Politicians are ready to enjoy the power at any cost. Even muslims are ready to share with BJP and when they loose elections will separate from them as did by Chandrababu Naidu in Andhra.
I have written a book on modern India that soon to be published in Russian biggest publishing house AST. I have written it after three years of travels all over India. I recommended to readers of my book your site but think now I did a mistake. All posts that you accept seem to be communist or congress bashing and praising nationalist BJP and hindutva forces. I have no love lost to indian communists or congress and have little sympathy to other politicians as well even to your favourite BJP. It is very sad that Indian press still can not eradicate its class bias and simply has no touch with ground reality. All major newspapers belong to powerful industrial houses who want to manipulate with public opinion. Luckily common man as it was proved in elections in Lok Sabha and in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in 2004 does not take their misleading publications and judge politicians by their deeds. So biased newspapers, TV channels and internet sites do monkey job. I pity you.
Oh! No No Mr.Shenoy.. Dont use words to make BJP the best thing that has happened to India and Karnataka. Most of things unexplained can be explained from a simple want, "WANT OF MONEY". Governmenting in India is essentially "Contracting Out". The "Spoils of War" are normally shared by this method. But unfortunately the Government in Karnataka was a continuity. (Not so in governance, Mr.Krishna as many of my friends in Bangalore say was more responsive.) So Mr. Gowda and Family were not earning out of contracts. Only way was to become CM. So essentialy the coalition was a need for retaining the first-time MLA's of JD(s). The irritation of Mr. Gowda was seen in his public squabble with Mr Narayana Moorthy. So let this mechanism evolve a new formula to share "Spoils of War". Of course, for Congress spokesman it would be "Horse Trading".
In this age of coalition politics we must have a system of pre-poll Alliances. And essentially a way to make them legitimate. And here too Kerala leads the way.
This message may eye open to voters. Voters should focus on candidates who work for them. Where so called secular leaders will make money for next generation.
The communal unrest in india can be much owed to the poisonous propoganda of communists and their bandwagon of schizophrenic journalists.RSS and its sister organisations are sweating day and night to transform the indian society in to a proud and harmonious society which shall hold its head high and shall be the torchbearer for rest of the world.I think our society has started rising to the occasion and the events illustrated by you are quite an indication.
It will be an interesting situation - the state govt still relies on Delhi, where the vengeful Cong holds the purse-strings and one can count on them to do everything possible to thwart the BJP-JD combine from achieving any meaningful success. The 64 dollar question - does the Karnataka govt have the wherewithal to go it alone if need be, for development projects - without handouts from Delhi?
very interesting article so it does not surprise people who visited rural Karnataka for example Coorg region where BJP is particularly strong. When I visited it I talked to some of BJP muslim supporters who were unaware that BJP is advocating ban on caw slaughter and many other aspects of so-called Hindutva policy. They said local BJP leaders never said something like this so I understood popularity of Karnataka BJP is because of local factors and mismanagement of the state by Congress. I don't know however how far divisive or Hindutva oriented will be policy of the new Karnataka government. If it will go Gujarat way it will be sad - I don't know much about communal tensions in Gujarat even I have visited all parts of it but I noticed that Gujarat governement pursued economy policy in favor only few tycoons and the rest 90% of population live in abject poverty.
Mr. Shenoys column brings out the point that the Muslims are losing their patience with the so-called secular parties, which have only exploited the minority community for their own benefit, while their (Muslims) lot has not changed much. The promises these parties have been making have turned out to be just appeasements to grab the Muslim vote and thereby the power. It is to be hoped that the Muslim community would take the initiative to openly discourage the political parties from exploiting their minority status, work toward a swift integration of the society, and insist also on their treatment based on merit.
The Karnataka experience has provided an opportunity for the new coalition to demonstrate to the people that it is keen on providing good governance. Accordingly, the coalition should seriously consider holding back new promises but focus on realizing all those already made in an effective and efficient manner. The coalition partners must work with total cohesion among themselves; they must realize that time wasted in mutual disputes is yet another opportunity thrown to the winds without meeting the aspirations of the people of the State.
RE:Karnatakas Lessons
by Prakash M Oza on Feb 01, 2006 10:59 AM Permalink
"Satta Ka Nasha" every politician understand this lessons because do you thinks "hum kare so kayada" this is not fair."pap ka ghada bhar gaya hai" if central govt use u/s. 356 & dissmissed the state govt in Goa, Bihar, & Jharkhand. Why not in karnataka.
