I am tired of hearing the phrase "Modi Ki Guarantee" when I drive my car or watch the news on television. I know that he has not fulfilled many of the guarantees he gave while coming to power in 2014 and 2019. I do not want to remind him about the promises he made regarding the provision of jobs to the unemployed and depositing Rs 15 lakh in every Indian's account from the money stashed away in foreign banks.

Instead, I would like to ask him for some new guarantees to help me decide whether to vote for Modi and his party or not. Let me list them.

1. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would visit Manipur and meet the people who lost all their belongings?

2. Will Modi give a guarantee that all those who were forced to flee from the Manipur valley would be able to return to their old dwelling places in a dignified manner?

3. India is still a secular nation. Will Modi guarantee that the Constitutional guarantees given to the minorities would be honoured in both letter and spirit?

4. Will Modi guarantee that the scholarships available to the students of minority communities would be restored?

5. Will Modi give a guarantee that a serving judge of the High Court or the Supreme Court or a government official would not be admitted to the BJP till he completes a cooling period of, say, at least two years?

6. Will Modi give a guarantee that cases against leaders like former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan would not be withdrawn just because they joined the BJP?

7. Will Modi give a guarantee that the party would not tolerate dishonesty of the kind that allowed the BJP to win the mayoral poll in Chandigarh?

8. Will Modi give a guarantee that no disrepute to the nation is caused by letting the State Bank of India take the plea that it needs three months to publish the list of those who bought electoral bonds? More so when he knows that all the data are available in the SBI's computing system, and it takes only a few minutes to prepare the list.

9. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would not tolerate Aya Rams and Gaya Rams in politics?

10. Will Modi give a guarantee that persons who insist that Christian priests and nuns should not wear their religious dress while taking classes when the Chief Minister of a state wears his priestly dress would be punished?

11. Will Modi give a guarantee that Pope Francis would be allowed to visit India at his convenience?

12. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would treat everyone equally and in no case would a sensitive airport on the border be converted into an international airport to facilitate the pre-engagement function of a billionaire?

13. Will Modi give a guarantee that the next census would soon be held?

14. Will Modi give a guarantee that the caste details collected during the last census would be published?

15. Will Modi give a guarantee that the government in J&K and elsewhere would stop the practice of forcing people to attend his rallies?

16. Will Modi give a guarantee that scarce resources of the nation would be used for building schools, colleges and laboratories and not statues like the Statue of Unity?

17. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would leave religion to the practitioners of religion and concentrate on his job of meeting the bread-and-butter issues of the people?

18. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would stop the practice of frequently changing his clothes, costumes rather, to instill a sense of modesty and contentment among the people?

19. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would give adequate representation to every community in his Cabinet and other offices of authority?

20. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would nominate a Christian to the Minority Education Commission?

21. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would not tolerate any rapists or those who are accused of rape to be in the party? Will Modi give a guarantee that if necessity arises, he would personally discuss with farmers their problems and solve them in a spirit of give and take?

22. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would not promote crony capitalism without which Adani would not have grown so big in so short a time?

23. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would restrain himself from self-projection and self-promotion?

24. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would let his ministers enjoy a measure of autonomy?

25. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would function as the first among equals in the Cabinet as the Constitution envisages?

26. Will Modi give a guarantee that internal democracy would be restored in the BJP when all the new chief ministers were personally picked up by him?

27. Will Modi give a guarantee that in the Government of India calendar only one of his pictures would be published on every page?

28. Will Modi give a guarantee that the promises made to the states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala, that their representation in the Lok Sabha would not be reduced because they succeeded in family planning, be kept?

29. Will Modi give a guarantee that large states like UP, Bihar, Rajasthan and MP would be split into smaller states, as promised by his party once?

30. Will Modi give a guarantee that national resources would be equitably distributed?

31. Will Modi give a guarantee that police high-handedness, as reflected in the increasing use of bulldozers, would not be encouraged?

32. Will Modi give a guarantee that investigating agencies like the ED and the CBI would function as per law?

33. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would adhere to the principle that those who reach 75 should retire from politics?

34. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would regularly attend Parliament and make his travel programs accordingly?

35. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would interact with journalists on a regular basis so that he can reduce his dependence on social media?

36. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would review the Agniveer scheme and scrap it if need be?

37. Will Modi give a guarantee that the MPLADS would be abolished so that the MPs can concentrate more on the constituency's or state's development?

38. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would recognise that privatisation for the sake of it is bad and institutions like the Railways would not be privatised?

39. Will Modi give a guarantee that all draconian laws would be reviewed as there is enough evidence to suggest that the certainty of punishment is more important than the severity of punishment?

40. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would improve bilateral relations with countries like China, Pakistan, and Maldives? After all, he began his tenure by making an air dash to attend a wedding in the family of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

41. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would reduce his foreign visits so that he can address the problems of the common people?

42. Will Modi give a guarantee that his party men would not raise issues about the antiquity of certain mosques and churches, as, for instance, it was claimed that a church was built by destroying a temple in Kerala?

43. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would honour the law passed by Parliament freezing the status of all religious shrines?

44. Will Modi give a guarantee that he will not give credence to such slogans as "Congress-mukt Bharat" that his party men are fond of raising?

45. Will Modi give a guarantee that the FCRA facility would not be denied to some organisations on one pretext or another?

46. Will Modi give a guarantee that there would be a proper judicial system to ensure that FCRA accounts are closed only rarely and in extreme cases?

47. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would not allow anything that seeks to muzzle the media?

48. Will Modi give a guarantee that nothing would be done to curtail the freedom of the Press?

49. Will Modi give a guarantee that those who institute false cases against innocent persons would be prosecuted if the courts find no evidence against them?

50. Will Modi give a guarantee that the rule of law would prevail at all times?

51. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would do everything possible to prevent the accumulation of wealth in the hands of a few?

52. Will Modi give a guarantee that the rich would be taxed heavily, as suggested by Thomas Piketty in his celebrated book?

53. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would promote science and scientific thinking as enjoined upon him by the Constitution?

54. Will Modi give a guarantee that the owner of the cow would have the absolute right to do what he wants when the animal is no longer productive?

55. Will Modi give a guarantee that foolishness in the name of the cow would not be tolerated?

56. Will Modi give a guarantee that the exaggerated claims about the medicinal properties of the cow urine would not be promoted in the public domain?

57. Will Modi give a guarantee that cows would be taken care of and not pushed to the streets to create traffic bottlenecks?

58. Will Modi give a guarantee that after giving so many Mann Ki Baat speeches, he would now listen to the people's own Mann Ki Baat?

59. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would concentrate on improving the living standards of the people, rather than making boastful claims about India becoming a Vishwa Guru?

60. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would do everything possible to enable the people to buy their own food materials?

62. Will Modi give a guarantee that the overexploitation of nature in the name of development will be halted?

63. Will Modi give a guarantee that our tourist spots are maintained properly so that people are encouraged to visit? He should ponder why the US attracts the largest number of tourists?

64. Will Modi give a guarantee that our educational institutions would attract students from foreign countries? Instead, most of the students who can afford it go to foreign countries, now even for pre-degree courses?

65. Will Modi give a guarantee that an MP or MLA, who is elected on a party ticket, would not be able to join another party except at the cost of his membership in the concerned House?

66. Will Modi give a guarantee that nobody would be harassed in the name of religion?

67. Will Modi give a guarantee that every citizen has a right to join any party and leave it at any time, and the same right will be extended to him when it comes to choosing a religion?

68. Will Modi give a guarantee that he would ratify that worshipping any God is one of the fundamental rights of the people and the state has no role in it?

69. Will Modi give a guarantee that the plethora of freedom of religion laws enacted in various states would not be used to harass people from minority communities?

70. Will Modi give a guarantee that no religion would be promoted at the cost of other religions?

71. Will Modi give a guarantee that the prices of essential commodities would be brought down so that even the poorest has two square meals a day?

72. Will Modi give a guarantee that "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" would not remain an empty rhetoric?

For want of space, I am not asking for more. If the Prime Minister can guarantee all this, I am sure he will elevate himself to a level no politician can reach. May wisdom guide him!