Modi gets message from an Englishman in Varanasi

• Posted by sujana g May 19, 2015 - Filed in Society - #  #Gets  #message  #Modi  #Englishman in Varanasi  - 1,517 views

  Well, it is already mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is recognized for all the good things in the Nation. An Englishman named Christopher Burchett aged 67 year old has been living in Varanasi from 1970 has been known history, culture.

  

  Burchett told, “Trying to turn Varanasi into Kyoto is an exercise in futility”.

  He added, “I don’t want to decry Mr Modi’s ideas but it doesn’t make much sense to me. Varanasi’s facilities should be improved rather than trying to recast it”.

  He continued, "His (Modi’s) arrival hasn’t made such a big impact. It’s a mere fact that he is representing Varanasi in Parliament. I see no great changes. Varanasi has been a BJP stronghold and won elections here since the Janata Party days. Earlier it was Kamalapati Tripathi’s fiefdom. After Rajiv Gandhi’s rout, it became a saffron stronghold and continues to be one.”

  He told, “I’m not sure how he can change the face of Varanasi except superficially. The whole charm of Varanasi is in its historicity and the religious character of the place. Varanasi doesn’t need to be industrialized. You can’t industrialise Puri or Dwarka either. There is no place for Adanis or Ambanis in Varanasi, except to put some money in the civic infrastructure".

  He continued, “I can’t see six-lane highways running through the heart of Varanasi. The charm of Varanasi has always been its maze of narrow and winding lanes. And that has to be preserved at all cost”.

  He continued, "Besides TV, the other big influence was the influx of rich Biharis into Varanasi who wanted to escape the lawlessness and kidnappings in Bihar. Their arrival resulted in skyrocketing land prices. And now the Bihari mafia itself is buying into Varanasi as it has blossomed into the biggest mandi in entire eastern UP. Patna and Gorakhpur are also important trading centres but not as important as Varanasi”.

  Burchett concluded, "To be honest, I have bigger expectations of him as the country’s PM rather than Varanasi’s MP. He must create jobs. He must fulfill as many promises as he can.. He must make India proud – and he shouldn’t forget his roots".

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