1. It is understandable that Mamata Bannerjee wishes to be Prime Minister of India. However, there are many claimants like Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Pawar, N Chandra Babu Naidu, H D Deve Gouda, K C Rao, and of course Rahul Gandhi. Let us see how many Lok Sabha seats the regional parties win. 2. My query on subject of regional parties’ participation in formation of government in the Centre is this: What should be role of regional parties in such formation? Are these parties’ leaders capable and fit to govern a vast country like ours? How many of them have they got a national vision, a pan India image and a broad outlook to deal with all national issues? We must debate these issues seriously. 3. Since we have adopted First Past the Post (FPTP) system, a candidate securing as low as 30-35 % of total votes can be declared a winner. This has happened in Lok Sabha election in 2014 and in every earlier election. But because of FPTP many distortions are being noticed and it is time we deal with them in a professional manner. 4. There is massive use of unaccounted money in elections, but political parties, particularly regional parties, are unwilling to curb use of black money. I think the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India should be empowered to conduct audit of accounts of political parties.
Ok let her become PM. When the only hope for free market, Modi, has failed miserably, let the ultra communist mamata become PM. Left right or centre, Socialism is all that they do.
If it is a dream, it is a legitimate one. If Shri Sharad Pawar with four MPs, not in power in his own state, can nurse such an ambition, no reason why Ms Mamata Banerjee should not. It will depend on the numbers, Congress above 120, ideally 140, would not concede the top job and that appears to be a likely outcome. A better, cleaner image in public life than Ms Mayawati. In office, not the over the top populist some believe her to be. She has managed Bengal’s finances prudently. In a democracy of our size, there should be at least a dozen credible candidates for the PM’s post. The job should not be reserved for one or two individuals.
1. It is understandable that Mamata Bannerjee wishes to be Prime Minister of India. However, there are many claimants like Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Pawar, N Chandra Babu Naidu, H D Deve Gouda, K C Rao, and of course Rahul Gandhi. Let us see how many Lok Sabha seats the regional parties win. 2. My query on subject of regional parties’ participation in formation of government in the Centre is this: What should be role of regional parties in such formation? Are these parties’ leaders capable and fit to govern a vast country like ours? How many of them have they got a national vision, a pan India image and a broad outlook to deal with all national issues? We must debate these issues seriously. 3. Since we have adopted First Past the Post (FPTP) system, a candidate securing as low as 30-35 % of total votes can be declared a winner. This has happened in Lok Sabha election in 2014 and in every earlier election. But because of FPTP many distortions are being noticed and it is time we deal with them in a professional manner. 4. There is massive use of unaccounted money in elections, but political parties, particularly regional parties, are unwilling to curb use of black money. I think the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India should be empowered to conduct audit of accounts of political parties.
Ok let her become PM. When the only hope for free market, Modi, has failed miserably, let the ultra communist mamata become PM. Left right or centre, Socialism is all that they do.
If it is a dream, it is a legitimate one. If Shri Sharad Pawar with four MPs, not in power in his own state, can nurse such an ambition, no reason why Ms Mamata Banerjee should not. It will depend on the numbers, Congress above 120, ideally 140, would not concede the top job and that appears to be a likely outcome. A better, cleaner image in public life than Ms Mayawati. In office, not the over the top populist some believe her to be. She has managed Bengal’s finances prudently. In a democracy of our size, there should be at least a dozen credible candidates for the PM’s post. The job should not be reserved for one or two individuals.