I feel greatly disappointed by the level of discussion on various posts on this website relating to the election campaign and its outcome.
I read posts from well educated people that show total lack of fairness, decency, logic, and factual knowledge. One graduate student (a scholar by definition I assume) has concluded that Italians are scum (and as I wrote almost a year ago that those who portray other groups in a demeaning manner will face the consequence of their utterings in the future because the written record never goes away), several others have created their own definition of "Indian" (although we have a constitution and legal system), some have no hesitation in declaring others as idiots without providing any facts or logic to support their arguments.
If one looks carefully at the outcome of the election it is evident that the BJP and its allies got almost the same percentage of the votes as the previous election but the vastly different outcome is only due to our electoral system. BJP ruled the country with about 23% of the votes and this time they got about the same percentage of votes but the opposition was not as much divided as in the previous election. I will not be surprised if the Congress party is defeated in the next election but that is not the point of my post here.
I also have very strong opinions and I have been extremely active in politics all my life. But I am willing to provide logical arguments to support my position and willing to change my mind if someone has more convincing logic.
While growing up in Rajasthan I heard the equivalent words for scum and idiot used by RSS people against Jats and especially against the two Jat leaders in our area who fought hard to uplift the Jat community, Chaudhary Kumbharam Arya and Sardar Harlal Singh. I lived in the Jat Boarding in Jhunjhunu from 1955 to 1958 and because I always came first in class and I was strong in General Knowledge ( I could name all the MPs in the parliament with their affiliation) I got to talk with Sardar Harlal Singh occassionally when he stayed at the boarding. He never cared much about the opinions of these narrowminded people as he had a mission to help the community and that he did. ( I should mention that his nephew, Sanwat Singh, one of the brightest Jat young man was stabbed to death by Atal Behari Vajpayee's best friend Virendra Kumar Saklecha, who became Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh).
As far as Sonia Gandhi is concerned, the only thing I can say that she proved her mettle by taking over the party at the bottom point and reviving it. She inherited nothing. The party was on the verge of collapse. Also, for 5 generations, from Priyanka Gandhi to Motilal Nehru. none of the individuals have done anything to harm the good name of the family. But, unfortunately, I see grandsons of a great man harming his name in Haryana.
When I look back at all the people who became Prime Minister of India I can say that with two exceptions we had people of integrity and character as Prime Ministers. The two exceptions are Morarji Desai and Atal Behari Vajpayee. I am sure whoever becomes the next prime Minister will be lot better than the current one.
I would like to challenge all Jats who have decided to support an anti-Jat party, BJP, for their self interest to provide me with some logic about the virtues of RSS, VHP, Hindutva etc. I also suggest them to read about E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, better known as the Periyar, who freed the people of Tamilnadu from the yoke of the corrupt Hindu religion represented by the likes of RSS.
Birbal Singh
I read posts from well educated people that show total lack of fairness, decency, logic, and factual knowledge. One graduate student (a scholar by definition I assume) has concluded that Italians are scum (and as I wrote almost a year ago that those who portray other groups in a demeaning manner will face the consequence of their utterings in the future because the written record never goes away), several others have created their own definition of "Indian" (although we have a constitution and legal system), some have no hesitation in declaring others as idiots without providing any facts or logic to support their arguments.
If one looks carefully at the outcome of the election it is evident that the BJP and its allies got almost the same percentage of the votes as the previous election but the vastly different outcome is only due to our electoral system. BJP ruled the country with about 23% of the votes and this time they got about the same percentage of votes but the opposition was not as much divided as in the previous election. I will not be surprised if the Congress party is defeated in the next election but that is not the point of my post here.
I also have very strong opinions and I have been extremely active in politics all my life. But I am willing to provide logical arguments to support my position and willing to change my mind if someone has more convincing logic.
While growing up in Rajasthan I heard the equivalent words for scum and idiot used by RSS people against Jats and especially against the two Jat leaders in our area who fought hard to uplift the Jat community, Chaudhary Kumbharam Arya and Sardar Harlal Singh. I lived in the Jat Boarding in Jhunjhunu from 1955 to 1958 and because I always came first in class and I was strong in General Knowledge ( I could name all the MPs in the parliament with their affiliation) I got to talk with Sardar Harlal Singh occassionally when he stayed at the boarding. He never cared much about the opinions of these narrowminded people as he had a mission to help the community and that he did. ( I should mention that his nephew, Sanwat Singh, one of the brightest Jat young man was stabbed to death by Atal Behari Vajpayee's best friend Virendra Kumar Saklecha, who became Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh).
As far as Sonia Gandhi is concerned, the only thing I can say that she proved her mettle by taking over the party at the bottom point and reviving it. She inherited nothing. The party was on the verge of collapse. Also, for 5 generations, from Priyanka Gandhi to Motilal Nehru. none of the individuals have done anything to harm the good name of the family. But, unfortunately, I see grandsons of a great man harming his name in Haryana.
When I look back at all the people who became Prime Minister of India I can say that with two exceptions we had people of integrity and character as Prime Ministers. The two exceptions are Morarji Desai and Atal Behari Vajpayee. I am sure whoever becomes the next prime Minister will be lot better than the current one.
I would like to challenge all Jats who have decided to support an anti-Jat party, BJP, for their self interest to provide me with some logic about the virtues of RSS, VHP, Hindutva etc. I also suggest them to read about E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, better known as the Periyar, who freed the people of Tamilnadu from the yoke of the corrupt Hindu religion represented by the likes of RSS.
Birbal Singh