In a multi-party democracy, like India, where everyone has strong opinions, it is fine for each voter to show his or her preference. No point in abusing each other - in this site, at least, we shd leave such things to Parliament and legislative assemblies - although, we can evaluate parties. Let us educate each other, inform each other on issues of concern to the country. Not committed to any party, I examine the policies of each party, AS IMPLEMENTED, not as announced. Track record is better proof than what is "planned". I ask, "Which party has had the first opportunity to lay down the "blue print" for politics in India? Ans: The Congress. "Which party had the most chance (55 years) to rule the country, not only at the centre but in the states also?" Ans: The Congress. "What is the track record of this Congress?" My Ans:(1) Brought caste and religion to the centre of Indian politics by mis-using "reservations" and "secularism" as election tools. Now, EVERY PARTY IN INDIA IS COPYING THE CONGRESS. Sons copy the father in smoking and drinking. Congress missed a chance to set a good example. (2) Without benefitting the poor, introduced CORRUPTION through a "Licence-Permit Raj" while stiflying India's economic growth for 50 years. When a small places like Singapore and Korea were recording enormous economic activity, our industrialists were spending time at government offices, negotiating bribes. To get telephone:TWO yrs, to buy scooter: FOUR YRS, and so on. Think facts.
