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| Bhim makes common cause with anarchists | | President Mukherjee's formulation on fractured verdict | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 28: President Pranab Mukherjee's on the eve of the 65th Republic Day made a very significant observation on fractured verdict in the upcoming general election. He said that "fractured verdict in the coming Lok Sabha election shall be catastrophic". In other words, he urged the nation to exercise its franchise in a manner that hands down to the country a stable government - a government that enjoys a clear majority. Indeed, his was a very novel suggestion. It is obvious that the President referred to the evil consequences that followed in the wake of fractured mandates in 2004 and 2009 general elections. It is hardly necessary to point out the evil results of the fractured mandates as the suffering nation is fully aware of what the country witnessed during the past 10 years on every front. Mukherjee is an experienced politician. He knows what ails the country. And, hence, what he said on the eve of the Republic Day deserved appreciation from one and all. But, sadly, his suggestion evoked a negative response from certain quarters. Chief patron of Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) Bhim Singh was one of those self-styled regional leaders who took an exception to the President's suggestion and dismissed it as a "proclamation" by the President of India that none should vote for regional or smaller parties in the Lok Sabha polls. "Did it mean that the electorate should vote for the Congress or BJP only? He asked the President, and added that "they are the only parties competing with each other as the leaders of their respective groups". "Shall it be interpreted that the President has desired that voters should reject the regional recognized parties?", he also asked. So much so, Bhim Singh said that the "President has crossed the border line that he was obliged to follow by indulging in a political propaganda beyond the mandate of the Constitution". "He thus has challenged the mandate of the Constitution which guaranteed basic rights to form political parties and contest election to the legislature…I am sure that the President shall act with magnanimity to correct his observation to honour his commitment to uphold the Constitution", he said.Those who heard the President or those who read his on the eve of the Republic Day address to the nation would at once say that he did not utter a single word against any political party, including any regional party. He only said that it would be only appropriate and desirable if the electorate gives a decisive mandate to any political party so that the next government performs, instead of spending all its time to keep itself intact. Had the electorate given a clear verdict to any political party in 2004 and 2009, the political, economic and social scenario in the country would have been altogether different and there would not have been unrest, dissatisfaction and anarchy in the country. The mature and responsible nations always give a decisive mandate. It is hoped that the Indian electorate this time would vote overwhelmingly for a party so that there is political stability in the country. Obviously, the choice would be between the incumbent Congress and the main opposition BJP. There is no third choice available.
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