Democracy or Jibecracy?

Certainly a sordid tale. In this Lok Sabha Election season, the jibes and slurs are in full swing. Despite warnings issued by the Election Commission, the leaders are not abstaining from it. They are smartly finding the other way out. Besides warning, EC even issued periodic ban but the politicos are just turning their deaf ears. They don't even spare the cast, creed and culture to show the other down. Even the nation, in which we all live, is dragged though implicitly. Sometimes, feel that we are not living in democracy but jibecracy. There is really the competition among the political leaders how low they can go  

Initiative After Initiative

Congress, the grand old party now plans to organize a massive rally in Delhi pertaining to country's economy and traders.Several initiatives taken by the Congress president Rahul Gandhi, though on the right track, ultimately misfired. A fresh instance is announcement of candidate from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat despite creating a hype that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra might file her nomination to contest from the said seat. Besides, swinging in indecision, Rahul has done something which he shouldn't.


If it was the conception that Prime Minister Narendra Modi  should win the election unopposed, then it can't be called fair. After all, it is a contest.Defeat of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee from Gwalior and veteran leader Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna from Allahabad in 1984.A simple question arises that what was the concept behind it. Instead of taking initiatives one after the other, if Congress president centralizes his focus with determination on a few, might work. Instead of allying with the other political parties, Congress seems all alone in the fray.

     

BJP In Dilemma

What else can be said when a political party withdraws its candidate just to appease the ally.It shows that the party is quite unable to take a firm stand on this issue. Somehow it is not convinced and shrouded with a kind of dilemma rather fear that it will face flak if it remains firm on its decision. A cadre-based (as it claims to be)  Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), not only in a single state but in other states too, has compromised on its position. In such situations, in-fights are in full swing in the party which ultimately ends in exodus or discrimination.Finally, who will succeed in holding the key of power after the election result. Calculations and equations are being drawn just to grab the power by hook or by crook.