India - Let my country awake

Know the Profession Series

Today our country is on the verge of being denied the opportunity to vote for the president. The Citizen should be allowed to vote directly to elect a President.

Not too late..People can still ask for a referendum.

Read a few articles on Pratibha Patil

Article III
And don’t forget: there is the husband too
Arun Shourie

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/14/stories/2007071455171600.htm
Shekhawat, wife declare assets
Gargi Parsai

BJP has put it up at a campaign website. An article is extracted here:

Quote:

Why is the murder of a district-level politician without criminal records in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, not stirring the conscience of these activists while they pressed for Government action against the police killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a known extortionist, recently in Gujarat? Is it because the victim in one case is a Hindu and in the other a Muslim? Or is it because they find the life of one Indian less important than that of another? Why is the crime against an innocent Hindu 'tolerable' in their view?

The very fact that a person with dubious antecedents can be considered for Rashtrapati Bhawan will encourage lawbreakers across the country. It is worth noting that in Israel recently when a criminal case was traced to the President of that country, the public prosecutor insisted on interrogating him, leading to his exit from active politics. Neither did he seek nor did Israel's Government provide him with any immunity despite the high position he held.

What a contrast we see in our country! It is for the first time in the 60 years of independent India that we have a presidential candidate at whom such serious allegations are being levelled. This is a national shame.

Balbir K Punj
Friday, July 13, 2007
http://www.dailypioneer.com/
Only when people get up the country wakes up.

India - Elect a good president
India is going to elect a new President -- her 13th since 1952 -- on July 19, 2007 .