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Mumbai: Xaviers principal criticises Gujarat model of governance
April 23, 2014
The principal of Mumbai's prestigious St Xavier's College has slammed the Gujarat model of development in a strongly-worded letter to students.
In the message titled, 'I
n the background of Elections', Father Frazer Mascarenhas writes, "The approaching Elections have brought interesting discussions to the
public forum on what constitutes human development and how it is to be
achieved. The Gujarat model has been highlighted for our consideration
Gujarat may be doing well in the first sense, although not as good as
some other states in the country. But all the human development index
indicators and the cultural polarization of the population show that
Gujarat has had a terrible experience in the last 10 years."
He also praised the UPA's Rojgar Yojna and Food Security Act.
Read the letter here
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