Manifestos....funny!!

Dear Datta,
See what I just came across while pouring coffee for myself at thecafeteria
40 people; in a videoconference, on the implications of the changes in the Foreign Credit Tax Policy of the United States.
Ask how many of them know why are the following four lines present in the Congress Manifesto "The Indian National Congress has always been the bulwark against the four "isms" that threaten to tear our country apart -- communalism of all kinds, linguistic chauvinism, regional parochialism and casteism.
"WHAT WAS THE CENTRE DOING WHEN a certain MR. RAJ WAS TALKING ABOUT 'HIS'MAHARASHTRA AND THROWING OUT NORTH INDIANS FROM 'HIS' LAND, THE VERYSAME PEOPLE WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE MUMBAI AS WE KNOW IT??
Go through the manifesto, it’s hilarious!
One of the points is "We will connect all villages to a broadband network in three years time" This would be in the year 2012.As per the census, 82% of the villages in India are electrified. The Government promised Power For All by 2012.
Now tell me, how do they plan to send power as well as internet facility by 2012, are we having some Power over Ethernet technology here? Hilarious, I told you!!Read it, it's really funny.
www.congress.org.in/manifesto.doc
And this is what they had to say about the Leftists,
Third Front - a recipe for chaos
“There is also the so-called Third Front, a grouping of opportunistic parties. These parties have neither consistency nor clarity. They have neither competence nor commitment. This Front, grounded in the politics of convenience, is nothing but a platform for personal ambitions. It speaks of "alternative polices" without spelling out what these alternatives are. Parties of the Third Front do one thing when they are in power and quite another when they are rejected by the people.
The Left Parties, who are prime movers behind the so-called Third Front, supported the Congress-led UPA government for over four years. They attempted to exercise authority without taking on any responsibility. At every step, they violated the discipline, restraint and sobriety so very essential for running a coalition smoothly. At every step, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, briefed them on all important issues. The Left Parties withdrew their support on the issue of the civilian nuclear agreement even though it had been negotiated and concluded on our own terms. They adamantly refused to listen to reasoned arguments that convincingly demonstrated that the agreement was in India's supreme national interest.
The Left Parties and their present partners pride themselves on being secular. On the contrary, it may be recalled that they had actively aligned with the BJP in the past. They are, in fact, responsible for the electoral growth of the BJP.”

Ha!! I am so sure that the BJP's manifesto will be as entertaining!

~Jay