No Candidate Worth Voting For

Voting begins today – and there is no one to vote for.

As far as Chacha Manmohan S Gandhi is concerned, he seems to be a closet communist. Here he is reaching out for an alliance with the Communist parties once again. The same report says that the commies, knowing how weak the Congress is, are playing hard to get.

So that’s the choice: Communism Vs. Communalism.

Note that Chacha Manmohan was feted by the press when he became PM because everyone thought he was a liberalizer.

But he isn’t.

He is actually a commie. He says that he loved having commies in his government.

He wants the commies back even though they almost brought his government down!

Chacha Manmohan Vs. Advani-Modi is no choice at all.

And do note that as far as The Economy is concerned, both are in agreement.

Whether it is Chacha or Advani, there will be no free trade, no FDI in retail, no privatization – nothing.

And indeed, this is their devilish ploy: to distract the voters with non-issues while keeping the spoils of office intact.

Yes, this is a spoils system, corrupt by design.

Both Chacha and Advani will keep the “socialist” economic system going indefinitely.

Recall Chacha’s recent interview with FT of London, where he said:

“We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role.”

Actually, we should be a “mixed society” – composed of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains, Buddhists, Christians, Atheists et. al.

With Advani-Modi, we can say goodbye to the mixed society.

So, do tell me, what is the choice before the voter?

I would say there is no choice at all.

As far as the smaller, regional parties are concerned, they are all seeking spoils at the Centre – as in the case of PMK’s Ramadoss, who used his cabinet post at the Centre to the hilt. And then dumped Chacha.

This is a “national election” – not a regional one.

And there is no candidate or party worth voting for.

I am therefore in complete and total disagreement with the “One Billion Voters” campaign of the NGO Janagrahaa, in association with sundry corporates, a campaign that aims to “focus on getting the voters out to vote and helping them exercise their franchise wisely.”

You cannot ask people to vote when there isn’t a candidate worth voting for.