As photographs of the orange signage being brought down and the green one going up went viral on social media on Wednesday, ripples of speculation were palpable in the bureaucratic circles….reports Asian Lite News
Bureaucrats, they say, have their ears to the ground and know which way the wind is about to blow.
The District Magistrate of Ayodhya, Nitish Kumar, perhaps got wind of the government to come and changed the signage outside his residence from orange to green.
Orange or saffron is the official colour of the BJP, while green is the colour that signifies the Samajwadi Party.
As photographs of the orange signage being brought down and the green one going up went viral on social media on Wednesday, ripples of speculation were palpable in the bureaucratic circles.
“Signages are always changed to suit the colour of the party in power. During Mayawati’s regime, all signages were blue, while in the SP regime, they turned green before turning saffron under the BJP’s rule.
“However, in this case, it can be considered a blunder because a change of government is yet to take place,” said a retired IAS officer, who had served in top positions in the BSP and SP regimes.
Social media, meanwhile, has been filled with jokes and memes on the change in colour of the signage with many political soothsayers predicting the poll outcome on this basis.
The District Magistrate of Ayodhya, however, was unavailable for comments.
Akhilesh’s promises
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said that people will get free ration along with milk, sugar, oil and ghee for the whole year if he forms the government in Uttar Pradesh.
Akhilesh said that people are getting free ration only up to March in the incumbent BJP government, but if they come to power people will get free ration along with 1kg each of oil, ghee and milk powder, for the whole year.
He attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying that the latter had become restless after seeing SP’s growing popularity.
He added that 300 units of electricity and medical treatment for poor will also be free.
The SP chief said that when Yogi Adityanath was not able to bring his home on the track how he could make others’ homes better.
“Drainage channels and sever were not made in Gorakhpur. Instead of going in the metro, people travelled in boats during monsoon and now people have made up their mind to write history,” he said in a statement.
“BJP leaders are liars. No farmer got double income and no one even got full payment of crops. They stole 5kg from bag of 10kg of ration and the price of cylinder reached to Rs 1,000 from 400. They claim to give 24-hour power supply but the power units were made by SP government.”
