Broken Alliances in Maharashtra Elections

Two major alliances in Maharashtra have ultimately broken and all four major parties are going to elections on their own. The 25-year apparently strong bond between the BJP and the Shiv-Sena started developing cracks some weeks ago when both parties smelt clear victory on the basis of the results of the Parliamentary elections held hardly 5 months back. After staying away from power for 15 years it is obvious that many leaders in both parties wanted to be in the government-to-come. A few of them, particularly in BJP started seeing dreams of chief-ministership. Same was the case with the Shiv-sena with only difference that they had clear idea of who would become the Chief minister after October 15.

The 15 year old alliance of the Congress party and the NCP also fell apart. It was a more surprising incidence because almost everybody, in present situation, presumed that this alliance was not going to retain power in the state unless some miracle happened.

The points that bear significance according to my belief are:

• Political alliances are never permanent, however strong they appear to be.
• Political enmity, in the same way, is not permanent.
• Power-greed is a very strong force to break any bond between political parties.
• The alliances are only time-bound compulsions and they have only political motive.
• You cannot be sure when the like-minded parties would become two differently thinking parties.
• Everybody in politics wants to taste POWER and when it appears close anybody can betray any other politician or political party.
• If people give fractured mandate then the same political parties would start forming new yet stronger bonds stating that the alliance is in the interest of the state or nation.

We are common people and we have a constitutional sword called VOTE in our control and most of us are happy to vote and get satisfaction that I/we did something great but I think our votes have become useless in certain situations because all political parties are more or less an evil and despite the fact that most politicians are self-oriented we have to choose from them only. THE SWORD IS ACTUALLY BLUNT!

Insurance Bill - FDI in Insurance

The BJP-led NDA Government of India has introduced Insurance Bill regarding increasing the limit of FDI in Insurance Sector in the Upper House. The Congress Party has given indication of not supporting the Bill. This is not a fair practice as the previous Congress-led UPA Government had actually proposed to increase the FDI limit during their regime. According to the NDA Government, they have introduced the same format and draft of the Bill. It is unfair, therefore, on the part of the Congress Party to oppose it.

Politics must not be brought into this matter and the Congress Party and all its UPA allies must stand firm in favour of the Bill in the interest of the Nation. If they fail to do so, it would expose dual policy of the Congress Party and people of India would not forgive them.

MAY GOD GIVE WISDOM TO THE LEADERS OF THE CONGRESS PARTY!!!

ACHCHHE DIN KI BUREE BEGINNING?

Hardly a month has passed after the NDA Government has taken charge in Delhi with the much boasted promise of 'Achchhe Din' (GOOD DAYS) and the people have been prescribed with the first dose of bitter medicine in the form of 14.5% increase in Railway passenger fares and 6.5% increase in freights. The Railway minister has argued that he has increased fares and freight according to the proposed increase by previous UPA Government in their Interim budget. It appears that the Railway minister is trying to save his face by bringing UPA proposal in picture to shield himself and his government. Everybody knows that this move by the government is going to increase prices of various commodities and services. How can then people be sure that ACHCHHE DIN AAYENGE? Shri Narendra Modi must admit that it is one thing to run a state and another thing to run a country with many states. If the NDA government continues in this manner then I am sure one day people of India will start saying that Mr. Manmohan Singh was not at fault as far as price-rise was concerned.

A Welcome Gesture by Shri Narendra Modi

Let me first clarify that I am not a BJP-man nor am I a supporter of Narendra Modi.
After Mr. Modi became the Prime Minister of India, two state governments, Government of Gujarat and Government of Madhya Pradesh, announced that they would include Modi's life history as a part of academic syllabus. Narendra Modi within no time requested them not to do so and stated that it was not good to teach history of life of someone who is alive. He also emphasized that we have many great characters whose life could be more impressive on our children's character building.
This is a great gesture on his part and all political leaders should appreciate it irrespective of their political affiliation. They should also learn a lesson from it because most of our political leaders are hungry of building their reputation. Hats off to NAMO!!!

Is the Election Commission of India Biased?

During past couple of days BJP and their Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, in particular, have attacked The Election Commission of India by accusing that it is biased and has failed to deliver what was expected from it. Every time elections are held, one or the other political party accuses the Commission for favouring some individual or some party.
I strongly believe that the EC is not biased and is conducting polls in a fair manner. India is a hugely populated country and the mammoth job of conducting elections in this country is not that easy. There may be some stray incidences of failure of the system but on the whole, all elections are fairly unbiased.
The person like Narendra Modi should think twice before accusing the Institution which has the highest reputation in the world. All political parties should restrain themselves before entering into any controversy involving EC. The people of this country should reject such propaganda of political parties and leaders by not giving any significance to the accusations.