Comments on Being Cynical: Open Letter To Congress Party

Democracy is only adept for a literate society . ...

2012-02-12T12:01:25.925+05:30

Democracy is only adept for a literate society . i cant get one thing as to why people shout so much at other times only ending up having a prejudiced view of a particular party at the time of elections

While I mostly agree with this blog, I don't s...

2012-01-04T10:22:41.002+05:30

While I mostly agree with this blog, I don't see any point in pointing fingers at any particular party. UPA at the centre, BJP in Karnataka, Karunanidhi in TN, Mayawati in UP - the list in endless.

We have plenty of people to voice out the problems but few are thinking about solutions. I have always held that the election process is a very key element in democracy. The spending cap on each part is never adhered to. The Hindu's expose on 'paid articles' in Maharashtra is an eye-opener. If we can control campaign spending we can significantly reduce buy-out of voters. This was successful to a large extent in TN Assembly elections.

Elibility criteria for people to contest in polls needs to be revamped. In TN Assembly, there was a staggeringly high proportion of contestants who had murder/abduction/corruption (and worse)cases pending against them. We need competent people to represent the needs of the people.

There are several other things which can be done (and which are being done in many parts of India) which will strengthen the Indian democracy. We are nation in the middle of a huge transition. I am confident that my grandchildren at least will live in a better India.

Let us do our best - vote for the right people where possible, don't indulge in bribery (giving or taking), help in educating poor children (10,000 bucks can take care of everything for a child for one full year!) and try to spread more love and less hatred.

Peace,
Siddharth

Wonderful article...well written...

2012-01-03T16:48:41.691+05:30

Wonderful article...well written...

Excellent piece. All must read this once

2012-01-03T09:59:14.310+05:30

Excellent piece. All must read this once

As a blogger, if you want to be taken seriously, a...

2012-01-02T11:26:36.415+05:30

As a blogger, if you want to be taken seriously, at least start with a respectable sentence. Using the words like "To hell with that.." within the opening line is definitely not impressive. In India, we don't have people with balanced mind and views. It is one way or the other. Good luck next time...
-Ashutosh

i don't fathom the patriotism being flaunted b...

2012-01-02T07:25:29.335+05:30

i don't fathom the patriotism being flaunted by the CON(S)GRESS members under the leadership of a FOREIGNER !! how can a foreigner feel the same when she isn't born and brought up in India!! well it's very inane to see zany entourages, always hovering with titter-tatter policies..
keep it up. a very incisive article.

i have written a small article on the topic of interest common to u and me..do reflect

http://aniruuud.blogspot.com/2011/12/loknatya-sabha-story.html

Congress party was started by a foreigner and will...

2012-01-01T14:12:11.197+05:30

Congress party was started by a foreigner and will be ended by a foreigner!

Yes, this truly reflect an average Indian thinking...

2012-01-01T13:47:38.500+05:30

Yes, this truly reflect an average Indian thinking. Everyone is pissed off with political parties, particularly parties like congress. There is difference between being majority and being popular. Congress is not even majority as on their own they do not have enough numbers. They are not popular either as getting merely 20%, it not popular though. This party, is so bankrupt, that they do not have one Indian to head this party and they go and take someone whose pass port is still Ialian. That is a shame for entiry congress men, the so called men.

Cynical Brilliant piece of work. Keep it up. Also...

2012-01-01T10:41:20.313+05:30

Cynical

Brilliant piece of work. Keep it up. Also, write articles on the back-door entry Rajya Sabha PMs like MMS and MLC (Members of Legislative Council) CMs like Rosaiah and Prithviraj Chavan to expose the frailties in the bogus democracy defined by a bogus Indian constitution.

Also, expose the non-secular aspects of the Indian constitution. Secularism in Indian constitution is defined as "tolerance towards all religions" whereas the dictionaries define it as "separation of religion from state (meaning constitution)". In short, secularism truly means "freedom FROM religion" and NOT "freedom OF religion"! I wonder how the Indian constitution has the GALL to call itself secular by permitting religious laws like the Muslim Personal Laws and caste-based-reservations when in reality a secular constitution should have nothing to do with any religion or caste!

The framers of the Indian constitution have taken Indians for a jolly-roller-coaster ride by their filthy-lying definitions of secularism or democracy.

Indian constitution needs to be exposed. It is because of a rotten constitution that India and Indians are left wanting in development or freedom and still remain not just a third-world but a thrid-class world.

ranjit, "Our patriotism should start with re...

2012-01-01T10:20:39.246+05:30

ranjit,

"Our patriotism should start with respecting our PM and constitution."

Respect is not demanded but commanded. The constitution is a big piece of horse-shit which doesn't deserve any respect. It is neither secular (by allowing Muslim Personal Laws and caste-based reservations) nor democratic by allowing UN-ELECTED scumbags to become PM.

The Indian constitution is a big-lie and deal with it. By patting your own back, lies cannot become truth.

Throw the junk constitution and the fake Indian democracy into dustbin. Dont vote till the constitution is made truly democratic and truly secular (which means "kicking out religious laws from the constitution" including the Muslim Personal Laws) and truly democratic (by now allowing un-elected backdoor entry Rajya Sabha and MLC scumbags to either represent the the nation or the state in any form).

Till then, use the pages from the Indian constitution as a tissue paper.

Gay Hind.

The only advantage congis have is their pan India ...

2012-01-01T05:43:12.918+05:30

The only advantage congis have is their pan India presence. Their loss in one state is compensated by gain in other state.
I do not see any threat to congis in the years to come as there is no body to challenge them single handedly. Congis also know the thumb rule to win election in India: give freebies to people and make them happy just before elections. They must be gearing up for populist schemes in the next two years to cover up all their misdeeds. We can only hope for another party with pan India presence.

Being an Indian and showing disrespect to the head...

2011-12-30T21:09:18.210+05:30

Being an Indian and showing disrespect to the head of the State, are quite contradictory. Will you appreciate any foreign reporter describing our PM as ..... bad? Our patriotism should start with respecting our PM and constitution. The predicament faced by the PM with the allies and corrupt polity needs to be undrestood. Brave, do you have any clean hand to say better than MMS?

Raul Vinci's educational qualification is &quo...

2011-12-30T16:36:50.124+05:30

Raul Vinci's educational qualification is "Montessori 1" passed in 4 attempts with 45 arrears.....I heard Sonia Gandhi paid a shit lot of black-money in donation to the Play School to complete his tiny-tot graduation.

Forget the major Indian population, we have exampl...

2011-12-30T14:44:53.828+05:30

Forget the major Indian population, we have examples of commentors here who still don't understand what they read and end up making wrong assumptions. At no point has the author supported any other party, so how can he be called a supporter of any other party?

The Government(s) has made a mockery of the constitution and the constitutional rights alloted to us. Someone aptly quoted "Politicians are supposed to be public servants, but it looks like they are turning the public into servants."

Every political party is an eyesore. When in power they have free-reign to loot the country, when in the opposition, instead of giving constructive criticism, they only try to point out mistakes so that they emerge as the better ones.

Hooligans, rowdies, murderers, rapists are being elected as representatives. I mean, what is wrong with us? Why do we worship them like they are most sacred thing on earth? My blood boils when I see fools bowing, touching the feet, worshipping these useless and unworthy people.

And sometimes I wonder, how on earth do these people, who must have come from the most downtrodden societies suddenly amass so much of wealth? Doesn't this surprise the Income Tax department as well? Or are they content in taxing the salaried class alone?

Best thing to do is, filter out all the weeds when they stand for election alone.
- Make a certain level of education compulsory
- Candidates with any criminal case (either proven or not) not eligible
- Please remove reservation in anything. People who need it, don't benefit from it at all.

After seeing the midnight drama in RS A unfit spe...

2011-12-30T13:26:33.443+05:30

After seeing the midnight drama in RS

A unfit speaker, who could and should have managed, they just played the role of anouncing and once in a while "Aap Baitiye" kind of words.

Is a man with blue turbon looking like Mr.Manmohan Singh, is he our PM ?

Please add one more thing. When an RSS Leader was...

2011-12-30T13:17:52.039+05:30

Please add one more thing.

When an RSS Leader was accused by CBI/NIA in some blast (because as per CBI/NiA version - a Joshi who is no more came in the dreams of one Assemand told that x, y and z are linked to the blast, so these xyz become accused)........... P.Chidambaram was talking about "Saffron Terror" Now More Congress people are getting arrested in same Rajasthan in the murder happened to a Nurse. Now what is the colour of this Terrorism linked to Congress MLAs and Politicians?

Truly said,still 25 alpha-bates are there.

2011-12-30T12:37:31.511+05:30

Truly said,still 25 alpha-bates are there.

5 mistake of manmohan G: 1) 2G 2) 3G 3) CWG 4) Lis...

2011-12-30T10:32:45.198+05:30

5 mistake of manmohan G:
1) 2G
2) 3G
3) CWG
4) Listening to soniaG
5) Forgetting annaG
Ho gaya so ho gaya,
AB to sudhar jao
SARDAR G

will these congress leaders ever read this? I thi...

2011-12-30T10:19:17.139+05:30

will these congress leaders ever read this? I think i shall copy this article and store it, so that whenever any congress member comes for asking votes, i can ask these questions.

Alas, we can not find statesman but same rotten po...

2011-12-30T09:45:29.813+05:30

Alas, we can not find statesman but same rotten politicians Is educated and young are ready to shape the future of country.But first they have to undergo the same drill of faulty elections to gain abso9lute majority and change the laws ,constitution so that only geniune can come in politicsa.

One interesting trend I noticed during this whole ...

2011-12-30T00:50:31.497+05:30

One interesting trend I noticed during this whole episode of Lokpal debate - If you are against corruption you are anti-congress.Seems congis can relate themselves better with corruption.

This is the exact Feeling of every wise Indian. in...

2011-12-29T23:22:14.787+05:30

This is the exact Feeling of every wise Indian.
infact the majority of the crowd (illitrates) not aware or not so interested as they need at all is a Desi Daru pouch and a pickle.

Jai Bharath Maatha Ki.

We need to create report cards and complete perfor...

2011-12-29T18:16:10.391+05:30

We need to create report cards and complete performances of public figures. Recently Mr Thakre conducted test for the candidates willing contest election. But this are half measures we need similar independent body (like the jury selecting movies for Oscar awards or S&P, MOODYS rating companies on various parameter) for rating these politicians (candidates) and then declare it with announcement of elections.

People should think before electing the Politician...

2011-12-29T18:13:48.783+05:30

People should think before electing the Politicians. In AP all the infrastructure, education, new technologies and so many implemented under Naidu government like planting a tree but before the fruits comes to the people, they elected the wrong government that taken away all the efforts done by the previous government. Even the educated people are not thinking how the revenue comes to the government, how the jobs will be generated. We should think proper accountability is maintained by government or not. People will not tolerate the small taxes by the government for accountability but people will accept the big scams which are done background. We don't bother about the scams as we think that money is not belongs to us. Even a labour is paying tax indirectly but he didn't know about it. Hope so good days comes to our people..

Excellent, and I am particularly impressed with yo...

2011-12-29T16:22:38.348+05:30

Excellent, and I am particularly impressed with your replies.