As always I was very clear on who will definitely not get my vote in these elections. My decision was the same as last time. It will probably remain the same for my lifetime. I don't think the right to vote matters a lot to people & i understand Why. I think INDIA is a country where everybody has a set mind& its' not easy to change anyone. However i do feel at the same time that URBAN voting percentage has significantly gone up in last 10 years & It's rising in every elections. But the sad part is that the same is going down in rural INDIA.
Anyways, This is not the issue i want to talk about here. I just want to discuss my Post election experience when i started asking my friends about their choice of party or candidates with reasons. This is what i got as answers (Please be informed that answers are not word to word true as they were communicated orally so these are based on my memory & language has been changed to English from HINDI)
1. One of my friends said while laughing "Yr, i wanted to vote for BJP, But everybody around was voting for Congress so i thought why to be different from others. I voted for Congress"
2. Another of my friend said "God !! how can somebody even think of voting for BJP. oh shit !! i can't believe it, you actually asked me. It was so obvious. Congress." I liked her confidence & i asked why congress was so obvious. She replied "Aah !! I don't know. But why not."
3. Third friend said "Yr i actually wanted to vote for BJP. I like their policies & the way they work. I specially appreciate MODI for his shrewdness. But just 10 days back one of the congress leader did me a favor taking a very small amount of money & BJP guy was not actually showing any interest. I have always been supporter of BJP but if they don't work for me then why i shall vote them in."
When i asked about Reservation in schools/colleges proposed by Congress & the Nuclear deal. This guy said "Hmm.. I have never thought so far. What matters more to me is my financial gain & congress leader helped me with that. It is not possible to increase reservation from here i think. I don't know a thing about Nuclear deal"
4. Another one said "Congress candidate was younger than BJP candidate so i voted for Congress"
5. One more said "I want Advani or Modi to be prime minister of INDIA. But i voted for Congress because their candidate is Younger than opponent.
6. One said "Manmohan is highly qualified so he will be a good leader." I counter questioned by saying "Was bhagat singh highly qualified & do you actually think Manmohan singh was running the government? Moreover Advani is also well qualified" He replied "I agree Man-mohan is just a puppet but then at least he is educated"
In all, I feel Congress is going to form the government even if the Public actually doesn't want them to be in center. Either Youth of this country is not brainy enough to think about the Pros & Cons of wrong voting or they are just voting for someone without actually knowing whom to vote for. There are chances that some of these might have lied to avoid counter questioning. I am not allergic to Congress but since Congress was in center during these Polls, I will like to put up some highlights of their Rule
- It was difficult to recognize the actual Prime Minister during past five years. I wonder if he knew what he has to say on the Mic
- A Huge land selling scam happened in the name of SEZ. It was widely discussed that some of the congress leaders have taken money & given away the land literally at no cost. Nothing can be Proved, Never. Big Guns will never let it happen.
- Bofors accused were set free in a mysterious way with an unethical mis-use of CBI
- Terrorist attacks have gone up in different parts of the country.
- Country is facing an economic slowdown. Though the slowdown is global but nothing concrete has been done as yet to improve the conditon
- No big infrastructure improvement in last five years such as the golden quadrilateral project by previous government under PMBJP scheme.
- Reservation %age increased significantly & the same was implemented in Colleges like IIMs &IITs too. Students were beaten up on roads like dogs & supreme court was used in an illegal & unethical manner to convince the students & put them on the back foot.
- Congress & some of their allies now talk about banning English in private schools, implementing reservations in Public as well as private schools/colleges & institutes. This is completely unacceptable. Are we going to have reservations in PLAY-WAYS & nursery schools too.
- I do not oppose them too much on Nuclear deal. This was probably needed but i am sure they could have negotiated it much better.
- I specially hate it when Gandhis ask for votes in the name of those who are dead. Priyanka wearing Indira's saaree was the cheapest act ever produced before the public of INDIA & comparing the nose to Indira. Rahul's resemblance to Rajeev during elections was a sick drama. I wonder if they will join hands with prabhakaran of LTTE if he could someday help them form a government at center
I do not at all intend to say that BJP is better than Congress but CONGRESS SURELY DOESN'T DESERVE TO FORM THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE ADOPTING 'DIVIDE & RULE' Policy to rule the country. They are dividing the country on the basis of caste by bringing in reservation at every step.
