Well said Flor. Roland Francis Toronto.
> On Jun 27, 2016, at 11:12 PM, Floriano Lobo <floriano.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If the country is to be strong, the place to start is the lowly ward of a > Village. > If the Wards are strong, the Village becomes strong. If the Villages are > strong, the Constituency becomes strong. If the Constituencies become > strong, the State becomes strong. And if the States become strong, the > Country cannot help but be strong. > > In this perspective, the National Parties are destroying the WARD. And if > this continues much longer, the Country is bound to go to DOGS. > > GSRP. > >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Nelson Lopes <nellope...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> National &Regional parties >> >> Gone are the days, when political parties had pan India presence,. Congress >> Party was one such invincible monolith over six decades, Now BJP is >> nursing such grandiose ambitions, in spite of humiliating defeat in Delhi, >> then in Bihar with some consolation in Jamu Kashmir and Maharashtra. BJP >> may feel elated with coalition Govt. both in Kashmir and in Maharashtra, >> but are cases akin to sweet and sour Chinese pork and analogy of sour >> grapes . Now comes AAP on political horizon because of stunning success in >> Delhi is also trying to spread its wings too far and too early.AAP came >> into prominence entirely due to popular movements like corruption, women >> issues that people identified with personally , coupled with disgusting >> records of National parties like BJP and Congress. AAP must consolidate its >> position in Delhi, where it is needlessly tickled on every issue by BJP to >> discrete its overwhelming victory. Aspiring like National parties to find a >> slot at National is both unrealistic and over ambitious >> >> The political flavor of the season is changing from coalition dharma to >> regional glorification and to assert local ambitions. The national parties >> are centralized in administration and directions, holding a carrot and >> stick approach towards development and fund allotments .There is a remote >> control operations to stamp decisions and outcomes with authority of high >> command and any dissent is crushed with iron hand. That philosophy is fast >> changing and is visible in election outcomes in states like West Bengal, >> TamilNadu, Maharashtra, Jammu Kashmir, Bihar The experiments will be >> surely repeated in elections to be held much to the dismay of National >> parties going hammer and tongs to assert its identity.The regional parties >> have more say and are closer to the pulse of the people and will be judged >> by their immediate promises and fulfillment . People visualize central >> party control as unconnected, unrelated ,unconcerned with eye only on >> winning elections for the party. The reason why the regional parties are >> commanding majority are by announcing mind boggling freebies on an >> unprecedented scale with opposition stretching further their promises. The >> effect on financial economy and diversion of resources to unproductive >> activities is a drain that will bounce back and haunt the voters in real >> time.The control on corruption, nepotism, favoritism not withstanding are >> the associated ills of this latest political dispensations The smattering >> presence of National parties either in retaining or getting a foothold are >> seemingly insignificant >> >> Unless the National political parties see reality and wake up to join >> forces with regional parties, their ambitions will be doomed to fail. Two >> or three party rule in Indian politics is farfetched given the diversities >> of cast, creed, languages, customs, traditions, illiteracy and regional >> aspirations above National wellbeing. The only way the National parties can >> woe the electorate is by divide and rule strategy which is fast losing its >> sheen.. We have to move away from majority votes to percentage of votes to >> decide the final outcomes. Politics to day is becoming a most lucrative >> profession with ever increasing tax free benefits, besides wielding >> enormous power, influence and position of social status. No wonder that >> only those who can win by financial and muscle power are assured of party >> tickets The way some criminals, murderers, illiterate representing us is a >> shame and blot on National perspective >> >> Nelson Lopes Chinchinim >>
