Bring on The Empty Horses

Yeeah!!! I knew it!

Govinda has won!!

Two cheers for the man on the street who cares rat ar$e for the sophisticated power point presentations of the A.Q.Khans of the ``E-Governance initiatives`` in India.

BJP loses because of TNT-

Read my earlier prognosis regarding TNT being the real cause of BJP`s downfall. I had predicted that ABV would be retiring and Joshi would also lose. Advani kept his set because he was standing from a ``safe`` seat- My thesis is that it is due to their vulgar (read TNT) understanding of the aspirations and sentiments of the non-Hindu minorities that they have lost this time:


````#23 My Pakistan Diary: Lahore Aaya Main Othay Dil Chhod Aaya! on April 29, 2004
#208 by vertex on April 28, 2004 9:20pm PT

..............Any way, read this editorial form TOI in order to understand why ABV would be retiring soon...............and why Advani and Murli Joshis would be losing the elections due to their stupid understanding of IMs and their adherence to the TNT....... ````

gujjubania,

your diatribe against the lower castes is really funny :))) let`s all pretend it`s satire and enjoy it. you should write more in that vein....

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/international/asia/14INDI.html

``The Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued a statement saying voters had rejected the ``pro-rich economic policies`` of the B.J.P. and its ``pro-imperialist foreign policy.``

Sitaram Yechury, a top Communist leader, said the ministry that is overseeing the privatization of state-owned industries should be disbanded. ``

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Gujjubania # 8. . apt, very apt. Poor Rajiv Gandhi `s soul probably wondering if this is what he came to Sriperumbudur for? He was heard whispering ``Et tu Sonia ?

AlephNull #75
Thanks for the correction. If I am not mistaken G Fernandes`s Samata Party was also leftist wrt disinvestment.

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http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=59100
Moment Of Truth

Opportunity for Left to move to Centre



``...Yet, a combination of the rhetoric of the Left and trade union power may exert negative pressure on the Sonia Gandhi government and it is here that the Left must think long-term.

The Left Front has been presented with a second “historic” opportunity to shape policy at the national level and enter the mainstream. To do so, however, it must reject many of the slogans it holds dear and get over its knee-jerk opposition to the policies of the Centre.

It had succumbed to the temptation of lambasting the Centre’s policies that the Left Front government in West Bengal was itself implementing.

Selling off sick PSUs and rolling out the red carpet for foreign capital are cases in point. It must shed its communist skin and assume more of a social democratic avatar if it is to assume the role of a responsible member of the ruling coalition.

Admittedly, this is not easy as it’s more comfortable shouting slogans and opposing everything from the outside.

But to guide its approach to the new Congress-led formation, it doesn’t need to look further than its successful experiment in West Bengal.

In other words, its policies must be Buddhadeb Plus and Nayanar Minus....``

Anil 79 . . . the legal system in India is independent of the political one . . . incidentally, Narendra Modi is already facing trial in a variety of cases . . .

Hi Farzana:

The question, I have whether the new government will put Narendra Modi to trial?

Anil

``bai in marathi means woman....but it`s mostly used for Kaamwali bai i.e. maid servant...``

-bai is actually a suffix with denotes respect. But you are right non-marathi speaking people use it only when they refer to the ``Kaamwali``.

Harimau #56,

I concede your point about A. K. Anthony/George F./P. A. Sangma and how this
litmus test of Indian-ness doesn`t apply to them. In Sonia`s case, though, I believe
her non-Hindu`ness is used frequently by the BJP. I remember watching videos of
Narendra Modi`s Gaurav Yatra prior to Gujarat elections and this was repeatedly
done (``woh aurat Raam-ki nahi, to hamare kaam ki nahi`` or some such thing).
Everytime he Modi mentioned the Election Commissioner, he would make sure to
call him ``James Michael Lyngdoh`` - the insinuations were very clear.

Again, this doesn`t relate to Sushma`s immediate speech; but the BJP`s campaign
patterns do follow predictable routes. My personal estimates of Sonia`s imcompetence
has nothing to do with bindiya-bahu`s characterisations.

p.s: I first came to know of Karva Chauth from Zee tv programs in the US. So, there...

plats8 #73
I would be very happy to have my apprehensions proved wrong.

AK Anthony has been having a tough time of it in Kerala, courtesy Karunakaran and the Left. Hopefully now they will all keep themselves busy in N. Delhi and leave him and Kerala alone.

``The good thing about this election is how close the BJP and Congress really are in
terms of seats - hopefully a healthy opposition will emerge.``

Yes, that is v. heartening.

sadna #74

{{Thirdly being a chochilist party, Congress has its own affiliated labor unions to keep happy so would prefer not to stir the pot of sick state enterprises. I am not sure BJP ever had to worry on that count at least.}}

Actually the BJP has its own affiliated trade union Bharathiya Mazdoor Sabha - founded by Dattopant Thengadi, one of Vajpayee`s oldest (in every sense) foes within the RSS and the parivar. BMS and Swadeshi Jagaran Manch used to make noises periodically during the NDA`s innings about its `anti-national` and `anti-people` economic policies. I don`t know how serious a threat they were; just setting the record straight.

I do wonder whether the new government will be able to carry out anything like Vajpayee`s balancing act to make some tangible economic progress while keeping assorted special interests placated.

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