One is distraught to see the manner in which persons have been merrily joining and swiftly leaving political parties, these days. Joining of a political party must be only after one understands and is in consonance with the ideology and the underlying principles, programmes and practices of that party. It is nauseating to witness the hurry with which persons change parties, without any application of mind, only to change once again with greater hurry.
The greater share of blame should go to the political parties that display their political bankruptcy by instantly accepting persons within its fold without pondering whether they fit within their own framework, if at all they have one. What has been going on is disgraceful, and it will continue till January 28th which is the last day filing nominations for the ensuing assembly elections only reflects the sad state of affairs that politics has stooped in India’s most literate State. Our only saving grace is that we have Pratapsingh Rane who has remained glued to one political party for almost half a century. We may not see another Rane in today’s arena of political pygmies.
