A scrutiny of cross-voting indicates hardly 5% of those elected to the Lok Sabha defied their party whips. 95% stayed with their respective parties. So may not be correct to paint all with the same brush.
But what is of concern is the hypocrisy of the Left and BJP.
- When a Congress MP defects to the BJP and cross votes - it is moral. - When 6 SP MPs cross-voted by defecting to the BSP, it is moral. - When Mayawati threatens to split SP vertically, it is moral. - When Jaswant Singh goes to Mulayam Singh with a proposal to topple the Government it is moral. - When Jaswant Singh goes to Mulayam Singh with a proposal to make him PM in exchange for votes for BJP's Presidential candidate - it is moral - Poaching JDS and Lok Dal from the UPA to UNPA is moral - NDA offering CM of Jharkhand to JMM is moral - - When Yediruppa buys 12 (6 independents, 3 JDS and 3 Congress) MLAs and makes 9 Ministers, it is moral.
Only when UPA responds in kind, it is immoral. It is this selectvity that smacks of hypocrisy
RE:Knickerwallah Hypocrisy
by Malathi U on Jul 25, 2008 12:49 AM Permalink
Mr. All Right, all these problems will be reduced if defecting the party after is the election is banned. No one wants it either BJP, Congress or any party whether it is big or small. So don't blame any party. Defected party members are ace cards and every one wants them.
