I belong to that section of the society which has lost faith in the politicians irrespective of the party. However I do realize that if we dont exercise our right to vote, worse is yet to come.
It is amazing how bias affects a person's thinking.
If I am an ardent congress supporter, everything that they do is somehow justified. Whether it is minority appeasement, caste-based politics, Gandhi Dynaty. Everything has a reason.
If I am a BJP supporter, religion based politics seems ok.
If I am a CPIM supporter, I choose to ignore that gone is the time when mill workers were harassed by the industraliasts. Now worker unions ensure that workers work only during over-time.
How does this work? How does a person switch off and on reasoning selectively ? I can understand an uneducated person being asked to vote for the Hand (Congress) or the Saffron colour (BJP). How can we educated people allow generations of the Gandhi dynasty or Rabri Devi to be lawmakers ? What qualifications do they have ? Will we tolerate someone like them supervising us in our company ?
How come we educated people are led like sheep (to butcher) who dont know that they will soon be slaughtered ?
I think time has come to not vote for the party but for the person. All parties are made up of people. If we elect the right people, all parties will have the right people and which party comes to power really wont matter. For this logic to work, educated and professional people like us should start entering politics as independants. Only those should make entry who are already successful in their existing careers. That way, the only criteria would be Interest of the Nation. Not lust for power. I was hoping that when Dr.Manmohan Singh entered politics it was a begining. But alas a good apple turns rotten once kept in a basket full of rotten apples. Indeed this is a difficult proposition. Any suggestions ?
RE:Political bias is amazing
by Ram Sharma on Apr 23, 2007 04:02 PM Permalink
all political parties are only for power. no one is interested in selfless service. the policies of congress and bjp are also similar. excep that congress has dynastic rulers, does muslim appeasement, favours reservations and bjp looks after the interest of the majority community to some extent.
RE:Political bias is amazing
by Manoj Naudiyal on Apr 23, 2007 01:50 PM Permalink
Miling you hit the bullseye. Every political outfit has become just like any other general store in the same locality trying to lure each & every customer by being goodie about them and casting doomspell on others. The time has came where the COMMON MAN needs to understand the right of vote and use the power, flex the muscule to maximum and see that they are not left behind (unfortunately this is current scene).
Politicans have became band of jokers performing in circus, media is blowing the trumphet trying to get whatever the cream they can take and at the end its the common man who is suffering even after being a good tax payer.
Time up for all of us, to be one together and act as ONE. Dont forget history what made britishers rule india for such a long time. Its time to grow up and show maturity.
RE:Political bias is amazing
by ravi bajaj on Apr 23, 2007 03:36 PM Permalink
you are right milind all the parties having only one motto vote power. It started from the name of minorty votes. some parties are looking for muslim votes some are looking for hindu votes and some are looking for dalit and obc votes but we have to think which can give the progress to country. This way every man will be benifited of country!!! Correct me if I am wrong !!!! Just see the performance of each party and whome you feel is better always vote to that if you are voting for MP and always vote for best candidate if you are voting for MLA
