When parties win an election, they have no complaints against the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) but when they lose , they suddenly suspect the EVMs of behaving erratically — and worse , in a manner as to benefit a particular party.The Aam Aadmi Party is unable to digest the fact that it has lost elections in Punjab and has blamed the EVMs for being programmed in such a way that it converted the votes given to it in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party. Of course , it does not have cogent evidence of such a miracle taking place. Even taking the farcical accusation at face value and transferring all the seats that the Shiromani Akali Dal–BJP combine got in the State Assembly elections to the AAP, the latter would still not be at the simple majority mark. So what is the Party cribbing about? Instead of blaming the EVMs, it would be better that the Party and its leader Arvind Kejriwal should utilise their time and energy to introspect the loss. In fact Kejriwal is not alone in this mad blame game; Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati too is fuming at her party’s near-decimation in Uttar Pradesh. The BSP got less than 20 seats out of 403 and she too has held the EVMs responsible for the loss. It is just like when a students fails in an examination he either blames the
question paper or the teacher, but never himself, that he didn’t studied well for the exams.
ARCHANA , Lucknow
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Sour grapes
The Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab and the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh have not been able to digest their shocking defeat and blamed the EVM machines for their defeat. This is
nothing but a simple case of sour grapes. As far as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is concerned , he has the habit of making of himself by blaming one or the other for his
failures. Earlier it was Delhi’s Lt. Governor and the Prime Minister, now he has not even spared the EVMs. It is the same EVMs which got him to power in Delhi twice. Yes making a sweeping statement about faulty EVMs being the reason for AAPs defeat, defies all logic. It shows his frustration. He should have shown maturity by being gracious in his party’s defeat in Punjab and Goa. Moreover, there are so many promises which are yet to be fulfilled for Delhi’s voters. It is high time that he focuses on that rather than try to expand his footprint to other states without
establishing his party’s credentials for a full five years in Delhi.
BAL GOVIND, Noida
An eye-opener article in Organiser
(Heart Aches for Pakistan, March 26); This refers to the article titled ‘Heart Aches for Pakistan’ in Organiser by Sant Kumar Sharma.The article is an eye – opener to supporters of secessionist and divisive forces that perpetuate perturbation across India. Geelani”s clamour against Afghanistan is being used by terrorists as a laughing pad to accomplish their evils against Pakistan is nothing but the statement of a promoter of evil through encouragement to the same against India, his neighbouring country. Harbouring terrorists destabilises not only Pakistan but also other countries. Geelani”s grief over the laws of human lives in an attack on border territory Mehnind brings out his duplicity that the Muslims’ lives in Pakistan are more valuable than those of others in the world. He should know that as Pakistan would sow, so shall it reap. The Huriyat activists” unlawful activities, their provocative slogans and emotivity against India are quite cataclysmic. Their targeting the
families of the sincere police officers in India especially in Kashmir causes as much heart ache to India as it does to him when his country men are
victims. Divisive forces under the guise of forces for Kashmir’s Independence should realise the fact that they cannot play with the lives of innocent Kashmiri youth any longer making them scapegoats for materialisation of their ulterior motives.
KASTURI SIVA PRASAD,
Andhra Pradesh
China : Self-assumed
Big Brother
Of late, China has been assuming the role of a big brother to other Asian countries. However it is none of China’s business to dictate to other countries on the Dalai Lama issue. It may be recalled that China had objected to the visit of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Arunachal Pradesh . This time it is at it again, raising objections to the Dalai Lama’s visit to the famous Twang Gompa Monastery of Arunachal Pradesh. Not only has China failed to respect India’s sovereignty , but it has also been a stumbling block for India’s entry into the Nuclear Supplier Group , besides thwarting the bid of other countries to put Jaish-e- Mohammed chief Masood azhar on the UN terror list.
K V SEETHARAMAIAH, Hassan
Effective Policies is the Real Compensation
Supreme Court is right in its assertion that the burning issue of farmer suicides cannot be addressed by just paying compensation to the families of the victims. Farmer’s suicides has become a national phenomena though most cases go unreported. Health and family problems explain nearly half of the suicides in the country. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the total number of suicides committed by the farmers for agrarian reasons in the last three years stands 3,313.Suicides have occurred overwhelmingly amongst cash-crop farmers. Poverty and debt are likely the larger problem. Indebtedness has been highlighted as the prime cause , and leading public intellectuals have called for an end to the farmers’ distress. The real compensation would be in the form of effective policies such as a special economic package for the farming community.
VINOD C DIXIT, Ahmedabad
A lesson to all politicians
The conviction of V K Sasikala in the disproportionate assets case must serve as a lesson for our leaders who have been robbing public money through unfair means. All along we have been watching crocodile tears in Sasikala’s memorial and on her funeral day too. It is now we have seen her real tears. It is a lesson to all the politicians who are corrupt and just fool the public by saying big-big things. It
really shows that our judiciary is not blind and justice still prevails.
PRAVEEN KUMAR, Bengaluru
Leaders, Both
The current political scene has two leaders of prominence. US President Donald Trump and the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. They are a study in apparent contrast but share an undercurrent of purposeful ethos within. Trump plans an
explosive fiscal expansion with big ticket infra–spending along with tax cuts. This revisionist New Deal reminds one of the Roosvelt era, expect that that was necessarily born out of depression . Trump hopes to animate a sagging economy. By contrast, Modi went for a fiscal contraction through demonetisation, risking a transient dip in growth for a healthier pick-up later. Both are proving to be resolute in their vision. Of course Trump enjoys the exorbitant privilege of today’s dollar posited in a global economy. Other nations hold over eight trillion dollars in their reserve, enough to be compelled to underwrite the vagaries of the value of dollar in relation their own currency, But Modi has to do a tightrope walk.
R NARAYANAN, Ghaziabad
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