Indian military will never plot a coup: Antony

[jarves]

Remove "The Hindu" or put a colon at least to separate the name of newspaper from the description . I thought that it (un necessarily) represented the religion of your defence minister

AK Antony is a cchristian

 

[asad71]

The military would take over when the civil govt has failed miserably and demands the soldiers to step in to save the nation from further chaos. On that count India has been ripe fora military dictatorship. But the current Sikh Chief may not be so acceptable. The last one, VK Singh, a Rajput and charismatic, would have been the man.

 

[OrionHunter]

Surprise?

We are not some failed state in which the government is controlled by generals

Right! But let's see who our worthy law makers are who are controlling our lives in Parliament? And the destiny of India?

> Pepper spray punks.
> **** peepers.
> Mike wielding mobs.
> Chair throwing chimps.
> Naked nanas.
> Shouting shites.
> Bribe bozos.
> Criminal creeps.

Nuff said!

 

[Koovie]

Right! But let's see who our worthy law makers are who are controlling our lives in Parliament? And the destiny of India?

> Pepper spray punks.
> **** peepers.
> Mike wielding mobs.
> Chair throwing chimps.
> Naked nanas.
> Shouting shites.
> Bribe bozos.
> Criminal creeps.

Nuff said!

The thing is that they are the legitimate representatives of the people of India.... they have been officially elected by us. If such people come to power, its no ones fault, except of ours.

Meanwhile, military personal do not represent the people and have no right to do it.

 

[OrionHunter]

The thing is that they are the legitimate representatives of the people of India.... they have been officially elected by us. If such people come to power, its no ones fault, except of ours.

Meanwhile, military personal do not represent the people and have no right to do it.

No one said the Army should take over!

Secondly, who would you vote for:
> A Corrupt extortionist
> A convicted murderer
> The local don from the mafia

Well, that's the choice you have! So who should you blame?

 

[Koovie]

No one said the Army should take over!

Secondly, who would you vote for:
> A Corrupt extortionist
> A convicted murderer
> The local don from the mafia

Well, that's the choice you have! So who should you blame?

Not everyone is falls under these categories... and we are still allowed to participate.

And what about NOTA ? We could still reject anyone.

 

[OrionHunter]

Not everyone is falls under these categories... and we are still allowed to participate.

Check this out....

An analysis provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch states the following:

1,460 (30 per cent) out of a total of 4,807 sitting MPs and MLAs analysed by the ADR and NEW have declared criminal cases against themselves in their self-sworn affidavits submitted to the Election Commission of India prior to contesting elections.

688 (14 per cent) out of the total number of sitting MPs and MLAs analysed have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.

162 (30 per cent) out of the 543 Lok Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves. 14 cent of the current Lok Sabha MPs have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.

So, you see how deep the rot is? These are the stalwarts who make the rules! But the question is: How can law breakers be law makers? It's like trying to draw a square circle!

And what about NOTA ? We could still reject anyone.

And then what? Your vote gone waste!

 

[Hyperion]

Never say never!

 

[jarves]

Never say never!

LOLzzzzz,
But why you chose this smiley???

 

[Hyperion]

Felt like using it.............

LOLzzzzz,
But why you chose this smiley???

 

[third eye]

The military would take over when the civil govt has failed miserably and demands the soldiers to step in to save the nation from further chaos. On that count India has been ripe fora military dictatorship. But the current Sikh Chief may not be so acceptable. The last one, VK Singh, a Rajput and charismatic, would have been the man.

Completely wrong

No nation is ever ' ripe' for its army to step in. This happens when the basics of a nation are skewed.

Thankfully, in India the elections happen bang on time - both at state & national level. The need for a caretaker govt is not felt because the Election Commission is completely honest and autonomous with no state interference at all.

India has never been ' ripe' no shall ever be.

Its foolish to think the VK Singh would have taken over .

 

[SrNair]

If he goes on blacklisting, day will come when we have no companies for tech, etc. Congress is root of all problems in this country.

West brings MTCR against India.And can you tell me what is the effect of these so called MTCR in our missile development programme?

 

[Chronos]

Not all democracy without universal suffrage. US didn't have universal suffrage until 1920 but it was a functioning democracy since its founding. India should have a democracy as I see many spirited debate over national matter here on this forum from India. However, Indians that would be interested on this forum or that has even internet access composed of a small percentage of the population. What India is need is grant votes for people who have a stake in the future of the country. How that is done is up to the people of India to decide. If India can find a formula that works, than it will be copied all over and India will be rightfully praised for come up with a solution to bring working democracy to people. But one thing for sure is that universal suffrage had failed India and India needs an alternative.

@arp2041

I have an argument against this. If you want to listen to another point of view on this issue.

 

[venu309]

Remove "The Hindu" or put a colon at least to separate the name of newspaper from the description . I thought that it (un necessarily) represented the religion of your defence minister

He is a Christian.

 

[Soumitra]

If they are such complete failures, then why people of India voted them in a 2nd term?

The answer is that most people on here knows what is best of India but the mast majority of voters only care about getting something tangible for their vote, such as a dinner for election night. As a result, the same people will come back to power again and again. The most Indian members will just complain in frustration. India should allow only people with stake in the future of country to vote. In the old days, only land owners, no matter what size, get to cast a vote as one vote. None land owners do not get to vote as they have no stake in the country. Eventually, as the countries become more developed, more people get to vote until universal suffrage. I'm not saying that India should use land owning as the criteria for voting. But it must use something to prevent the people that would sell their voters from voting.

I agree with your premise that a country should have a responsible voter base and India has failed on this count. Though it is against the spirit of democracy to deny the person a vote sometimes it is the bitter medicine which will cure the disease.

One criteria that I may suggest is education. A person who is atleast 12th pass should be allowed to vote. this may not be perfect but still better then letting someone decide the future of the country just for a bottle of alcohol on the eve of polls.

I would have suggested graduates but it would have whittled down the pool of voters too much