Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Ansari does the sikular vanishing trick:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/varanasi-ansari-wont-contest-against-modi-to-avoid-division-of-votes/464149-81.html

Rashmun wrote:

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Ansari does the sikular vanishing trick:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/varanasi-ansari-wont-contest-against-modi-to-avoid-division-of-votes/464149-81.html

i am not sure why you are so happy. He withdrew from the contest so that the muslims do not vote for him and cause a division of their votes. Cong had been requesting him to withdraw from the contest and he finally agreed.

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Ansari does the sikular vanishing trick:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/varanasi-ansari-wont-contest-against-modi-to-avoid-division-of-votes/464149-81.html

i am not sure why you are so happy. He withdrew from the contest so that the muslims do not vote for him and cause a division of their votes. Cong had been requesting him to withdraw from the contest and he finally agreed.

Religion-based politics!

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Ansari does the sikular vanishing trick:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/varanasi-ansari-wont-contest-against-modi-to-avoid-division-of-votes/464149-81.html

i am not sure why you are so happy. He withdrew from the contest so that the muslims do not vote for him and cause a division of their votes. Cong had been requesting him to withdraw from the contest and he finally agreed.

Religion-based politics!

religion based politics and caste based politics is a part of Indian polity as of today. Deal with it.

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Ansari does the sikular vanishing trick:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/varanasi-ansari-wont-contest-against-modi-to-avoid-division-of-votes/464149-81.html

i am not sure why you are so happy. He withdrew from the contest so that the muslims do not vote for him and cause a division of their votes. Cong had been requesting him to withdraw from the contest and he finally agreed.

Religion-based politics!

religion based politics and caste based politics is a part of Indian polity as of today. Deal with it.

So, if congress plays with religion-based politics, how can it be called a secular party? Do you see the hypocrisy here?

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

i am not sure why you are so happy. He withdrew from the contest so that the muslims do not vote for him and cause a division of their votes. Cong had been requesting him to withdraw from the contest and he finally agreed.

Religion-based politics!

religion based politics and caste based politics is a part of Indian polity as of today. Deal with it.

So, if congress plays with religion-based politics, how can it be called a secular party? Do you see the hypocrisy here?

all political parties in India play this game. it is a fact though that Cong is a more secular party than for instance the BJP in the sense that it is a more inclusive party. It tries to carry along with it members of different communities. For instance, if you talk of the 1984 riots to a Cong supporter or party leader they will experience embarrassment and offer apologies for what happened. But if you talk of 2002 riots with BJP supporters and leaders you will find that they will refuse to offer any apology for what happened.

Cong is not perfect, and i disagree with many of its policies. For instance i am against caste based reservations while Cong--like all other Indian political parties--supports it. But i do not see any alternative to Cong as of today and hence continue to offer my support to it.

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:
Religion-based politics!

religion based politics and caste based politics is a part of Indian polity as of today. Deal with it.

So, if congress plays with religion-based politics, how can it be called a secular party? Do you see the hypocrisy here?

all political parties in India play this game. it is a fact though that Cong is a more secular party than for instance the BJP in the sense that it is a more inclusive party. It tries to carry along with it members of different communities. For instance, if you talk of the 1984 riots to a Cong supporter or party leader they will experience embarrassment and offer apologies for what happened. But if you talk of 2002 riots with BJP supporters and leaders you will find that they will refuse to offer any apology for what happened.

Cong is not perfect, and i disagree with many of its policies. For instance i am against caste based reservations while Cong--like all other Indian political parties--supports it. But i do not see any alternative to Cong as of today and hence continue to offer my support to it.

Srsly? Who did that? If they did and the apology came from the heart, then they won't keep harping about the 2002 riots.

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

religion based politics and caste based politics is a part of Indian polity as of today. Deal with it.

So, if congress plays with religion-based politics, how can it be called a secular party? Do you see the hypocrisy here?

all political parties in India play this game. it is a fact though that Cong is a more secular party than for instance the BJP in the sense that it is a more inclusive party. It tries to carry along with it members of different communities. For instance, if you talk of the 1984 riots to a Cong supporter or party leader they will experience embarrassment and offer apologies for what happened. But if you talk of 2002 riots with BJP supporters and leaders you will find that they will refuse to offer any apology for what happened.

Cong is not perfect, and i disagree with many of its policies. For instance i am against caste based reservations while Cong--like all other Indian political parties--supports it. But i do not see any alternative to Cong as of today and hence continue to offer my support to it.

Srsly? Who did that? If they did and the apology came from the heart, then they won't keep harping about the 2002 riots.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/11pm.htm

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:
So, if congress plays with religion-based politics, how can it be called a secular party? Do you see the hypocrisy here?

all political parties in India play this game. it is a fact though that Cong is a more secular party than for instance the BJP in the sense that it is a more inclusive party. It tries to carry along with it members of different communities. For instance, if you talk of the 1984 riots to a Cong supporter or party leader they will experience embarrassment and offer apologies for what happened. But if you talk of 2002 riots with BJP supporters and leaders you will find that they will refuse to offer any apology for what happened.

Cong is not perfect, and i disagree with many of its policies. For instance i am against caste based reservations while Cong--like all other Indian political parties--supports it. But i do not see any alternative to Cong as of today and hence continue to offer my support to it.

Srsly? Who did that? If they did and the apology came from the heart, then they won't keep harping about the 2002 riots.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/11pm.htm

He apologized that it happened. Where's the mention of Congress' involvement in that?

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

all political parties in India play this game. it is a fact though that Cong is a more secular party than for instance the BJP in the sense that it is a more inclusive party. It tries to carry along with it members of different communities. For instance, if you talk of the 1984 riots to a Cong supporter or party leader they will experience embarrassment and offer apologies for what happened. But if you talk of 2002 riots with BJP supporters and leaders you will find that they will refuse to offer any apology for what happened.

Cong is not perfect, and i disagree with many of its policies. For instance i am against caste based reservations while Cong--like all other Indian political parties--supports it. But i do not see any alternative to Cong as of today and hence continue to offer my support to it.

Srsly? Who did that? If they did and the apology came from the heart, then they won't keep harping about the 2002 riots.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/11pm.htm

He apologized that it happened. Where's the mention of Congress' involvement in that?

That is to be inferred. He would not have made a public apology otherwise.

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:
Srsly? Who did that? If they did and the apology came from the heart, then they won't keep harping about the 2002 riots.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/11pm.htm

He apologized that it happened. Where's the mention of Congress' involvement in that?

That is to be inferred. He would not have made a public apology otherwise.

Inferred....hmm...so they too know that it is a given that everyone knows about congress' involvement and hence there's no need of a special mention with regard to that. sigh!
So when there's blood on their hands and they and everyone else knows about it, why do they keep pointing fingers at Modi? Do they even realize that people are so sick of such hypocrisy? The more they bring up 2002 and point fingers at Modi, the more votes he's going to get.

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

Kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/11pm.htm

He apologized that it happened. Where's the mention of Congress' involvement in that?

That is to be inferred. He would not have made a public apology otherwise.

Inferred....hmm...so they too know that it is a given that everyone knows about congress' involvement and hence there's no need of a special mention with regard to that. sigh!
So when there's blood on their hands and they and everyone else knows about it, why do they keep pointing fingers at Modi? Do they even realize that people are so sick of such hypocrisy? The more they bring up 2002 and point fingers at Modi, the more votes he's going to get.

Rajiv is not contesting elections, Modi is. Further, Cong leaders and supporters experience and show guilt and remorse for what happened in 1984 but BJP people do not show similar feelings for what happened in 2002. Lastly the 1984 incident had an adverse impact on the political leaders of Cong who were accused of directly participating in the violence. People like HKL Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, and Sajjan Kumar for instance. But BJP leaders who participated in 2002 violence and more recently in Muzzafarnagar violence have seen their political careers blossom.

Rashmun wrote:Has any Cong leader accused of being involved in 1984 riots been honored and felicitated in this manner:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-honours-mlas-accused-in-muzaffarnagar-riots/article1-1154033.aspx