1800 ?

1800? , thats what Samajwadi Party's election manifesto promises. This disturbing document plans to deag India back by almost 200 years, no less. I tried to get the softcopy of the original manifesto but it does not seem that such a thing exists.

A few interesting excerpts:

1. "if a new government were to be formed with SP’s support, it would work to abolish schools providing expensive education in English "  

2. "On computers, Mulayam said their use was leading to unemployment. He added that wherever work can be done by hand, computers would be abolished. Later, it was clarified that less use of computers would be enforced only in new projects — again, something that could put new projects at a disadvantage vis-a-vis older ones. "

3."the SP has also come out against mechanized farming, arguing against agricultural machines. Harvesters, Mulayam said, would snatch jobs from poor labourers during the harvesting season which, he claimed, gave employment for six months." 

4."after tractors were introduced, the bovine population has been coming down. Instead of ploughing land, bullocks and calves were going to slaughter houses. "  (Awesome LR skills !)

5."if a government was formed with SP’s support, it would work to cut back if not abolish stock trading and mall culture. " (I dont get that link between Mall Culture and Pub Culture, 2 completely different things)

I dont understand how can an almost national party have such bullshit in their official manifesto. Moreover, it is extremely surprising that these points have not got wide coverage in the national media neither have they been a subject of debate.

All this reminds me of the 'Black Manifesto' of 'Icon', a book by Frederick Forsyth.