After euphoria, new MPs to face litmus test

ALLAHABAD: The euphoria among workers following Bharatiya Janata Party's stupendous victory on Allahabad and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats would subside in days to come and replaced by a litmus test. It would a Herculean task for the two newly-elected MPs to fulfill the expectations of the Allahabadis.
The challenge will be onerous for Keshav Prasad Maurya (Phulpur) and Shyama Charan Gupta (Varanasi) and even Vinok Kumar Sonkar, who won on BJP ticket from Kaushambi, in wake of party's manifesto for Allahabad released during the election season.The party has promised to develop Allahabad as a model city and take it on the path of development. Besides, it promises to establish Sangam Area Development Authority and declare Sangam area as a tourist place.
Manifesto also talks about establishing Allahabad in the religious, educational and cultural spheres of the country and promises train connectivity with all major religious places.
Boosting agriculture, irrigation and animal husbandry, special efforts for turning barren land of Koraon and Meja Vidhan Sabha segment into fertile one, are the other promises made by the party in the manifesto.
The promises made in the manifesto look charming but people are a bit cautious and apprehensive of these promises being fulfilled in near future.
Despite giving high-profile leaders as MPs, the city has witnessed slow-paced developments.
"BJP has got a huge mandate in the country and in the two parliamentary constituencies i.e, Allahabad and Phulpur. But will the winning MPs deliver on ground has to be seen as problems are many and some of them need urgent solution," said senior doctor Dinesh Prasad.