The IANS C Voter Tracker finds that the general publicflouting Covid-19 norms to be responsible for a third wave of the pandemic.
As huge crowds are being witnessed in markets and publicplaces in different cities and crazy crowds seen at hill stations, floutingCovid norms, majority of people in India opined that general public will beresponsible if there is a third wave in the country.
In an IANS C Voter Live News tracker, while 57.0 per centof the respondents said that general public will be responsible if the countryis hit by a third wave, only 34.0 per cent of those interviewed during thesurvey said that government should be held responsible for another wave.
Remaining of the respondents did not have any opinion onwho should be held responsible if country is stuck by another wave of lethalvirus.
Despite the claims made by the Centre that there is novaccine shortage in the country, a large number of respondents interviewed in aIANS C Voter Live News tracker said that they are not able to get vaccine doseseasily and they have to wait for long to get vaccinated to fight the deadlyvirus.
While 47.0 per cent of those, who were interviewed in thesurvey said that they are experiencing long waiting time in getting the jab, 42per cent of the respondents shared a different experience as they said they areable to get vaccine doses easily without waiting for long period after bookingtheir slot to get vaccinated.
The remaining respondents were not sure about theavailability of the vaccine in the country.
Majority of Indians believe that decision of the NarendraModi government to establish medical oxygen generation plant in every districtof the country, taken amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in thecountry was a delayed one.
In the IANS C Voter Live News tracker, while 51 per centof the respondents opined that government was late in taking a decision toestablish medical oxygen generation in every district of the country, only 38per cent of those interviewed during the survey said the decision was taken atthe right time.
Remaining of the respondents were not sure if thegovernment took the decision at right time or if it got late in deciding on thecrucial issue during the pandemic.
The tracker found that Asaduddin Owaisi was not animportant factor in the Uttar Pradesh politics as majority of the people are ofthe opinion that the entry of his AIMIM in the electoral contest in 2022 willmake no difference and the party will not be able to even open an account inthe Assembly elections in the state.
In a IANS C Voter Live News tracker, while 52 per cent ofthe respondents said that Owaisi's party will not be able to win even a singleseat in the Assembly elections, only 28 per cent of those, who were interviewedduring the survey replied that AIMIM will be able to repeat its performance ofBihar and Maharashtra in Uttar Pradesh. Remaining of the respondents did nothave any opinion on the prospects of performance of AIMIM in Uttar PradeshAssembly scheduled to be held early next year.
After West Bengal, as political violence has beenwitnessed in Uttar Pradesh during the Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh and Block Pramukhelections and the ruling BJP is being accused of misusing government machineryand resorting to violence to win local body elections, a large number of peoplebelieve that all ruling parties in different states do not resort to suchtactics to win local body elections.
In the IANS C Voter Live News tracker, while 45 percentof the respondents said that all ruling parties in different states do notresort to violence and misuse government machinery to win the local bodyelections, 35 per cent of those, who were surveyed opined otherwise. 19.8 percent of the respondents were not sure if all the ruling parties resort to suchtactics to win local body elections or not.
As the US government has announced that its militarymission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31, a large number of Indiansbelieve that the situation in war ravaged Afghanistan has improved during twodecades of America's military mission in the war ravaged country.
In the tracker, while 43 per cent of the respondentsbelieve that situation in Afghanistan got better during the presence of USArmed Forces in the country as the influence of Al Qaeda and other terroristorganisations has been significantly degraded in the country, only 26 per centof those interviewed during the survey said that situation in Afghanistan hasgot worse because of America's military mission in the country.
A significantly large number of Indians - 31 per cent didnot have any opinion about the developments taking place in Afghanistan.
Indians appeared to the divided on the decision of USgovernment to end American Military Mission in Afghanistan, 35 per cent of therespondents interviewed during the C Voter Live News tracker said it is theright decision taken by Biden administration.
Almost an equal number - 34 per cent of the respondentssaid that it is a wrong decision at this juncture, when Taliban is making rapidadvances. Almost the same number of those surveyed - 31 per cent were not sureif it was a right decision taken by the US government or not.