Between Mahabharat of old and the Maharashtra of new , there are some parallels
When offered a choice , Pandava Prince , Arjun chose Lord Krishna , rather than his army of 18,000 soldiers
Devendra Fadnavis chose a couple of independent MLAs , rather than 62 MLAs of Shivsena
Again , when thousands of soldiers of Pandava army were succumbing to the arrows of Guru Dronacharya , Lord Krishna showed a way to demoralize the Guru
He made Dharmaraj Yudhisthir ( who only spoke truth - and nothing but the truth ) tell a half-truth
When rumor spread that Guru's son , Ashwathama was killed , Guru asked Yudhisthir , whether this was true , knowing that Yudhisthir would only speak truth
Yudhisthir loudly said ,
" Yes , Ashwathama is dead "
Then added in an inaudible low voice ,
" May be a human or may be an elephant "
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker , Haribhau Bagade , too , said ,
" This Government has passed the confidence vote "
May be , among the din that followed , no one heard what he added ,
" May be legitimately , may be fraudulently "
It seems Shiv Sena forgot to ask itself ,
" What good can you do for the people , if you are not in power ?
People are simply fed up of Opposition members walking down to the Well of the House , shouting slogans
People have elected MLAs - whether in Government or in Opposition - to pull them out of the abysmal well of poverty
* hemen parekh / 13 Nov 2014
When offered a choice , Pandava Prince , Arjun chose Lord Krishna , rather than his army of 18,000 soldiers
Devendra Fadnavis chose a couple of independent MLAs , rather than 62 MLAs of Shivsena
Again , when thousands of soldiers of Pandava army were succumbing to the arrows of Guru Dronacharya , Lord Krishna showed a way to demoralize the Guru
He made Dharmaraj Yudhisthir ( who only spoke truth - and nothing but the truth ) tell a half-truth
When rumor spread that Guru's son , Ashwathama was killed , Guru asked Yudhisthir , whether this was true , knowing that Yudhisthir would only speak truth
Yudhisthir loudly said ,
" Yes , Ashwathama is dead "
Then added in an inaudible low voice ,
" May be a human or may be an elephant "
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker , Haribhau Bagade , too , said ,
" This Government has passed the confidence vote "
May be , among the din that followed , no one heard what he added ,
" May be legitimately , may be fraudulently "
It seems Shiv Sena forgot to ask itself ,
" What good can you do for the people , if you are not in power ?
People are simply fed up of Opposition members walking down to the Well of the House , shouting slogans
People have elected MLAs - whether in Government or in Opposition - to pull them out of the abysmal well of poverty
* hemen parekh / 13 Nov 2014
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