Wednesday, February 28

Making Sense of Punjab Results

"The script must have been familiar to the Congress. On Tuesday, it lost the state to lack of governance and corruption — the two things it had accused the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party to win the elections in 2002.
In addition to these, former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s famous inaccessibility, which many of his Cabinet members emulated, alienated many sections. Rising prices and unemployment completed the list.
But for the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, which issued an edict to its followers to vote for the Congress, the party could have suffered a rout. The dera votes seemed to have saved at least 16 seats in the five districts around Bathinda....."
"THE results of the Punjab Assembly election clearly show the wisdom of the voters. They simply punished the Congress government for its sheer indifference to their woes and insensitivity to the concept of accountability to the people. They voted for the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine so that it is able to form a stable government. While being decisive they were also careful in ensuring that there is a strong Opposition in the House, which can keep the government under check. Not only that, even within the ruling alliance, neither the SAD nor the BJP can lord it over the other, critically dependent as they are on each other to run the government. The voters also refrained themselves from experimenting with many of the smaller parties that were in the fray......."
"Amarinder Singh paid a price for alienating his own party colleagues and for his allegedly high-handed ways. His push for SEZs also did not endear him to land owners and farmers. In addition, the rise in prices was also beginning to hurt the citizen. Similarly, voters in other states had their own set of local grievances......"
"When governance is poor, people ascribe any progress to their own cleverness and hard work, but all their difficulties to the government. Even in the best-governed democracies, voters like a change and often oust incumbents. In India, 80% of incumbents lose. No surprise, then, that the incumbent Congress party lost in Punjab....."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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It is need of the hour to form A another wing, which will research and take every possible action to improve inside situation like politiucal activities and corruption of Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa. Corrupt people needs to be sent home. All Dera or dera related commercialised establishments (schools, colleges, factories, shops) needs to be removed or moved out of dera, so these establishments can't prey on sacha sauda followers. Premis should be made aware that Biscuits made at Dera Factory are not only option for prasaad in Naam Charcha, followers can keep historical methods of prasaad or pitaji can give option which should be neutral. Also misleading rumors that Coca Cola is not good for health now because we now made juice at Dera. Those people who promote dera products by such rumors should be punished and should be expelled from Dera. Dera sadhus who don't have enough dedication to serve god should be sent home. Professional singers or professional people who provide their services for money should be restricted from participatiing in dera functions and activities. Misleading theories like Shahi Pariwaar (royal families) are special should be clarified to sangat. Most of damage in history and in our case is done by these Royal Families. I PERSONALY DON'T GIVE ANY IMPORTANCE TO THESE ROYAL FAMILIES. PARAM PITA JI ONLY GIVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW GURU RAM RAHIM JI, NOT TO WORSHIOP THESE ROYAL FAMILIES.