousand Crores (estimated, on interest free loans and other sops)
    

    The details have been made known through a government resolution dated January 1, 2009, listing the incentives offered to the Tatas. The group has been given 1,100 acres in Sanand, 35km west of Ahmedabad.
    According to the agreement with Tata Motors, the government has decided to give the company a loan of Rs 9,500 crore for 20 years at 0.1 per cent rate of interest. By contrast, the CPM regime in Bengal had offered a subsidy package which included subsidies on land, power, tax paybacks and a soft loan of Rs 200 crore.
    The Gujarat resolution is, however, silent on the existing policy of the state on 85 per cent job opportunities to local people.

    Tata Motors’ investment in Sanand Plant Gujarat : Rs 2 Thousand Crores
    

    Spread over about 1,100 acres, the plant in Sanand has been created at an investment of about Rs 2,000 crore.
    
    

    

    Modi’s starting gift to Tata for Nano plant
    
    Free public money in form of Rs 9,570 Crore loan as the interest is 0.1% and payment time is 20 years (23% of Gujarat’s budget for that year).
    Plus, usual sops of tax and duty exemption, infrastructure development and 100 acres of land near Ahmedabad for township.
    Which businessman will refuse such a deal?
    
    
    
    
    Its “free” money that’s attracting, not Modi.
    
    Gujarat government have already approved the interest free loan exceeding Tata’s investment.
    

    According to a top official, a Gujarat government committee has approved a provisional loan of Rs 2,138.85 crore at 0.10 per cent annual interest, but the company’s demand is much higher.

    
    A counterexample of a “real” success story, whoever heard of ND Tiwari, must have heard of wrong reasons.
    
    
18. FALSE CLAIMS #2:
    
    " Gujarat is only state in the whole India to provide 24*7 and 365 days electricity to almost all of its 18000 villages."
    
    Fact: Plain Lie
    
    This is a two part claim
    
    1. 100% village electrification
    2. Gujarat’s leadership in electricity availability to its populace
    
    Gujarat’s villages were fully electrified by 1996 (or even before), Modi has no role in 100% village electrification. 
    
    Electrification of villages, Page 23, Annual Report 1996-97, Ministry of Power
    
    Moving on to availability of electricity, refer to a report of Census 2011, Availability of Electricity Census 2011
    
    
    
    
    
    Percentage of households using electricity as the source of lighting in Gujarat is 90.4%, ranked 14th behind big states like (TN 93.4, Andhra 92.2), many smaller states and UTs. Thus, Gujarat is not the leader in providing electricity to its populace. Interestingly, Gujarat rank fell from 12th in 2001 Census to 14th in 2011 Census.
    
    
19. FALSE CLAIMS #3: 
    
    Every Gujarati is in love with Modi
    
    Fact: Less than 50% Gujaratis are voting for Modi and around 40% are voting for Congress. BJP’s high vote share pre-dates Modi.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    In last, General Elections (2009) in Gujarat, vote share difference between BJP and Congress was only 3.5%. Correspondingly, seats won BJP 15 and Congress 11.
    
    In India electoral systems, winners are based on seats won in which Modi/BJP is clear winner, but that does not mean everyone in Gujarat is voting for Modi/BJP. Within Gujarat Congress too have a healthy vote share in range of 40%.
    
    References:
    Election Commission of India
    
    
    
20. FALSE CLAIMS #4:
    Gujarat’s agriculture growth is 10-11% since whole last decade.
    
    Fact: Plain Lie
    
    In last 6 years, Gujarat’s agriculture had -ve years of growth -1.08% (2007) & -8.71% (2009), and a zero growth year 0.3% (2010).
    
    Gujarat has had a very peculiar growth rate for agriculture. Although I have to say that the Sardar Sarovar Project has had a huge impact on agriculture in Gujarat.
    
    Look at this . 
    
    
    
    
    Page 61, GDP by Industry of Origin, Data for use of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
    
    Furthermore, another data table of Ministry of Agriculture, mentions Gujarat’s agriculture from 1996-97 to 2010-2011 (not given whether it is at constant/current price or gross/net DP), to have frequently years of high negative growth and high positive growth, the variance is so high, by selecting a year, the corresponding growth can significantly change over a period.
    
    
    
    Page 53, GDP by Industry of Origin, Data for use of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
    
    By no stretch of imagination Gujarat’s agriculture growth is consistent 10%-11%.
    
21. FALSE CLAIMS #5: 
    
    Gujarat is the first state in country to have “high speed wireless broadband” service in its all 18000 villages.
    
    
    Fact: BSNL brought that to Gujarat. Ironically this is one of deals for which former Telecom minister A. Raja is under investigation.
    
    
    Timeline
    
    BSNL, US’ Soma Networks in tie-up for largest WiMAX deal
    

    Jan 25, 2008 NEW DELHI: State-run telecom operator BSNL has tied up with US-based WiMAX solutions firm Soma Networks for the largest WiMAX deployment in the country covering four states in three circles. The proposed infrastructure would provide services to about 20 crore people in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Goa.
    

    BSNL Launches India’s First High-speed Wireless Broadband Network in Gujarat
    

    Feb 26, 2009 AHMEDABAD, INDIA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA
    Bharat Sanchar Nigam, Ltd (BSNL), India’s state-owned and largest telecommunications company, and SOMA Networks, Inc., a leading provider of WiMAX solutions, today announced the commercial launch of “BSNL Wireless Broadband” service in the state of Gujarat.
    

    WiMAX comes to Goa, finally
    

    Jun 30, 2009 PANAJI: Almost six months after it was announced, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Monday launched its Wireless Broadband service called WiMAX’ with a target of 10,000 customers for the first year. Twenty-five Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) have been installed on mobile towers across the state, mostly in urban and coastal areas, to serve the purpose, said BSNL officials.
    

    Incidentally, BSNL-SOMA WiMAX deal is under investigation in corruption saga of former Telecom Minister A Raja.
    
    A Raja may be booked in BSNL’s WiMax deal
    

    Aug 26, 2011 NEW DELHI: In a move that could portend fresh trouble for former Telecom Minister A Raja, the CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) to probe the alleged bunglings in the allocation of franchisees of WiMax services by state-run operator BSNL.
    In January 2008, BSNL had selected Soma Networks for WiMax service in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.
    
    

    In other words, its A Raja, who bought WiMax to Gujarat.
    
    A. Raja, keeps coming up like a bad penny. But yeah, good work with portable internet, you muppet.
    
    
    
    
    
22. FALSE CLAIMS #whatnow? : 
    
    Modi made the Asia’s biggest solar plant.
    
    Intending: Solar energy revolution was started by Modi.
    
    Fact: Solar energy revolution in India was started by UPA govt in 2010 as hard as it is for me to swallow that they did something good, but they did.
    
    Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
    

    JLNSM was launched on the 11th January, 2010 by the Prime Minister. The Mission has set the ambitious target.of deploying 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power by 2022.
    

    Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission 2010-2011
    

    Since launch of the JLNSM, the capacity of solar power projects has grown from 8 MW in January 2010 to over 979 MW in the country.

    Clearly Rajasthan and Gujarat, being the biggest desert states in India, solar program was likely to have the largest impact there. Due credit to Gujarat though that it beat Rajasthan to first place.
    
    Rajasthan is second state to cross 500MW capacity mark
    

    According to Rajasthan Renewable Energy (RREC), the agency responsible for implementing solar policy in Rajasthan, the state added 5MW of grid-connected PV in fiscal year 2010-2011, 191MW in 2011-2012 and then jumped by 314MW in the most recent fiscal year
    

    Rajasthan to Build World’s Largest Solar Power Plant
    

    The Rajasthan government is gearing up to build an ‘Ultra- Mega Green Solar Power Project’ (4000 MW) close to Sambhar Lake, 75 km from the Jaipur capital. The power plant, which will spread across 23,000 acres of land, will be world’s largest solar energy project when completed.
    

    To complete the Renewable energy picture, Tamil Nadu is the leader
    Central Electricity Authority, Jan 2013
    
    
    
    
    Note: Hydro stations with installed capacity <= 25 MW are considered Renewable Energy.
    
    
    Also Modi PR people have claimed that "The entire length of SSNL canal network in Gujarat is around 19,000 kilometres and if even 10 per cent of it is used for this type of projects it could generate 2,400 MW of clean energy annually." People have touted him as if he was the inventor of the idea of putting solar panels over the canals.
    
    FACT: Lie. Again.
    
    First and foremost, the World’s first over the water solar power project is in California, United States. It’s functioning over a pond since April 2011 (picture above and below). Thus, there is nothing original about the idea of solar panel over water nor Gujarat is first to implement that.
    
    Forget 2,400 MW, not even 2MW is a reality.
    In last one & half year, after 1MW launched in April 2012, not a even one MW more is added. At best there are few “announcements” of Gujarat government to fund 10-20 MW, no news of any further construction as of now. Perhaps Gujarat’s bureaucracy knows; the whole thing was just a publicity stunt, why waste more money on this one.
    
    The 0.75 km is the total length of the existing canal top solar panels; somehow fan boys are convinced that 1,900 km (2,500 times) is being covered on war footing and try to force this lie with full rhetoric over anyone skeptical.
    
    Just to add, the original purpose of Narmada canals, to bring water to parched lands of Gujarat (a high priority task for any Gujarat CM), as of now remains way behind schedule. Only 35% of the total 75000 km canal work is complete and in Modi’s 10 years as CM, 10,000 km is dug. Modi’s announced deadline of year 2010 for the task expired 3 years back.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
23. FALSE AWARDS GIVEN TO HIMSELF FOR SELF PROMOTION: 
    
    Modi fans ask me "Is not the long list of awards mentioned by Madhu Kishwar’s in manushi.in a compelling proof of Modi’s administrative capabilities?"
    
    

    Impressive list, only issue, the award list is full of Half-Truths or Plain Lies

    From the award list given below, a random set is frequently created and posted on Facebook, proclaiming the awards as proofs of the achievement of Modi government.
    
    The list is gross exaggeration of few awards and many of them are plain lies. Of the few actual awards, exact categorization and comparing the other winners of the awards will make awards pretty ordinary for a state government. Moreover, within the complete award winners of the list, the name of Delhi and Kerala governments comes so often, even laggard Uttar Pradesh has few noticeable mentions, you began to wonder is this the Gujarat Government award list.
    
    
    
    I challenge any Modi fan on this forum to bring forward all of his notable awards that he has gotten, and I shall debunk that myth as it comes.
    
    
    Just a teaser: 
    
    United Nations Sasakawa Award in 2003
    
    Madhu  Kishwar’s half-truth, Gujarat did not win United Nations Sasakawa Award in  2003 as  award winner is described as laureate (Gujarat stood technically 5th along with  two 
    
    2003 UN Sasakawa Award recognizes global efforts in disaster reduction
    

    Ms. Esther Tadzong of the Global Centre for Compliance, Hazard and Disaster Management in Cameroon is the 2003 UN Sasakawa Laureate for Disaster Reduction for her efforts in raising awareness and promoting community involvement in preparing for imminent disasters.
    

    Certificates of Distinction were awarded to the Fundación para la Prevención del Riesgo Sísmico of Venezuela; Mr. Meda Gurudutt Prasad of the Coastal Area Disaster Mitigation Efforts of India; and Mr. Rafi Ahmad of the University of the West Indies, 
    Jamaica. Certificates of Merit were awarded to Association Prévention 2000 of France; the Gujurat State Disaster Management Authority of India; and Dr. Jean-Pierre Massué of the Council of Europe, France.
    
    

    
    The Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority got only Certificate of Merit, even behind another Indian Mr. Meda Gurudutt Prasad of the Coastal Area Disaster Mitigation Efforts of India. Above that Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority was established by Keshubhai Patel in Jan 2001, so realistically no way Modi can be attributed to the this by 2003.
    
    
    In 2011 Bhubaneswar also got a recommendation.
    
    Cities emerge top in United Nations-Sasakawa Award competition on innovative disaster risk reduction initiatives
    
    

    Other winners included the city of Bhubaneswar (India), and the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority, ERRA, an initiative of the Pakistan Government with support from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), which both received a letter of recommendation.
    
    

    
    
    I mean saying that one got certificate of merit and one got the actual award is two completely different things. It is like lying on your CV.
    
    Kinda serious, no?
    
    
24. FALSE MODELS: Gujarat model of governance - Clean and corruption free.
    
    This undoubtedly the best one, standing at the top of all his claims.
    Well there are two ways to achieve this clean and corruption free status,

• Make everyone from top politician to common man clean and corruption free. No one asks any bribe, commission, nobody misuses his powers and misuse public funds.
  
• Remove anyone who could possibly find out that you are corrupt. Create false statistics, Heavily publicise it in all the rallies, use social media, use your followers, use you advertising PR machine, lobbying agency, making everyone believe that you have eliminated all the corruption.
  
• Never in the history of mankind, with so many super heroes coming in, able to make our society - corruption free and politics - clean, leave alone Gujarat model and Modi, however supernatural he may seem to his followers. Modi is left to adopt second choice, and have to say he is quite successful in it
• Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has come up with many reports on How Modi government gave undue benefits to corporates resulting in several hundred crores loss to exchequer.
  
  How his investments from borrowing is turning bad and how he is doing excess market borrowing to finance the fiscal deficit. In it's recent annual report. 
  
  You can find the copy of full report here.
  
  
  
  There are many allegations against his government in allocating lands to the corporates at cheap throw away rate, as less as 1 Rs per square feet to Adani group. 
  
  Adanis are a big supporter of Mr. Modi. It was the Adani plane that flew him to Indore and Bhopal when he was campaigning for the recent elections in MP. I saw it with my own eyes.
  
  
  
  It is this and a lot more that one should not consider Modi as the leader. I hate Congress and would never vote for them. But I will never vote for an openly corrupt guy as him. get someone better BJP! Parriker! Swaraj! Jaitley! Chouhan! Anyone but this guy!
  
  
  
  
  Source and other sources on : Narendra Modi and the Gujarat Model : Facts behind the overhyped, over advertised beliefs.
  
  The "Popular Claims" of Modi supporters are either Plain Lies or Low on Substance.

This mi, just shows how Gujarat is no different from other states and how the Namo growth model is a hoax.