By now we have all heard of Dainik Jagran journalist Jarnail Singh hurling a shoe at Home Minister P Chidambaram. As the video below shoes, Jarnail Singh hurled a shoe because he was not satisfied with Chidambaram's tactful and polite reply to questions about Congress Candidate Jagdish Tytler's involvement in the 1984 Sikh Riots.
Following this incident, Congress decided to withdraw the candidacy of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar.
When I first read of this move by the Congress, I thought the Congress did a good if not commendable thing. While the BJP and Samajwadi Party are actively involving people accused of being part of riots, and terrorist attacks, the Congress decided to not go that way.
But pretty soon it struck me that the BJP and Samajwadi Party continue to allow their accused candidates and supporters to be a part of the election process, because they are standing their ground and sticking firmly to the fact that these people are innocent until proven guilty and hence should be allowed to be a part of the election process.
The Congress on the other hand, gives Tytler and Sajjan the clean chit about their involvement, but due to public and 'public image' pressure asks the two to step down from their candidacy. So while I surely do not agree with the BJP and SP's decisions, I also do not understand why the Congress is allowing Tytler and Sajjan to step down if they claim that they are not guilty. The move clearly shows that the Congress, at this point, is as bad as the BJP, and is doing everything it can to win and gain power, with no principles in sight.
So on one hand we have an inexperienced young man, educated outside the country, who is only where he is because of his last name, and a party that at this point seems to be willing to do anything to win the election. And on the other side we have old fanatics and a party with a vicious Hindu Right Wing agenda.
So India does not decide on who is more capable, but sadly and merely needs to pick the lesser of the two evils. And I agree with Amit Varma, when he says on India Uncut that of the two, the Congress is more preferable.
But pretty soon it struck me that the BJP and Samajwadi Party continue to allow their accused candidates and supporters to be a part of the election process, because they are standing their ground and sticking firmly to the fact that these people are innocent until proven guilty and hence should be allowed to be a part of the election process.
The Congress on the other hand, gives Tytler and Sajjan the clean chit about their involvement, but due to public and 'public image' pressure asks the two to step down from their candidacy. So while I surely do not agree with the BJP and SP's decisions, I also do not understand why the Congress is allowing Tytler and Sajjan to step down if they claim that they are not guilty. The move clearly shows that the Congress, at this point, is as bad as the BJP, and is doing everything it can to win and gain power, with no principles in sight.
So on one hand we have an inexperienced young man, educated outside the country, who is only where he is because of his last name, and a party that at this point seems to be willing to do anything to win the election. And on the other side we have old fanatics and a party with a vicious Hindu Right Wing agenda.
So India does not decide on who is more capable, but sadly and merely needs to pick the lesser of the two evils. And I agree with Amit Varma, when he says on India Uncut that of the two, the Congress is more preferable.
This is because the Congress stands for nothing, while the BJP stands for something pernicious.
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