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Okay,
it has been a bit of circus in Bihar for the
past few months and has been a delight to watch
Mrs. Gandhi asking for votes (to do what, I have
no clue) and Mrs. Shiela Dikshit ducking every
well-meaning questions from the media like a
professional politician (which she is, I think)
"let the voters decide".
Now when the
voters are being given a chance to decide in a
relatively free and fair election that Bihar has
witnessed in decades, all these Yechuris, Rais,
Prasads and Yadavs are criticising the Election
Commission. Yes, we are proud of being the
largest democracy in the world but then that
democracy demands sacrifices and in the case of
Bihar, it is giving up "goondaism" for a day.
I suppose that
is a big ask for a politician who is based just
on that, at least for that particular state and
the outcry is only logical!
I do hope
whoever comes into power in Bihar, we Biharis
are able to call ourselves "Biharis" with pride
- not being parochial but that's a fact. It has
been an endless task justifying one's roots to
locals and foreigners alike! Lets hope for the
best, whoever it is, Biharis are hardworking,
smart and and some good governance will do
wonders for the State (but this appears a
distant dream).
One more think
to add: has Mr. Yechuri ever asked just an
ordinary, well-meaning and thinking local about
the fear of living in there, specially in Patna?
He and others like him have no right to say that
it is wrong to compare Bihar with J&K. Issues
may be different but situation is very similar -
Patna goes to bed at 8pm these days. What does
he and others like him have to say?
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I
agree. Would Mr. Yechury let his
daughter/sister/wife go out alone on
Patna streets (even main roads] in
the evenings (probably even during
day)?
I tried to vote once (10 years ago)
in Patna to find out the people
standing in the queue were allowed
to vote only for the ruling party
otherwise they were beaten up by
goons sitting in the polling
stations.
I also saw an assembly of people
with firearms and the thana
in-charge saluting their leader
(later I was told it was a relative
of a politician). I have never voted
since. I don't want to die for a
vote. Perhaps people can vote this
time with less fear. - Shashank
Prasad - Oct. 30, 2005 |
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