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Sushma Swaraj's undignified behaviour

(May 20, 2004)

The way Sushma Swaraj, Govindacharya and Uma Bharti are behaving simply shows their inability to accept the verdict of the people gracefully. But then again, the BJP has not really been known for being graceful.

If Swaraj is so against Smt. Sonia Gandhi being Prime Minister because she is a "foreigner", why did she agree to contest against a "foreigner" when she lost to Smt. Gandhi in Bellary? Why is it that the BJP did not object to a "foreigner" from being the Leader of the Opposition? Now when she has received the mandate of the people, they are acting so cheaply.

Swaraj keeps harping that the Congress-led coalition has not received the mandate of the people. Let her be reminded that the Congress is still the single largest party in its own right, even without its allies. If Congress did not receive the full mandate, it still received more mandate than the BJP and Vajpayee.

Swaraj thinks she will get political mileage out of what she is doing. This is in itself a clear indication that she is not in touch with reality. She is acting in a manner which is unconstitutional and anti-democratic. The BJP has not stopped treating us Indians like we are fools. We are not fools, Sushmaji, we voted for change and you should be dignified enough to accept that change. If you have issues, take them up in the next election. This time the people have voted for change in leadership at the centre.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040520/asp/opinion/story_3262539.asp