Election 2019: People want better communication from next government

Better communication is what certain communities who have felt sidelined in the last five years expect from the new government From the beef ban to demonetisation the NDA government has made several big decisions resulting in inconvenience for certain communities and groups across the countryThe ban on the sale of beef imposed in 2015 had left beef traders across the country in huge lossesMohammedAliQureshi president of the Bombay Suburban Beef Dealers Association said that the decision was followed by a wave ofattacks on Muslims suspected of either storing meat or transporting cattle for slaughter especially across Haryana Madhya Pradesh and Uttar PradeshWatch VideoThe government he said had made the announcement without any warning or buffer time for traders to look for alternatives People suffered even though there was no fault of beef eaters or beef sellers and the government refused to listen to our pleas Regardless of the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections it is unlikely that the beef ban will be reversed But we hope that at least the government will put an end to violence he saidAnother affected group was Mumbais Parsi community with the Metro project Noshir Dadrawala one of the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat said that even though the Metro tunnels have now already been constructed under the two Atash Behrams the community hopes that the new government would be more sensitive towards the sentiments of minority communitiesEnvironmentalists fought to prevent the Metro Car Shed from being constructed in Aarey Colony while residents of SV Road fought for the Metro 2B line to run underground Stalin D member of the Aarey Conservation Group said This is not how a democracy functions They need to involve people who will be affected while implementing projects We hope that the next government reorients policies to protect the environment he saidGovt in a hurryThe Coastal Road project too received similar opposition from the fishermen community over concerns of losing their livelihood and from residents of Breach Candy over environmental concerns Harishchandra Nakhwa president of the Worli Fishermen Society said that while everyone has made promises none of the political parties are willing to give any of it in writing The government didnt take us into confidence before planning out the project and didnt stop to consider how it will affect the fishing activity We expect the next government to make a separate ministry for the fishing community instead of including it in the agriculture department he saidRahul Kadri a resident of Cuffe Parade and an architect and urban planner said that the current government has been in a hurry to implement projects We need the government to be rational and comprehensive in their planning They need to have an open dialogue with people said KadriHope for inclusionOnNovember 8 2016 the government announced the demonetisation of R500 and R1000 notes What followed was a mad rush to the ATMs and banks across the country to deposit the invalid notes The ones without a bank account were worst hit Less than a year later the government introduced the GST replacing all indirect taxes and was aimed at improving tax compliance The new tax however didnt work as well for smaller businesses Abdul Malik a member of the Dharavi Business Welfare Association said The traders in the recycling business are not educated enough to figure out their tax payments and cant afford an accountant Our hopes are tied to the next government to revoke GST and help small businesses recover We hope that the government doesnt discriminate against the poor or certain religions while making policy decisions he saidMadhav Bhandari BJP spokesperson said that the government has to be secretive while making certain decision and it was not possible to make them out in the public Expecting more communication from the government is a positive thing and it means that people are in tune with the government We will have to catch this positive wave and work on it We have already taken certain measures at the government and at the party level We will work on it further he saidWatch VideoAlso ReadElections 2019 Rehabilitation housing are at their North and Centre in Mumbai