02-20-2007, 08:11 AM
<b>Period of uncertainty</b> -Arun Nehru
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It is time for a little political astrology. We have had several opinion polls - none of which should be taken lightly - that give us an indication for the future. Most of these polls, however, have an error margin of 20 per cent and can never be wrong! I will hesitate to give a firm view at this stage on future numbers, and while the Congress has the advantage of a "broad" approach to attract other coalition partners on a "secular" agenda, it has made the mistake of minority appeasement for vote-bank politics. Reservations, allocation of funds and resources, and a soft approach towards terrorism in the North-East and the Mohammed Afzal case are issues that agitate a vast majority of citizens in the country.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It is time for a little political astrology. We have had several opinion polls - none of which should be taken lightly - that give us an indication for the future. Most of these polls, however, have an error margin of 20 per cent and can never be wrong! I will hesitate to give a firm view at this stage on future numbers, and while the Congress has the advantage of a "broad" approach to attract other coalition partners on a "secular" agenda, it has made the mistake of minority appeasement for vote-bank politics. Reservations, allocation of funds and resources, and a soft approach towards terrorism in the North-East and the Mohammed Afzal case are issues that agitate a vast majority of citizens in the country.
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