Bring the Laloo magic in other portfolio!

Elections time are nearing and it is a great chance for political parties to create a good hype to get in power. I'm not interested in those politicians who just want to grab powers than doing nothing for the benefit of citizens.

I would like to highlight the success of a person to the world considers negatively. He is none other than our charismatic minister Laloo Prasad Yadav who was credited with engineering the financial turnaround of Indian Railways.

Everybody knows that for the past many years, Indian Railway was operating at a heavy loss before Laloo was appointed the railway minister. Now one can see by self that how the railways is generating the surplus money of Rs 9000 cr in 2005, Rs 14000 cr in 2006, Rs 20,000 cr in 2007 and Rs.25,000 cr for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Heared, but unconfirmed report says that the gross earning will be Rs 93, 159 Cr in 2009-10.

The point of consideration is that he took the market which was running at great loss and now it is matter to be given example for his achievement to all. The same thing, I would like to compare with the government controlled petroleum ministry which is a highly profitable and the much needed to the public. I'm not talking about loss and I'm not aware whether petrol is always given is subsidized rate. In our country,  for the past 4 years, the railway fares have consistently coming down and on the other hand the petroleum is rising from some around Rs. 40 a litre  to more that Rs. 55 a litre in December 2009.  It will be known to average people that a barrel cost less tan around $50 some 4 years back and was in peak high of more than $150 in July 2008. The petrol price was Rs. 40 a litre when a barrel costs around $50. Now what we see that, the barrel cost is down for around $37 where as a litre petrol costs is remaining high around Rs. 50-55!

It will be a good opportunity for us with the election around to hunt a guy like Laloo  or himself to bring the railway magic in petroleum sector with the ongoing financial crunch to the common man's need. Let's see other's opinion.