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Corruption Takes Politicians On Quota Path
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 22:53 IST |
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Caste Politics
Politicians are left with nothing to show on the development front, and the recent corruption scandals have stung all the parties. The Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are in the dock over corruption charges against the centre and state respectively. The BJP finds itself in trouble over corruption in Uttarkhand and Karnataka. All the political parties are now employing ultra 'innovative' tactics to woo the voters.
The Congress-led UPA Government is already planning a bill for Muslim quota. While Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is aggressively wooing Muslims, another Congress MP P L Punia from Barabanki is trying to win over dalits. The UP Congress President Bahugana Joshi has been given the task of pleasing the upper caste. Meanwhile, the BJP has decided to hold frequent meetings with various castes and community leaders. Rajnath Singh is supposed to be wooing the Thakurs, as Vinay Katiyar is consolidating the OBC base. BSP has formed different bhaichara committees to woo Muslims, upper castes, OBCs and most backward classes. The Samajwadi Party (SP) is struggling to regain the Muslim base in UP.
