With only 41 seats of Lok Sabha remaining to be voted
upon tomorrow , the die is cast
Outcome of those 41 seats is unlikely to make much of a
difference to who will form the next Government at the Centre
If BJP falls short of 272 seats , " Aya Ram , Gaya
Ram " horse-trading will settle the issue
But what will send a loud and clear message across
India is ,
" Who wins
in Varanasi ? "
It is no more a question of Congress vs BJP
Or , a question of David vs Goliath
It is no more a question of choosing between , lesser
of the two evils
Even if AAP has made a few honest mistakes and occasionally
, compromised on lofty principles , for the first time , people of Varanasi have
a choice
To choose between the least of the THREE EVILS !
There are no
ABSOLUTE standards by which to judge political parties
There are only RELATIVE standards - and , even these
keep shifting
If you think , some of the AAP members - and even ,
some of its leaders - are susceptible to making immoral compromises , you are
entitled to your opinion - which is your right
And Arvind Kejriwal would be the first person to defend
your right
Let us ask ourselves ,
" Who is
the Least Corrupt of the three ?
Who do I
deserve ?
Who is likely
to resign if he cannot fulfill his poll-promises ? "
BJP came into power in Gujarat on 26 Dec 2012 , by
promising :
" If voted to power , we will construct 50 lakh
houses for the poor in next 5 years "
In the 500 days since BJP came to power , Gujarat
Government should have built , and distributed , 13,69,863
homes
To find the truth , file a RTI application - without
expecting any answer !
Of course , by 20th May , expect NaMo to resign as
Gujarat CM
Not for having failed to fulfill his promise to people
of Gujarat
But , to fulfill his poll-promise to people of India ,
that , if voted to power , BJP will construct 100 Mega-Cities in next 5 years
That is one Chandigarh or Gandhi-Nagar , every 18 days !
Hopefully , P C Sorkar ( jr ) will help out with a
Mirage
!
* hemen parekh ( 11 May 2014 / Mumbai )
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