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Karnataka politics

The political drama being staged in Karnataka is another reminder to the average Indian that his rulers do not care for principles. Barely a few weeks have passed since the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) issued statements accusing each other. We have the same players courting each other now for power.

While the Governor, guided by the Constitution, cannot reject the claim of the parties to form a government, it would be an insult to the State and its people to be ruled by the same politicians again.

Sriram Shankar,

Chennai The trishanku situation created by the BJP and the JD (S) in Karnataka is of their own making. The two warring parties that parted company three weeks ago after hurling charges at each other cannot be banked upon to form and sustain a government. They may trigger a crisis once again, bringing the situation back to square one. Theirs is a marriage of convenience with the spectre of divorce looming large. The Governor should recommend the dissolution of the State Assembly.

R. Ramachandra Rao,

Hyderabad

We feel sorry for the people of Karnataka who are forced to put up with another opportunistic alliance between the JD (S) and the BJP. It is a new low in Indian politics.

The progressive State certainly deserves better rulers than those who have come together after hurling accusations at each other. The Governor must not allow these so-called leaders to form a government. It is time they were sent back to the people.

Krishna Kumar,

Ahmedabad

The cartoon (Oct. 30) says it all. The ‘S’ in JD (S) is fast melting away and is likely to be replaced by ‘O’ for opportunism.

P.U. Krishnan,

Udhagamandalam

The developments in Karnataka prove that every party wants power at any cost. The image of the State, which has been enhanced internationally by scientists, artists, sportspersons and knowledge-based industries, has suffered thanks to politicians.

One hopes the electorate would have understood that coalition governments cannot work in the State and will give more decisive verdicts in future.

N. Mukund,

Bangalore

The JD (S) leaders have forged and broken two political alliances causing the fall of two governments. Its somersault in three weeks’ time to stick to power is disgraceful. It has lurched from one principle to another. It refused to transfer power to the BJP saying it was communal and that its sister organisations would turn Karnataka into a Hindutva laboratory. What has brought about the change of mind among its leaders now? Elections alone can save the State from political instability.

J. Dorai Raj,

Chennai

The political manoeuvring being witnessed in Karnataka is unprecedented and will go down in the annals of history as a shameful event. An unworthy power-mongering alliance should not be allowed into the portals of the Vidhan Soudha. The actions of some of the legislators and leaders, cutting across party lines, have made them lose their right to remain the elected representatives of the people of Karnataka under the present term of the Legislative Assembly.

In view of their unethical approach, the Governor should boldly recommend the dissolution of the Assembly. Whether it is the JD(S), the BJP or the Congress, only a new term will earn for it the legitimate right to govern Karnataka.

Sampath S. Chakravarti,

Connecticut

After forming and breaking political alliances twice in three years, first with the Congress and then with the BJP, the JD (S) has yet again entered into an understanding with the BJP. The credibility of the BJP, which has to face elections to Parliament in about a year, will be seriously eroded.

K.R. Krishnaswami,

Chennai

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