The Confused Desi Voter
Pyareylal doesn't take this decision lightly. 26/11 woke him up. He wants to make a informed decision before voting.
But Pyaare is confused. Pyaare read the manifestoes of both the BJP and the Congress. Both have promised 'increased security and tackling terror'. Both have promised 'economic prosperity'. Both have promised tapping into the potential of 'Pravasi Desis'. Blah Blah Blah........
Not helpful! All looks same to Pyaare.
Hmmmm. Poor Pyaare is confused. The Congress gives ticket to Mani Kumar Subba who is not an Indian citizen! And the BJP has MLAs like Maya Kodnani.
Things were easier at the last elections. A love or hate relation with the Gandhi name used to make the decision a no-brainer. Love them and vote for Congress OR hate them and vote for BJP. But today, Gandhis are everywhere, from BJP to Congress, from Jnanpath to Jail.
Pyaare feels we have tried enough of Gandhi DNAs. The country needs a genetic makeover.
Mayawati? Mulayam Singh? Laloo Yadav? Ram Vilas Paswan?
Pyaare can't imagine one of them going to G-20 meeting and being world leaders.
Pyaare is dejected, and despaired.
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Pyaare searches a lot in internet and sees a glimmer of HOPE. And the hope is not about importing Obama. Its about ...
1. Parties like Lok Satta. Lok Satta is doing what the Congress and BJP would never do. It is giving tickets to candidates who first win internal elections. Finally a party with true democracy! India is on path to shed its tag of pseudo-democracy! Pyaare is happy.
2. Pyaare is encouraged by NGOs ..... like Janaagraha
3. .... like ADR
4. .... Google's cool initiatives
5. and who else but Amir Khan!
Pyaare is dozing off dreaming about Indian politics which is non-dynastic, non-communal, non-divisive....
Pyareylal doesn't take this decision lightly. 26/11 woke him up. He wants to make a informed decision before voting.
But Pyaare is confused. Pyaare read the manifestoes of both the BJP and the Congress. Both have promised 'increased security and tackling terror'. Both have promised 'economic prosperity'. Both have promised tapping into the potential of 'Pravasi Desis'. Blah Blah Blah........
Not helpful! All looks same to Pyaare.
Hmmmm. Poor Pyaare is confused. The Congress gives ticket to Mani Kumar Subba who is not an Indian citizen! And the BJP has MLAs like Maya Kodnani.
Things were easier at the last elections. A love or hate relation with the Gandhi name used to make the decision a no-brainer. Love them and vote for Congress OR hate them and vote for BJP. But today, Gandhis are everywhere, from BJP to Congress, from Jnanpath to Jail.
Pyaare feels we have tried enough of Gandhi DNAs. The country needs a genetic makeover.
Mayawati? Mulayam Singh? Laloo Yadav? Ram Vilas Paswan?
Pyaare can't imagine one of them going to G-20 meeting and being world leaders.
Pyaare is dejected, and despaired.
...
...
...
Pyaare searches a lot in internet and sees a glimmer of HOPE. And the hope is not about importing Obama. Its about ...
1. Parties like Lok Satta. Lok Satta is doing what the Congress and BJP would never do. It is giving tickets to candidates who first win internal elections. Finally a party with true democracy! India is on path to shed its tag of pseudo-democracy! Pyaare is happy.
2. Pyaare is encouraged by NGOs ..... like Janaagraha
3. .... like ADR
4. .... Google's cool initiatives
5. and who else but Amir Khan!
Pyaare is dozing off dreaming about Indian politics which is non-dynastic, non-communal, non-divisive....
posted by xyz at 2:14 PM
3 Comments:
hey,
we made a small ppt/video on why u should vote for Loksatta using a fictional character, u can check it from the below links
http://www.slideshare.net/indizen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC7mHsPTtO8
Can you please help in spreading the word
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Good one! informative post and one which brings out the frustration of the educated voter. I pray for the day when PyareLal overcomes his feeling of helplessness and calls the shots!
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