BJP and Criminals.

My aunt used to be a BJP foot soldier. She was arrested for protesting on behalf of the party. I have always sung paens for the party here on this blog and elsewhere. In a recent conversation with her, she said in a very matter-of-fact-manner: "sab chor hain beta". It was heartbreaking. A loyalist was describing the party, which was supposed to be different from all, like that. Flabbergasting. Maybe they are not that bad, I wondered! Maybe my aunt has become disillusioned for other reasons, I justified. But then I saw then cutting a deal with Shibu Soren in Jharkhand. I was STILL willing to give them a pass in the name of political expediency. But then today, I read the following report. Almost 50% of BJP candidates in Bihar have criminal cases against them!!
Liberals and pseudo-secularists have no morals, no fear of God. They commit crimes, moral and legal, in the name of winning. But Hindu Conservatives have a responsibility. They are the flag bearers of everything moral and right in the society and country. They are the only beacons of hope for the aam aadmi. If they go out and do what is expected from the Congress or RJD or any of those local criminal outfits, then what is the difference? When BJP came of age, it was looked upon as a party of difference. From the looks of it, they are not. My heart tells me that maybe the numbers mentioned in this article are wrong. How can the party of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee do all this? But the logical side of the brain tells me something else.
BJP needs to realize one thing: being lesser of the evils is not enough.

Crime and politics go hand-in-hand in Bihar polls
Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded the maximum number of candidates with a criminal record. Out of the 87 BJP candidates who have filed their nominations so far, 41 have criminal cases pending against them.
1. Satish Chandra Dubey, who is contesting from Chanpatia, has 15 serious offences against him which include four charges of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and dacoity.
2 Pramod Kumar, who is contesting from Motihari constituency, has eight serious cases lodged against him, including three charges of theft and a case of illegal payments during election time.
3 Nityanand Roy, who will contest from Hajipur constituency, hails from Vaishali and is facing seven criminal cases of murder and extortion.
The article can be read at:
http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/07/slide-show-1-criminals-politics-go-hand-in-hand-in-bihar.htm