With another 24 hours to go before we learn the mind of the Indian voter, we are once agained regaled with endless speculation on how the Congress has many paths to power and how the BJP has few options.
Looking beyond the many possible deals that can be struck between the ADMK, BSP, SP, TDP, BJD and the rest of the alphabet soup, it is important to not lose sight of the morality of this election.
In 2005 the voters of Bihar expressed their disgust at the 15 year corrup rule of the Lalu Yadav lead RJD with the support of the Congress. In a blatant repudiation of the voter’s sentiment the Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP attempted to drive a hard bargain with the RJD with the Congress appointed Governor Buta Singh lending a helping hand.
The LJP, Congress and the RJD had to eventually pay a high price for violating the morality of the Feb 2005 election with the BJP-JD(U) under Nitish Kumar sweeping the October 2005 election.
In 2004 Karnataka voted to punish the S.M. Krishna lead Congress government by favoring the BJP as the single largest party. In a blatant repudiation of the sentiment of the Karnataka voter, the Congress made common cause with the JD-S to form a government by seeking moral sanction under a dubious secularism. Two years later the JD-S parted ways with the Congress to form a government with the BJP before betraying within 12 months.
With its morality violated twice Karnataka voted the BJP to power in 2008 with vengeance that saw both the Congress and to a larger degree JD-S pay a heavy price for their myopic opportunism.
Jharkhand, Goa and Assam have had their morality violated over the last 3 years despite voting to punish non-performing governments.
With all the exit polls pointing to a NDA sweep in Jharkhand it is but a matter of time before the myopic opportunism that gets passed of as “upholding secularism” is repudiated once again by an angry electorate that will brook no more violations of the morality of their electoral preferences.
With 24 hours to go we are once again witnessing this myopic opportunism practised by the Congress, Communists and others of its ilk rearing its head under the guise of keeping out the BJP at all costs.
This myopic opportunism is being actively fanned by a complicit Delhi based media which continues to conduct itself in a moral vaccum.
So morally bankrupt are these media spinmeisters that they see no immorality in suggesting that an AIADMK even if it sweeps Tamil Nadu on anti-UPA plank should embrace the Congress just because it suits their political bias.
Let us set aside the realpolitik for a moment to reflect on what this means. Tamil Nadu has had its all time high turnout in a Lok Sabha elections. Tamil voters across the state have showed up to vote incensed over what they percieve as a betrayal of Tamil interests by the DMK and the Congress.
By suggesting that the AIADMK, if it indeed it were to be the beneficiary of this punishment by the voters, should just embrace the party against who the Tamil voter in all likelihood has expressed anger and disgust, the media stands guity of the same violations of the morality of elections that we had witnessed in Bihar, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Goa and Assam.
Not only is this myopic opportunism immoral it is also a slap on the face of Indian Democracy for it negates the very purpose of elections. Why hold elections if parties were to violate the morality of those elections to strike opportunistic alliances that are a complete repudiation of the voter’s sentiment.
Let it be very clear to the Congress Party and the rest of the 3rd front campers that any attempts by them to stitch a coalition premised on negativity would come with a heavy political price.
Unless the Congress emerges as the single largest party in this election it would have lost its moral authority to form the next government. The Congress must desist from attempting to form a government if the BJP emerges as the single largest party. Any attempts by the Congress to stitch a minority government or to prop up a 3rd party government with the sole purpose of keeping the BJP out even if it emerges as the single largest party would be a rank violation of the morality of the election.
Filed under: Chattisgarh Polls 2008, Delhi Polls 2008, DesiPundit, Dharmayudh-2009, Gujarat Polls 2007, India Elections 2009, Karnataka Polls 2008, Lok Sabha Polls 2008-2009, Madhya Pradesh Polls 2008, Manmohan Confidence Vote, Rajasthan Polls 2008, betrayal of aam admi, jeetega-bharat
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it is criminal negligence of the so called “secular” media, they have no morality, all these english media come licking tomorrow, mark my words
As I see, in this current situation, there is only one way that NDA can come to power, i.e. to get a majority by themselves but it is unlikely. All other major parties (stake holders) have a nice little ploy called “secularism” and everybody will flock together under that to share power. It’s the ultimate weapon for which, they think, they don’t have to be morally responsible to their voters. What’s the purpose of the election then? Such a waste of money, time and resources! Come on, you don’t have to put up a mock fight even in your states, just go ahead and forge a deal and form a ministry. If you don’t like the portfolio or if you feel that government action is damaging your vote-bank, withdraw support and let other group renegotiate for your portfolio! Situation is virtually like this only. People’s memory is truly short and they forgive and forget and fall in trap again when next election happens.
It’s time for us to think on these aspects deeply and cast our votes. Why should we allow others to take us for a ride? Every candidate should file his agenda along with nomination form. If not fulfilled, he should be kicked out. Similarly, it should be mandatory to vote for one national party along with the regional party candidate. Probably, that can stop emergence of these kinds of strange bedfellows!!
Excellent article
Congress has put in biased Election Commissioner, a biased president, biased RBI governor, etc etc for this?
Congress will form the next government – no matter what!
I hate to see the day when President will call upon a minority party to take the first chance to form the government. It will be a sad sad day for democracy – and we can then say India is going the Pakistan way.
R
Excellent article Yoss… very well written…
Congress cares squat for moral authority.
And the people dont either. The congress is a perfect reflection of the people of india in general: stupid, loutish, and dynasty obsessed.
Jatha praja, tatha raja
They should be called News Traders (what Modi has been saying lately).
“The Congress must desist from attempting to form a government if the BJP emerges as the single largest party. Any attempts by the Congress to stitch a minority government or to prop up a 3rd party government with the sole purpose of keeping the BJP out even if it emerges as the single largest party would be a rank violation of the morality of the election. ”
I’m no Congress supporter but are you trying to say that the BJP isn’t opportunistic in its choice of alliances? If the roles were switched, I’d bet BJP would act in precisely the same way.
Congress has stooped too low in morals and ethics that no matter what they will form the govt , even if there is , as Yoss suggested, a petition by eminent voices demanding that both Congress and BJP respect morality of elections . This reflects the kind of morals many people in the society have imbibed over a period of time even among the ” aam aadmi” where people are not genuine any more and speak and act just like the Congress ( politically correct but everybody knows the actions they have taken – cash for votes, the stablishmnet – President CEC etc.For eg. the great anguish and candlelight meetings after the 26/11 and then not turning up to vote( for whatever reasons). I only hope BJP still retains ( seemingly) more of genuineness/ethics to drive the politics of India in the right direction of Dharma and are successful when they go on the right path. Becos power can make any body turn from a saint to a monster.
1. Most funny thing is the way media tries to justify Maino-Rahul-Priyanka’s activities.
2. When UPA broken down- even as eminent as Meghnad Desai wrote- Its good for Congress and Rahul is doing good.
3. When UPA going started tough after first round of exit polls on the poll finished, and congi started appeasing back Lalu etc again, media started saying Cong is doing good.
Its hillarious how media trying to justify maino-rahul-priyanka’s activities.
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