Well,
all this should not come to
anybody's surprise. It has always
been an open secret that any
politician worth his salt is a
crorepati today. I do not want to
take names here but the concept of
politicians inspired by social
service and upliftment of poor has
long been dead. You show me a
politician and I would show you the
money. How all this money was
earned, your guess is as good as
mine so would not go to lengths to
explain all that. However, the
saddest part is the acceptance of
such politicians by our common
masses and resigned fate of people
that nothing can be done about it. -
Ravindra Kumar - June 8, 2006
Politicians! Everything about them
is news, either for good or bad
cause. Mulayam Singh may be a case
where Supreme Court has ordered to
reveal his assets and property
details. But the main question is,
is there any politician in India who
is or had been in power, and still
he is poor or middle class? Have we
ever cared to ask where their kids
are studying, what life style they
are affording, in which part of the
USA, they have created their villa,
which foreign brand car they are
using and above all, how they are
managing it?
Almost all of them would preach
about welfare of the poor,
simplicity in life and their
affection and care for the poor for
hours without taking a glass of
water, but then they turn their back
and need mineral water to quench
their thrust, class-one wine to
paint their evenings pink, and as
revealed by some news channels,
beautiful bodies to keep their
spirits high.
But, public, poor public, thinks of
them as messiah. Why? Simply because
they come to them with tears in eyes
after every five years, talking
about their welfare dreams,
promising for heavens, threatening
them about some other caste or
religion supremacy and winning their
hearts.
Things are really funny and
self-destructing for the public. If
we are to be satisfied by promises
only, why would they care about the
real work and welfare?
Either we become cautious or let
them do what they are doing. -
Ravish Kumar, Hyderabad - June 9,
2006
Well, there is a great deal of
secrecy around how politicians make
all the money. A school teacher like
Mayawati, when enters into politics,
suddenly finds entrepreneurial
instincts and becomes a millionaire.
Lalu Yadav has some magic potion due
to which his cows start giving gold
and he becomes a billionaire many
times over. Guess there is no way to
stop these leeches other than to not
elect them in the first place! -
Ravi Pandey - June 9, 2006
I am only surprised that most of you
guys are only pointing towards Lalu
Pd., Mayawati and Mulayam Yadav.
None of you even name any of the BJP
and their associated parties. I am
not supporting either of them, but
it is not fair to name one and leave
the other because you like them. For
me, all the politicians are corrupt.
I think maybe we do not need
Democracy, but the same time,
without it, one person or dictator
will rule. I don't know what the
solution is. It seems like good,
honest people do not choose
politics. Even when one dares, it
seems he does not get the votes, and
in some cases, they can't even cast
a vote for themselves due to
corruption at the polling places. -
Anwar SMK, New York, USA - June
10, 2006
Nice but ineffectual discussion in
the sense that our discussion would
not mend the ways of our policy
makers. If we really want to change
our system and value of democracy,
we must change ourselves first.
Anwar Sahab’s concern is very
justifiable, that one who is honest
and sharif, never indulge into
politics as career, and moreover,
many innocent people do not go to
cast their votes fearing violence
and bad practices at polling
stations.
Some of us must come forward to
change the value system of our
polity and governance and clean the
image of badmashi and gundagardi in
the domain of politics. - Iqbal
Azim, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand -
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