The Great Indian Democratcy Drama - UPA, NDA, UNPA & Single Party Gangs of Politicians

India is the LARGEST KICKING DEMOCRACY in the whole wide world!

Very Proud it makes us?

Not me!

We are still grappling with so called democracy - as the "state" has never been able to ward off the threats towards the admonishing of the very basic tenets of democracy - ETHICS, PRINCIPLES, WELFARE, RIGHTS & DUTIES, HONESTY, INTEGRITY and above all the simple belief in being TRUE to the NATION. If the way our Honourable Members of the Indian Parliament are going about doing their JOBS in today's scenario one sees the "selfish" motives so clearly.

The current political uncertainity in the country is quite alarming for any citizen of the nation as the ruling UPA - United Parties Alliance which is lead by one of the oldest Indian political party - the Congress-I(Indira) apart from other small parties. Till now the Left Parties - the CPI and CPM and others had supported the Government in running the business of India. It's so heartening to experience the diversity of Indian politics that a party which has support of not even one-third of India rules the country and tries to propagate and execute their own divisive and leftist agenda.

After the Left pulled the plug off the UPA led Government at the centre, the Congress(I) has started doing what it has always done best - HORSE TRADING! We have already seen, heard, read and witnessed the way erstwhile Prime Minsiter Late P V Narasimha Rao was accused of saving his fledgling Government with the help of Shibu Soren and his coterie from Jharkhand. Then it was alleged, that Shibu and his fellow MP's were given cash to vote for the Government in the test of strength in the Parliament.

Today we are reminded of that grim situation once again as this time the same faces who have known to be facing various charges - some as grave as murders - are coming out from the jails to vote for the Government. It is indeed a decaying state as majority of the Indian population is it's youth (average age 26) and they hardly take time out from their own world of studies, colleges, music, movies, fun and games to have a say in where India is headed. I just blame our poor education system of which majority is so farcical, ancient and decadent.

Today a non-Congress(I) MP (Member of Parliament) is being offered a variety of options as being repeatedly reported by Indian media across all platforms. If you are a SP (Samajwadi Party) MP and you have two minds about voting in favour of the UPA led Government then what do you have!

1.) You get a chance of being in the ruling Government.
2.) You need cash ? OK. We can arrange that. Rs.20-30 Crores per MP is the asking rate.
3.) You also might be made a minister in the Govt. of India
4.) You will be taken good care of if you are with us we can get your

The next is Ajit Singh. He came back from abroad to his home nation to kickstart his career in politics in his unique style. He started to gain notriety after he managed to steer his way into the Ministerial berths in majority of Governments in the centre.

Today the UPA led Govt. has announced that the Lucknow Airport be re-named in honour of Chaudhari Charan Singh, a charismatic leader of Uttar Pradesh and ironically the father of Ajit Singh. This is a welcome move but the timing of the same casts aspersions of the ethical standards of today's Govt. As the Congress(I) needs support from all the possible quarters Ajit Singh with his 3 MP party can play a crucial role. Ajit Singh came back in 1986 and today in 2008 he has changed six parties and been minister in almost all Govts at the centre - this time again he needs a berth.

The other man in the fray is Mr. H D Deve Gouda - (ex-Prime Minister) -(whose photographs of snoozing at major govt. & public functions was quite an eye-catcher) has been offered a huge sum of money and his demands for abolishing private Iron & Ore mining in Karnataka are also under "HIGH" considerations. We all know how the Reddy Inc. from Karanataka have managed to form the current BJP led Govt. there. Its been a full-strength show of how money can buy politicians. But till now Deve Gouda says he is undecided as the above two party leaders - Mr Shibu Soren and Mr Ajit Singh.

While Amar Singh, who started his career from the lower echelons of corporate houses in Kolkata and now boasts of A 3 Gang - Amitabh, Anil & Amar! as family has clearly played his power politics with a heavy dose of Corporate Mergers&Acquisitions style. Rajdeep Sardesai, the Managing Editor of CNN-IBN had recently written about how Amar Singh is today's Neta! (Politician) who openly flaunt their associations with coroporations as they know how Government's run. Being an opportunist is what Politics has always been about. The first mover advantage does play an important role here. He is the same guy who had borne the brunt of snares and glares and much mockery when the last Elections had finished and Congress(I) was the single largest party. Then Amar had visited the mecca of Indian politics - 10,Janpath - the residence of the most powerful woman in India - Mrs Sonia Gandhi. He went their uninvited and addressed the media that their party, the Samajwadi Party with its 39 MPs were giving unconditional support to the Congress(I) led association amongst various political parties to go and form the Government.

He was humiliated by Congress(I) leaders and the NDA at the same time. But today he is the blue-eyed Man for Mrs Gandhi as he holds the key to the successful show of strength in the Parliament for the ruling alliance.

I personally feel that there is no wrong to ask Reliance Petroleum to pay taxes - windfall profits has been earned by the company with its exports! It was also raised by International bodies when the petroleum prices were shooting up in the sky, that how could Govt. of India allow its private OIL companies to export when they themselves were importing OIL at higher prices!

Imagine - I am Govt. and I create a product A and sell it across the nation at subsidised rates so that all the poor and rich alike can avail of the product.

Then a Private Company is also allowed to create the same product and its free to export it too. But then when disaster strikes shouldn't the private company think of the nation? Is there no sense of being Indian? Instead they create history by exporting in highest volumes. So why shouldn't the Govt. ask the company to pay taxes? Whats wrong? Where?

This is the situation where the Ambanis feud hots up. And as Amar Singh is close to AA, MA seeks the intervention of PMO. Hot call!

Things as they unfold - the political drama - our media is busy getting different views and its appreciated but educate, sentisize and drive home the basic tenets of Democracy - that India is our heart, our Motherland and we as Indians should not fail her.

Please go out participate in the coming Elections. Chose the most "Lesser" of the Evils who is contesting these elections as you decide who shall govern You!