03-27-2006, 05:12 AM
It backfired
The gun with which the Congress targeted Ms. Bachchan backfired. But instead of crying over spilt milk, it cleverly converted the incident into the second sacrifice of its leader.
S. Dhana Mani,
Bangalore
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By resigning, Ms. Gandhi has accepted that she was holding an office of profit and was most likely to attract disqualification. The people of the country will surely see through her drama.
Ram A. Sharma,
Indore, M.P.
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Though we may credit Ms. Gandhi with the best of motives, we cannot help feeling that the resignation was forced upon her and that she was only making the best of a bad bargain.
T.M. Premachandran,
Madurai, T.N.
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Renunciation is like a Brahmastra. It can be used only once. The Congress should realise that the common man is not a fool. Why should someone who has no desire for power try to become an MP again?
Shyam N. Rao,
Bangalore
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Anguished Sonia sprang a surprise, quit as MP and NAC chairperson, and will contest again from Rae Bareli â all at the expense of the poor tax-payers and the starving millions of India.
The earlier politicians understand that the country is not their fiefdom, the better for us.
K.R. Nath,
Kozhikode, Kerala
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The common people do not expect any sacrifice from present day politicians. What they do expect from them is the spending of the taxpayers' money responsibly.
They also expect them to be free from corruption and extravagance. These will be the greatest sacrifices on their part.
K.R. Chandran,
Thanjavur, T.N.
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Why should the people bear the cost of Ms. Gandhi's re-election to Parliament?
The by-election has been necessitated because of her mistake and for the sake of her prestige and image.
The law should be amended to make political parties or candidates pay for by-elections caused by their misdemeanour.
Manohar Alembath,
Chennai
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It is a mockery of democracy that a person for whom the Constitution was sought to be subverted is being projected as a martyr.
The Congressmen, who have egg on their face, are eulogising their leader as an exceptional person who does not care for position, in the process cleverly hiding the bitter truth that her resignation is directly connected to the Government's abortive attempt to go for an ordinance.
T.R. Venkataraman,
Palakkad, Kerala
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One wonders whether the nation has realised the gravity of the Congress' attempt to subvert the Constitution by adjourning Parliament to issue an ordinance.
The sycophants in the party appear to think what they do or say is democracy.
K. Sivasankaram,
Bangalore
The gun with which the Congress targeted Ms. Bachchan backfired. But instead of crying over spilt milk, it cleverly converted the incident into the second sacrifice of its leader.
S. Dhana Mani,
Bangalore
* * *
By resigning, Ms. Gandhi has accepted that she was holding an office of profit and was most likely to attract disqualification. The people of the country will surely see through her drama.
Ram A. Sharma,
Indore, M.P.
* * *
Though we may credit Ms. Gandhi with the best of motives, we cannot help feeling that the resignation was forced upon her and that she was only making the best of a bad bargain.
T.M. Premachandran,
Madurai, T.N.
* * *
Renunciation is like a Brahmastra. It can be used only once. The Congress should realise that the common man is not a fool. Why should someone who has no desire for power try to become an MP again?
Shyam N. Rao,
Bangalore
* * *
Anguished Sonia sprang a surprise, quit as MP and NAC chairperson, and will contest again from Rae Bareli â all at the expense of the poor tax-payers and the starving millions of India.
The earlier politicians understand that the country is not their fiefdom, the better for us.
K.R. Nath,
Kozhikode, Kerala
* * *
The common people do not expect any sacrifice from present day politicians. What they do expect from them is the spending of the taxpayers' money responsibly.
They also expect them to be free from corruption and extravagance. These will be the greatest sacrifices on their part.
K.R. Chandran,
Thanjavur, T.N.
* * *
Why should the people bear the cost of Ms. Gandhi's re-election to Parliament?
The by-election has been necessitated because of her mistake and for the sake of her prestige and image.
The law should be amended to make political parties or candidates pay for by-elections caused by their misdemeanour.
Manohar Alembath,
Chennai
* * *
It is a mockery of democracy that a person for whom the Constitution was sought to be subverted is being projected as a martyr.
The Congressmen, who have egg on their face, are eulogising their leader as an exceptional person who does not care for position, in the process cleverly hiding the bitter truth that her resignation is directly connected to the Government's abortive attempt to go for an ordinance.
T.R. Venkataraman,
Palakkad, Kerala
* * *
One wonders whether the nation has realised the gravity of the Congress' attempt to subvert the Constitution by adjourning Parliament to issue an ordinance.
The sycophants in the party appear to think what they do or say is democracy.
K. Sivasankaram,
Bangalore