12-06-2008, 05:56 AM
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Renni Abraham
Saturday, December 06, 2008 03:48 IST
Joshi felt that the job of picking the chief minister should have been best left to the elected members of the assembly constituencies. There was no need to involve Antony and Mukherjee, at a time when they should have been manning their posts.
Agni coordinator Shama Kulkarni said, âWhat has happened is an absolute disgrace. At a time when foreign agencies were busy with their terror investigations, Narayan Raneâs supporters were demonstrating outside Mantralaya after he was not picked CM.â She added that it was essential that we vote, but having done so, we should also be âable to hold on to the power stringsâ.
Lok Satta Aandolan spokesperson Surendra Srivastava said, âFor the past 12 years, we have been highlighting the need for democratising political parties through direct elections to crucial posts, like chief minister and mayor, so that genuine leaders are there at the helm.â
But, he lamented, it had never been so. âOnly a few families control politics in India. They ignore genuine and able grassroot workers and appoint family members and relatives to crucial posts. The political parties are only concerned about winning the next elections. To them, the one who is capable of buying voters with alcohol and money is the best person to become the chief minister. Commitment and integrity count for
nothing.â
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Renni Abraham
Saturday, December 06, 2008 03:48 IST
Joshi felt that the job of picking the chief minister should have been best left to the elected members of the assembly constituencies. There was no need to involve Antony and Mukherjee, at a time when they should have been manning their posts.
Agni coordinator Shama Kulkarni said, âWhat has happened is an absolute disgrace. At a time when foreign agencies were busy with their terror investigations, Narayan Raneâs supporters were demonstrating outside Mantralaya after he was not picked CM.â She added that it was essential that we vote, but having done so, we should also be âable to hold on to the power stringsâ.
Lok Satta Aandolan spokesperson Surendra Srivastava said, âFor the past 12 years, we have been highlighting the need for democratising political parties through direct elections to crucial posts, like chief minister and mayor, so that genuine leaders are there at the helm.â
But, he lamented, it had never been so. âOnly a few families control politics in India. They ignore genuine and able grassroot workers and appoint family members and relatives to crucial posts. The political parties are only concerned about winning the next elections. To them, the one who is capable of buying voters with alcohol and money is the best person to become the chief minister. Commitment and integrity count for
nothing.â
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