JAAGTE RAHO .
So the people have spoken but….
Before we go into a euphoric Rahul Gandhi Zindabad bleat or Congress is our only hope claim, blindly applauding the winner as we are wont to do in the throes of success worshipping delirium, - the winning side being a comfortable one - let us take stock of what lies in store by examining the apples in the basket.
Read the following article that appeared in the DNA on criminalisation, nepotism and corruption in who we have elected.
It is only by an extraordinary miracle or by a very decisive extrication of these toxins, that it is possible for this election result to be deemed favourable or happy.
What we can do as a people is to continue our campaign against the evils of the state by doubling our vigilance and making sure we dont leave the door open for the bandits to loot some more.
This report in the DNA immediately after the victory of the congress I would like to take as a sign of the change in the times to come.
Vigilance and protest is the key to a better
The jaago campaign should not be part of an election fever. Actually I have never believed that we can suddenly garner a majority of candidates to be different from the ones we have got. It is a fond dream and a sweeping one at that. But what we can do is watch carefully and protest loudly. The jaagran must be NOW. Keep a keen eye on how the papers and magazines are "building" Rahul Gandhi in the wake of the victory. He is already a PM in their eyes. It is Rahul's victory. Such sycophancy will ensure that we turn a blind eye till the next election by which time the country has lost five precious years.
This is an article from DNA copy pasted below:
“A large number of young MPs, many with criminal charges against them, a staggering number of persons hailing from “political families“, and a huge number of crorepatis will mark out the 15th Lok Sabha from its predecessors.
There is a disappointing 15% increase in the number of MPs facing criminal charges in the incoming Lok Sabha, which will also have at least 225 MPs who are less than 50 years old.
Despite the high-decibel campaigns led by film stars and non-governmental organisations (NGO), there are more criminals in the incoming Lok Sabha than the previous one.
According to National Election Watch (NEW), a coalition of more than 1,200 NGOs that fielded film stars and media campaign for electoral reforms, especially against criminalisation of politics, 150 of the newly elected MPs have criminal cases pending against them. Of them, 73 MPs face serious charges.
In 2004, there were only 128 MPs with criminal cases in the Lok Sabha, of whom 55 had serious criminal records. So, in effect, there is a staggering increase of 17.2% in MPs with criminal records and 30.9% increase in the number of MPs with serious criminal records, as compared to the previous Lok Sabha.
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The maximum number of serious charges under the IPC are against Jagdish Sharma of the JD(U) from Jahanabad,
The incoming Lok Sabha would also reaffirm the fact that in Indian politics, family is the source of power.There are at least six parent-offspring pairs in the Lok Sabha: Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh, Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul, Deve Gowda and son Kumaraswamy, Maneka Gandhi and son Varun, Ajit Singh and son Jayant Chaudhary, Sharad Pawar and daughter Supriya Sule. There is also Farooq Abdullah and his son-in-law Sachin Pilot.
From Tamil Nadu, the younger generation of Karunanidhi’s family would also step in: son Azhagiri and nephew Dayanidhi Maran would join the Lok Sabha. His daughter Kanimozhi is already in the Rajya Sabha.
In state after state, a large number of MPs who have won this Lok Sabha election are from politically powerful families or are erstwhile royalties.
The Lok Sabha elections are also turning out to be stupendously difficult for ordinary Indians, as the cost of fighting elections shoots through the roof. In fact, there has been an almost 100% increase in the number of crorepatis in Lok Sabha from 2004.
In the incoming Lok Sabha, there are 300 MPs who, as per their affidavits, are crorepatis.
The richest MP is Namma Nageswara Rao of Andhra Pradesh, who won on a TDP ticket from Khammam. He has declared an asset of Rs173 crore. Second is Naveen Jindal of Kurukshetra of the Congress party, with a declared asset of Rs131 crores.
Over 66% of the Congress’s MPs are crorepatis: 137 of the 206 winners. Compared to the Congress, only 50 % of the BJP MPs are crorepatis: 58 of its 116. The SP and BSP percentage is closer to the Congress: 14 of the 22 winners are crorepaties in the SP; while of the BSP’s 21 MPs, 13 are crorepatis.”
So my dear friends jaagte raho .
atleast our prime minister is a clean man …i hope he will continue to lead by example :))
hmmm… agree with what you say.
A begining has been made with the rise in no of ladies in the parliament. The biggest gain from the present elections is that the blackmailers, looters and pretenders like laloo, mulayam, mayawati, raj thackarey, TRS and chiranjeevi were put in their place so was the RED brigade……..Gman
Jagaate raho but we will keep sleeping !! How can the land of Kumbhakaran wake up so easily? Kitna sukh hai sone mein…..
You say,”Actually I have never believed that we can suddenly garner a majority of candidates to be different from the ones we have got”. It is also true that we will not suddenly get candidates who are different from us. As far as these elections are concerned , many of the poilitical analysts do say that in spite of the corruption , the NREGP and other such schemes did play a role in garnering more votes. Let’’s wait and watch .
Very timely relevant mail. I do not have any doubt that the forthcoming Government is extremely prone to curruption. There is a saying in Bengalee, —-”Sarso-er bhitore bhoot”.Sychophancy is at its peak — MMS and Anthony & others may be honest but what about the person to whom they are reporting?
This is timely post, Lissome ji. From all available indications, corruption and criminality is bound to continue and flourish. I don”t know whether NGOs would carry on their campaign and whether it”d make any difference for the common man. At least, I see no hope. But I don”t have any choice except to accept the circumstances as they are.
We can make out what is stored in our fate!
evm fraud????possible???????????
happy note is their is an increase in number of fairsex M.Ps….i am happy for that.(atleast)