Monday 8th February, 2021Why keep a dog and bark yourself? What the President hears from villagers are mostly complaints against the bureaucracy; will state officials ever refer public complaints against them to the President? What basically stands in the way of rural development is the migration of those who matter, including politicians, from rural backwaters to urban centres. Local government members who live in rural areas lack power and access to resources to carry out development work as such. Presidential visits will stand them in good stead because politicians and public officials have to address their problems.

Source: The Nation February 08, 2021 00:11 UTC