2024-07-08 16:04:11
New Delhi: After 14 years of exile, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer will be the new Prime Minister of Britain. The Labour Party has won a big victory in the elections held on July 4 for the 650-member British Parliament. Indian-origin Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party i.e. Tory have suffered a big defeat. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accepted defeat and congratulated Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. It is believed that the reason behind Sunak’s defeat was his connection with internal betting, his lavish lifestyle and imposing many types of taxes on people. Apart from this, holding elections before time is also being considered a big mistake. This was exactly like the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government held elections before time in 2004 and the slogan of India Shining remained in vain.
Atal Government’s gamble on India Shining backfired
In 2004, Atal Bihari Vajpayee government gave the slogan of India Shining. At that time, BJP got a big morale from the fact that it had won big in the assembly elections of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Vajpayee government thought that if Lok Sabha elections are held immediately, BJP government will be formed with majority again. At that time, it seemed something like this. Atal government was feeling good. Economy had touched the growth rate of 10.6 percent. Political stability was also visible. There was peace in India-Pakistan as well. In such a situation, holding early elections proved to be a big mistake. BJP lost the elections and Congress led UPA alliance formed the government.
Allegations of Sunak family’s wealth and tax evasion
44-year-old Sunak was also accused of inside betting. Infosys founder Narayan Murthy’s son-in-law Sunak’s wife Akshata was also accused of tax evasion. But the Sunak family denied it. Sunak never publicly disclosed his wealth. But his riches were widely discussed in Britain. Akshata Murthy, known as Britain’s Bill Gates, is Britain’s richest woman. She has so many shares of Infosys that in 2022 the Sunak family became richer than Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II. With a wealth of about Rs 6,867 crore, the Sunak family became richer than Britain’s King Charles III, whose wealth is only about Rs 6000 crore.
People are in distress, Sunak is carrying a coffee mug worth Rs. 20,000
Inflation, tax hikes and unemployment were big problems in Britain since Corona. Sunak’s luxurious lifestyle was much talked about during the period of crisis. He was often seen with a coffee mug worth about 20 thousand. In an interview, someone asked that you talk big about climate change, but you spent about Rs 5 crore from the government treasury to travel by private jet. Then Sunak got angry. The opposition made this image of Sunak an issue. Apart from this, there was a flood of resignations in the government even before the elections. In a year, 3 ministers and 78 MPs resigned and refused to contest the elections.
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Allegations of betting behind holding elections before time
Elections were to be held in Britain in November, but he surprised the general public by announcing elections in July. There are reports that three close associates of Sunak had planned to hold early elections so that they could benefit from insider betting. This news spread so much that Sunak’s image was tarnished. One of them was Craig Williams, a close associate of Sunak, who admitted to betting on social media. The gambling industry in Britain is worth $19 billion.
Is Sunak out of power for not taking photos with Biden and Macron?
Last year, Sunak apologised early for leaving an event organised on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day for a TV interview in London. He left the event during a photo session with US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Former Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary David Cameron was present in his place. Sunak was heavily criticised across Britain for this.
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Sunak is hit by inflation and dissatisfaction with services
Britain’s deteriorating economic condition and hospital system also became the reason for Sunak’s defeat. After becoming PM, Sunak had promised that he would improve the country’s economic condition and reduce the inflation rate. But, he failed to fulfill his promises.
People are angry due to increase in tax
The third reason for the defeat of the Conservative Party was the increase in taxes. The Sunak government had increased many types of taxes. Due to which the burden on the public increased and people taught the Conservative Party a lesson as soon as they got the opportunity.
Sunak told the voters- I am sorry
Britain’s Indian-origin Prime Minister Sunak won the Richmond and Northallerton seat in northern England with a margin of 23,059 votes, but he failed to get his party back to power after 14 years of government in the country. Taking responsibility for the defeat in Britain’s general election, Sunak told the voters, please forgive me.