Post #15: Choosing between the worst and the bad: The upcoming general election

       Once a wise man had rightly said “A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation”. In the current divisive political scenario, do we really have a statesman? No, not really! If we look for the options we have for voting in the upcoming general election are 1.Congress 2. Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) 3. Neonatal Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and 4. An emerging so called secular Third Front.

         Now let’s analyze pros & cons of all the parties one by one. Congress party has ruled India like a dynastic rule almost for the forty five years and in the last 10 years Congress party has become Corruption Party which has numerous records of scam right from Bofors, 2G, CWG, Adarsh housing to Coalgate. Congress has always been indulging in divisive and vote bank politics, the word ‘secularism’ is the most misused word by the Congress and its allies. To top it all who will forget ’84 Anti Sikh Riot. PM Dr. Manmohan Singh will be considered as the weakest ever PM in the history of India if we do not talk about Indo-US nuclear deal. Congress Vice President Mr. Rahul Gandhi on which politics are being thrust upon like Indian parents forces their children to become engineers or doctors. There is not much to write in the pros section of Congress. So, I would say No to Congress and I would consider it as the worst option at least for this general election

         When it comes to BJP, The biggest pros are the popular and sensible leader Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. He has the kind of administrative power no body can compete with him. BJP seems as a nationalist party. After the anointment of NaMo as PM nominee, political wave in India has changed. Majority of Indians want to see him as PM. If you talk about 2002 Godhra riot,in this NaMo has been given clean chit by the SIT formed by the honorable SC…what else can be said about BJP or NaMo? I would consider it as a bad option but the best among all.

         AAP is an amateur in this political system, AAP is doing good job in the state though some flaws are there. One side they say they won’t give and take support from BJP or Congress, on the other side they take support from Congress to form the govt. It puts a serious question mark on the authenticity of newly born AAP. They will not win the magic number of 273 and will create only an unwanted hung house. I won’t consider it even as an option for the upcoming general election.

         Idea of the third front is a myth. I don’t think so they are going to make any change. They seem pseudo secular and indulged in the vote bank politics and nothing else. As  I would consider it same as AAP.

        Now whom should we vote? We have only two options one is the worst and the second is the bad one. I would prefer to choose the bad one which is the best out of the two available options. Voting for AAP or the third front will create a hung house aftermath of the general election which will prove to be disastrous for Indian political system. After the hung house either we would have to go for re-election or for compromised allied govt. Re-election will be costly affair for the Indian economy as one single election needs so much of money, re-election may lead to inflation and wastage of time. Compromised allied govt. will have only adjournments in both the houses and will pass no pending crucial bills. There will only be blackmailing, withdrawing support, giving conditional support for the personal gain and nothing else.

         So, I urge everyone to think over it and choose whom to vote for the stable, forward looking and inclusive development oriented govt. Using NOTA option will not be considered that you are a wise person. I would like to conclude with the best option to vote for NaMo. Remember If you can't vote,You can't question the elected govt. Be strong, Be wise and think over it. (My views are personal.)