Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 4 Num 351 Wed. May 26, 2004  
   
Letters to Editor


Indian election


Despite the BJP's recent debacle in the election, Prime Minister AB Vajpayee stoically accepted the results and resigned within hours of the defeat. Indian is an example of democracy. It is robust, alive and kicking. Once again, the Indians rejected the religion mongers and showed their decent, tolerant and pluralistic mindset.

No claims of vote rigging or other allegations are raised by the defeated party, rather they simply accepted the results. If it were in Bangladesh, the oft-repeated allegations of rigging would be given vent to by the defeated party, to denigrate even the most fair election. They maintain the self-concocted adage "if we win, election is fair otherwise not".