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I think i might get out of control when i see all the news abt what these politicians play in our country....when there r many serious things to be addressed in our country why these barbarians (Shiva sena) is wondering abt tarnishing some game between India and Pak. And mainly nothing is being done by the Maharashtra Govt for ransacking BCCI office. I hope Bharat matha should feel very sorry since she has these kind of foolish politicains.

The current what the Govt should concentrate should be like growing population and meeting the infrastructure needs (which is no where near to fullfiling the growing needs) providing pure drinking water etc etc. Instead of doin all these gimmicks, making all people who vote for them as fools. God if possible give good mind to shiv sainiks and mainly to Bal thakrey.

By Ramesh on Friday, March 26, 1999 - 08:10 pm:

I am not a supporter of Baal Thakrey neither any other Politician and I fully agree that MOST INDIAN POLITITIANS are no des bhagat. But as Mr Thakarey himself frank enough admitting 'Its difference between briefcase and suitecase (meaning we all eat money just different how much!!)', we have to categorize these people from 1-10 or bad-worst. And there I do not think him going towards 10. He frankly says and does what he feels. He asks vote for religion, which is wrong. But we have worst who have been CM or party president just because of someone's wife or son and nothing to do with common Indian people.
But there are good things too. You never have been to Mumbai, I stayed there and there are no communal riots during Shivsena rule; before, with congress every year people near bhendi bazar or Haji alli were living a scared life. He doesn't care law(in case of cricket match) is wrong. But he is not against ordinary people, he says he is against people who are doing activities in India under ISI like Bombay Bomb blasts. Do you ever know what kind of terror and fear we had when there were Bomb blasts and riots after 6 December? I agree with you that they should have some sense to rule the state. But then again, do we have clean people out there? People who can really 'think' do not go to politics and that's the irony!

By Abhijeet on Monday, May 03, 1999 - 11:35 pm:

Bogus! this conversation has no weight in it. Excuse my rude remarks, but I believe we Indians, especially those living outside India, give Indian politics a very narrow minded look.

I think we are forgetting that the "new" India is only 50 years ago. Where was any other country, and it's political status, in 50 years? Take the US for an example. A civil war and a new constitution are only a couple of things that could describe American political status after 50 years of independence.

With that in mind, I think India is in a pretty good shape. There is no question that India is heading towards a free economy. This free economy will bring more power to the people, as they will be richer, which means they will have a broader and liberal perscepective towards life. I could further elaborate on that, but no time right now (saaley final exams).

In short, we need to give our governments a little time. Change comes in slowly and the foundations that the political parties lay right now can only help us in the future.

I disagree strongly with the statement that Indian politicians are ignorant. Let us not forget that many of the strongest leaders of the world have emerged from very poor households and many of them have had very little education, as well.

Politics stretches beyond factual knowledge. It is a mind game. I think we need to have this idea in mind when discussing Indian politics.

Pandit ji (Nehru ji) himself believed that the 21st century India will be corrupt but he also believed that it is the people who will bring upon a better tommorrow. This may even explain his somewhat socialistic theory towards indian politics.

By Anonymous on Tuesday, May 04, 1999 - 06:01 pm:

Its not an excuse to say we are young the we are currupt. I can't imagine people say India has good political leaders. May be Abhijeet here forgot staying abroad that we have Lallo, Jailalitha here. God save us from such people. I feel odd to write about Lallo and his conduct-its that bad.
Obviously I do agree that there are certain good people too.eg. Vajpayee but look at him, he was thrown out.
I agree we will need time to come out of it and I hope we will come out of it - more strong, more clean, more mature.

By Satish Kakri on Friday, May 07, 1999 - 08:34 am:

Hypocrisy reigns supreme in Indian politics today. The party and the leaders say one think and do another. There is no sense of purpose except to remain in power.

Fifty years after Independence, we find our country is still struggling on all fronts - Defence, Economy and quality of life. It is unfortunate that even an effort to move forward in defence has been widely criticised. People at large are left confused. The New World Order may not see world wars but in a bid to save the sovereignty of our nation some strong steps are absolutely necessary. However, one feels satified to note that the voter in the country has matured. The voters donot seem to spare anyone.

Though, our media is very well developed but content wise rather weak. The real issues are rarely brought to the fore. Such analytical and impartial approach will help the Indian voters to make the right choice, and will rid them from the utter confusion caused by the opportune politicians who change colours faster than the proverbial chameleon.

By A Hindu on Saturday, May 08, 1999 - 12:19 am:

I would like to say a few words regarding communal riots and the role of communal/secular parties. The Congress is a "secular" party or so they claim. Let me site a few examples from the city of Hyderabad in AP. The Congress had a virtual monopoly in the state till the appearance of NT Rama Rao and his TDP. Before his appearance, communal riots were an annual ritual. Every year during Ganesh festival, there were Hindu-Muslim riots. Damage to property, both public and private, was the worst. And this was happening every year during the Congress rule. In the year 1983 when NTR contested and totally routed the Congress, there was not a single incident of communal riot in Hyderabad. But during Rajiv's emergence on account of the sympathy wave, the Congress came back to power and the ritual started all over again. The year 1990 was the worst year. The riots in 1990 proved to be the mother of all riots. Guess who was in power? Congress-I led ny N. Janardhan Reddy. During earlier riots, the curfew was mainly confined to the old city. But in 1990, curfew was imposed almost all over the city. This happened during the governance of Congress which claims to be secular. The TDP is back in power and so far there has been no news of communal riots, Hindu-Muslim riots etc. Who can forget the riots in Bombay? Again the Congress was in power. The same congress that calls itself secular. There has been no single event of communal riot after the Shiv Sena came to power. Why is it so? And what is wrong if Bal Thackerey talks candidly about Hinduism? Is he communal? If that is what he is called, then so be it. We need more people like him. How dare MF Hussain paint goddess Saraswati in nude? Would he paint Allah in the nude? Would he paint allah in some compromising positions. He would have been buried alive by now. The very name of MF Hussain makes my blood boil. We need people who stand up to defend Hinduism. There is nothing wrong in doing that. If we do not, who else will defend our religion? If we do not, we are the worst kind of traitors. Let us defend Hinduism. Now is the time. JAI HIND!! JAI BHARAT MATA!! HAR HAR MAHADEV!!!

By Viv on Sunday, May 09, 1999 - 11:54 pm:

True face of Secular Parties

India was declared a secular state by the makers of our contitution, but analysing past 50 years of independent India one wonders, how much has
this secularism been upheald, or has it just been one of the most powerful BUz words to fool people and get their votes by the so called advocates of Secularism. As per the views of congress party for them secularism means
"Sarv Dharm Sambhav" ie all religions are equal but one has not seen any such equality in their conduct. In disguise of Secularism what they have
practiced is minoritiesm. India is the only country in this world where majority is discriminated againist minority. State funds are alloted for Haj but there is no state funding for any hindu holy yatra. Salaries are paid to Imams
of mosques, but no salaries are paid to any hindu pandit. Millions are spent in funding of Madarasa and other christian Missionary schools, but there
are no state funds for any Hindu religious schools. Where does all this money come from ? This is the hard earned money of common man given to the government in form of tax.

Here are some facts that appeared in an article on the internet magazine rediff.com. a few months back

In 1997, Rs 42 crores were earmarked as subsidy in the national budget; but the civil aviation ministry came up with a bill of Rs 93 crore for
Haj operations. That worked out to about Rs 12,000 per pilgrim (from taxes that even a Hindu contributes). The damage to Air India was more serious: From a fleet of 28 aircraft, AI diverted 5 for eight weeks; this lasted till 23 May, resulting in the cancellation of 10 flights a week to Europe and North America.Simply stating State funding for trips to Mecca. Hindus -- not a penny for any
pilgrimage.

In 1994, the government introduced the Waqf Act Amendment Bill, which provides for the eviction of tenants of all properties owned by Muslim
trusts if the lease is more than a year old. What would the "secular" reactions have been if the Bill had laid down that tenancy and rent
control laws would not apply to property owned by Hindu trusts...?

In August 1995, Narasimha Rao announced the earmarking of Rs 500 crores for a bank lending *only* to NON-Hindus. What would the "secular"
reactions have been if crores were reserved only for Hindus?

In 1993, the Supreme Court, judging on a writ filed by the All-India Imam Organisation, directed the Centre to frame a scheme for payment of salaries to at least 3,00,000 imams. Narasimha Rao set up a committee to examine the implications of the judgment. Attorney General Milan K Banerjee, when consulted, felt that state governments not having been heard by the court, was itself a case for moving the court; also, some of the directives were such that if complied with, the government's action WOULD NOT BE SECULAR IN CHARACTER.

The committee decided to abide by Banerjee's opinion. But in December 1996 -- when elections were just around the corner -- the PMO informed
the committee that it did not approve of a review petition -- thus turning down the counsel of the attorney general of India. Whence came salaries to imams. Hindu priests -- not.

Fact is, there are NO monetary concessions given exclusively to Hindus as a religious group. What do these secularist think, Hindus should sit
back and let the injustice continue.One needs to analyze what has been the outcome of all this generosity towards minorities. What do these Madarsas actually teach, Kafirs( non -believers ofAllah ) are unclean, that they need to be wiped out from the face of earth. A few months back there was an intelligence report printed in the daily excelsior ( newspaper printed in Jammu Kashmir)(www.dailyexcelsior.com) that in India there are 600 madarsas and 200 mosques thatare being used as ISI hideouts.

So, Indians think, your tax money is being spent for these anti-national activities.

By satish kakri on Saturday, May 15, 1999 - 10:15 am:

It is unfortunate indeed that the political parties in General and Congress Party in particular have been following a policy at appeasement. In turn it may create some kind of vote bank but at what cost to the nation? And it has to be understood that the policy of appeasement is even no good for the party which tends to create such vote banks, in the long run. Sooner or later there is bound to be a backlash as the expectations go on increasing and when these are not met violent reactions erupt.

In fact the policy of appeasement is not even good for those who are pampered. Deficiency develops and they are left behind. So it is a no-win situation.

When selfishness and greed for short term gains grow unchained the individual losses his / her mind. It is true for the political party - entity as well.

Ours is a democracy. Yet the most parties are run by individuals. It is lamentable that most political parties big and small do not take even vital decisions in a democratic fashion.

These parties choose to authorise their supreme leader to take any decision. The supreme leader is an individual who is guided by some of his / her favourites. And therefore more often that not these decisions taken by the party leader do not correctly reflect the true sentiments of the party. And ironically the party boasts of unanimity. This is hypocrisy often nothing short of falsehood.

Our political scene cannot improve unless DEMOCRACY is given a fair chance at all levels by one and all political parties. Presidents or such impïrtant posts should be available only for a fixed term or terms.

By satish kakri on Monday, May 17, 1999 - 08:52 am:

The letter by the three senior leaders of Congress Party to the president Ms. Sonia Gandhi has taken the party by storm. While the party functionaries were busy giving explanations to the electronic and other media regarding the pettiness and low level thinking of the BJP Party and others who are opposed to the candidature of Sonia to head the Government, the question was raised in the C.W.C. meeting on Saturday the matter came up in the meeting for discussion. Avoiding an open discussion perhaps was a big mistake.

Another important factor that can not be undermined is that the aforesaid letters has been signed by three different leaders belonging to the three different communities / Hindu, Muslim and Christian. So any attempt by the high command to brush aside the issue with the argument that it is an effort by the communal forces may not be convincing at all.

In, my posting or 15th May, 1999 I had stressed the need of democratic functioning of all political parties for the good of the nation as well as the parties themselves. Unanimity is a fallacy and a tame effort for make belief. We must learn to respect difference of opinion at all levels. That is the basic principle on which any democracy can function effectively.

The Congress Party's prospects in the coming polls have suffered an irreparable damage at the hands of their own stalwarts. Any attempt to cow down the dissent with punishment will only worsen the situation for the 114 years old political party of our country. As there is enough time still for the polls the question of primenisterial candidate should be thoroughly discussed by the party at all levels at the earliest, and the decision should be taken accordingly.

By Srini on Monday, July 05, 1999 - 05:52 pm:

Hi,

I am interested to get copies of manifestos of all the major parties in India. Do all of them have websites? (I know BJP has one) Does anybody have any information that can be useful to me? Thanks in advance.

By editor on Monday, July 05, 1999 - 06:56 pm:

Srini

Few major parties and election related sites:

BJP Bhartiya Janta Party

Indian Congress Party [Indira]

Tamil Maanila Congress

Shiv Sena Party

Indian Election Commission

By Srini on Tuesday, July 06, 1999 - 08:37 pm:

Dear Editor,

Thank you for that information. I am also wondering if national parties such as United Front and Janata Dal have at least some email addresses where we can seek some information.

Thanks.

By Srini on Thursday, September 02, 1999 - 09:10 am:

A few volunteers spent some time in organizing the information from the official manifestoes of two major parties in India for election '99. We organized the information from the manifestoes under several categories and provided a brief description of each party's stand on these issues. We also provided links to the relevant part of the corresponding manifesto for each party for detailed description. We understand that this is a small beginning and that it will only help people who have access to internet. Despite its limitations, if there is enough interest in readers then improvements and enhancements may be considered in future. Please feel free to point this page to anybody who may be interested. You can find this page at
http://www1.aidindia.org/mainsite/BJPCong99.html

-- Srini

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