INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS

ELECTION RESULTS

India is comparable only with India - a highly democratic and secular country - the like of which is none. The Congress has proved its mettle by releasing a secular manifesto and making the people realise that it stands for the unity and integrity of the country by not dividing the people on caste, linguistic or communal lines and projecting Dr. Manmohan Singh as its next Prime Ministerial candidate. All Congress leaders particularly Dr. Manmohan Singh, Mr. Pranab Mukherji, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi focussed the attention of the people on policies and programmes. The BJP behaved irresponsibly by dividing the people on communal lines and giving importance to persons like Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr. Varun Gandhi who were not in the good books of the people to say the least. The young Congress leaders like Mr. Rahul Gandhi exhibited their maturity and behaved in a dignified way making it clear that they can be the real representatives of the people.

The BJP should learn a lesson from the outcome of the present parliamentary elections. The people are mature enough now. They cannot be fooled by slogans and emotions on communal lines. People like Mr. Modi and Mr. Varun Gandhi are a liabililty to it - not an asset. If these leaders were not there in the election limelight, one feels that its position would have been better.
Let it be clear to all that in today's modern India everyone thinks that when it is the question of our country, he or she is an IndiaN first, Indian second, Indian third and nothing but an Indian. There is an urgent need for the parties like the BJP to understand this mindset of the people and work accordingly without hurting the feelings of any community. India is great and incredible. The well conducted parliamentary elections have proved it once again beyond any doubt.

On this happy occasion every Indian feels proud of his or her Indianness as the people have exercised their franchise in favour of democracy and secularism - the sheet anchor of the Constitution of India.
V.M. Khaleelur Rahman