The road from Gwalior to Morena makes its pot-holed way past the behaad. Behaad is the local name for the terrifying ravines along the wild banks of the Chambal where dacoits of yore once lurked. A hushed menacing nothingness presides over the behaad and surrounding villages. It’s a nothingness glimpsed across Madhya Pradesh, a result of vision-less rulers who have for decades handed out endless charities, patronage and sops, without real growth, jobs and opportunities.
The Madhya Pradesh Economic Survey says at least 14.1 lakh youth across MP are registered as unemployed. Voters are craving economic opportunities, but only getting the well-meaning handouts of a mai baap sarkar. Gwalior-Chambal was the epicentre of protests during the Bharat Bandh. When opportunities are Read More
