Sonia's Re-election as Congress Chief Threat to Democracy: Swaraj


New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi's re-election again as president of the ruling Congress party depicts a "long dynasty" which is a "threat to democracy", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said Monday. She added she was still opposed to Gandhi becoming the country's prime minister.

"If a ruling party goes on a long dynasty, that is a threat to democracy. So, BJP only opposes the dynasty, not their internal elections," Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, told reporters here.

Swaraj also said that while maintaining a cordial relationship with the Congress chief, she still maintained that "a foreigner cannot become the prime minister".

"As far as Sonia goes, there is no personal issue but I believe a foreigner cannot become the prime minister of India, that was my earlier stand and it still is... I am the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha and I met her as the leader of the ruling alliance as part of democracy," she added.

Gandhi was Friday re-elected unopposed as the Congress president for a fourth successive term, becoming the longest serving chief of the 125-year-old party.

 

  

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  • Joseph Colaco, B'lore/Abudhabi

    Fri, Sep 10 2010

    On what moral ground madam Sushma talks about foriegn lady. What about Sri Advani. Is he not Paki? Yes Madam Sonia has been elected as the President of Congress and not BJP and also she was not nominated like BJP president. Yes Madam Sonia is a threat, not to India, democracy or secularism but to BJP and especially BJP's (Bellary Janatha Party)Iron Lady (due to illegal mining)Madam Sushma. Her party is trying to ban cow slaughtering in Karnataka one side and indirectly slaughtering people throught the state especially in beggars colony in Bangalore. One should appreciate Madam Sushma for giving us a C.M. whose name will be recorded in highest record book of the world as A BIG LIAR IN HUMAN HISTORY. Shame to BJP for dividing the Indians' unity on evil intentions and grounds just to grab the political power. Every matured citizen of India has to realise now and now only that BJP is a curse and threat for our social unity.

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  • KM Prasad, Mangalore/Saudi Arabia

    Tue, Sep 07 2010

    A party which does not have inner democracy cannot give the country a vibrant democracy and nurture a robust democracy.Pitiable condition of the largest party and ofcourse -the people of India.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Tue, Sep 07 2010

    CASTE BASED POLITICS,APPEASEMENT OF MAJORITY,DIVISIVE POLITICS AND TARGETTING MINORITIES FOR CHEAP POLITICS OF BJP PARTY IS BIGGEST THREAT TO DEMOCRACY.MRS SONIA'S NATIONALITY ISSUE IS DEAD SUBJECT AND IF MADAM SUSH WANT TO RAKE IT A ISSUE THAT WOULD BRING MORE SUPPORT TO CONG AND MRS SONIA.

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  • Krishna Shetty, Mumbai/Bangalore

    Tue, Sep 07 2010

    I still remember that sushma had once said she will resign if sonia will be win the vote and she win the vote but is still there, why? same way they are not of one word...

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  • shilpa, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    I understand that Mrs.Sonia has renounced her foreign citizenship and taken Indian citizenship. And Mr.L.K.Advani originally hails from pakistan. According to Mrs Swaraj's logic he should also be foreigner.
    People who go to the US and get green card and salute the US flag what is their nationality?.

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  • Tom Cat , Mangalore/ Saudi Arabia

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    If Sonia is Italian then Adavani is Paki and BJP is Paki party, secondly advani had all the praise for Jinnah aS HE IS A PAKISTAN, BJP is shameless gutter clans party consisting of rejected leaders of gutter class.If BJP is in power In ten years India will be no more broken into different countries.Congress JAI HO

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  • nahmed, mangalore/dammam

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    well said Mr Deepak Rao

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  • Sujith Nayak, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    Sushma jee..Please do not give such comments....Please do no let congress to learn from their faults....these are the sheer signs of congress's extinction...they dont have sizzling personalities at the moment, who are elder than her in politics......all are outdated oldies.....let them move on and on.....

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  • Prashanth Shetty, Udupi

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    whether gadkari was elected or nominated, he got a oppurtunity to become a President of national party. Why congress didnt give chance to Verappa Moily, Oscar Fernades or Pranab Mukherji who served the party for a such a long time. Party democracy is followed only by CPM and BJP. All other parties either elect themselves or groom their son or daughter to occupy the position.

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore/UK

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    I dont known whether it is a threat to democracy or not but definetly its a threat to BJP and Sushma Swaraj dreams of being the Prime minister.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    Dynasty rule is demoralising some active ministers in the ruling party. The time has come to have only two terms for the party chief and later act as a mentor and guide to the party. The ministers should short out their differences within the party fold and not in public.
    Rahul should take the confidence of the local ministers, MPs, MLAs before visiting any constitution and try to show extra courtesy to those local leaders. The young local leaders should be pushed to the grass root level and ask them to solve local problems as monthly projects. He should guide and assess these projects and reward the extra ordinary leaders in each district every year. It will create enthusiasm in the youth to do projects after projects for the betterment of the rural poor as well as the urban rich.
    Such award ceremony should be held once in a year in each state with three days fun fare but the venue should be outside the city centre. These small projects have nothing to do with those projects commissioned by the Minister for State, local MPs, MLAs etc. This type of program holds good for other political parties too.
    The politics of dynasty rule, communal vote bank, divide and rule are slowly fading and the people are looking for real action by smart and fit leaders and not hollow promises by those aged and physically unfit politicians in white.

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  • Sudhir, Kundapur/USA

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    I am a BJP supporter and I do not understand why BJP is making noise about Sonia becoming the president for the fourth term. Everyone knows that the coveted position is reserved for the Nehru-Gandhi family. If congress does not have a problem and voters do not have a problem with the dynastic system why should it bother Sushma.


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  • Alfred Vincent Monis, Bantakal,Kingdom of Bahrain

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    I agree with Ms.Sushma Swaraj.Sonia should allow some one else from Congress (I) party other than Gandhi/Nehru family to lead the party.

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  • Pastor E. W. Frank, Udupi

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    Shushma was utterly defeated as a great Indian, by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. Sonia doesnt bost like Shushma. Even today Shushma satnds against her she will even loose her deposit. She has no shame at all. Mrs. Gandhi has kept her dignity and she is not only liked by most of the Indians but the whole world appreciates her for her genuine nature. We are proud to have her as an Indian and she is an Indian by the virtue of her rights. Long live Sonia Gandhi and be a leader all your life. You are the best leader today.

    Pastor E. W. Frank

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  • wilfred, udupi/doha

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    The issue of foregin orgin is allready closed. it has congress internal issue who will be the their president? Sushma or B.J.P has nothing to do with this, this is only jealousy.

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  • RAHUL, MANGALORE

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    HELLO DEAR SUSHMA SWARAJ DO YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF DEMOCRACY? WHICH SIDE OF DEMOCRACY YOUR PARTY STANDS?

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  • aboobaker uppala, uppala/Holy Makkah

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    IN ADDITION TO THE COMMENTS FROM BROTHERS EDWARD,MANOJ AND OTHERS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT,SHREEMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ,A LADY WHICH I RESPECT A LOT,IS STILL IN THE NIGHTMARE OF BELLARY.SUCH STATEMENTS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR A LEADER OF HER CALIBRE,REGARDING A ANOTHER LEADING RESPECTABLE LADY OF THIS COUNTRY.

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  • EDWARD, MANGALORE

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    AS PER ME EXISTENCE OF BJP-VHP-RSS-BAJRANGDAL ALL OTHER COMMUNAL PARTIES REGARDLESS OF ANY RELIGION ARE GREAT THREAT TO INDIAN DEMOCRACY. SO CALLED SUSHMA SWARAJ TOLD ONCE UPON ON A TIME, DURING UPA-1, THAT IF SONIA GANDHI BECOMES PRIME MINISTER, THEN SHE WILL DO KESH-MUNDAN. THE SAME SUSHMA SWARAJ TODAY PROTECTING SO CALLED REDDY BROS. & CO IN KARNATAKA. SO THIS LADY DOES NOT HAVE MORAL RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT INDIAN DEMOCRACY.

    AS OF TODAY OUR COUNTRY IS SHINING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF GOOD CENTRAL GOVERNANCE, EFFECIVE POLICIES, INFRASTRUCTURE. BJP DOES NOT HAVE ANY POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS OUR NATION, THEIR ONLY AGENDA TEMPLE, BHARAT BANDH & COMMUNAL VIOLENCE, ATTACKING MINORITIES. BY DOING THESE THIS PARTY WILL BE WIPED OUR LIKE CPM / CPI. PRESENT CENTRAL GOVT. IS THE BEST & OUR RESPECTED PM IS ONE THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AS TIME MAGAZINE MENTIONED RECENTLY THAT OTHER WORLD LEADERS MUST LEARN FROM OUR PRIME MINISTER MR.MAN MOHAN SINGH.

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  • ELIAS, MUMBAI

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    MADAME SUSHMA ...NO CHANAS LEFT TO EAT .NOW SHE IS OPPOSITION LEADER. GETS FAT SALARY.NO NEED OF EATING CHANA AND SLEEP ON THE FLOOR.NOBODY STOPPED SHUSMA TO BECOME OPPOSITION LEADER FOR EVER.IF ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF INDIA..

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  • mahendra shetty, mumbai,dubai

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    In Congress there is no Man left...all are chamchas....Raj kumar Rahul sharing the stage with naxal leader in Orissa ,sharing stage with Bahubali's wife...this is the democracy to get power,doesn't matter how....

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  • Manoj, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    See who is talking???????Already we have enough of problem because of these politicians ..I don't know whether these politicians understand the meaning of democracy.They think that giving fiery speeches against each other, causing communal problem and then blame others and looting the country is democracy..If she has the guts let her stop the corrupt in her party then talk about others....All the politicians are same.Shameless

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    How come Sonia is a foreigner?? She left her country, gave up her Italian nationality, became an Indian housewife, mothered two Indian children,, still she is a foreigner?????. How about Mother Teresa? How proudly we call her Indian and that too noble laurette? Why this Sushma has double standards? How selfish she is? Sonia is most powerful women personality in the world. She married Rajiv Gandhi and inherited Gandhi as her surname. Sonia is million times better than Sushma or Mayawati.... Whatever it may be, she is still strong and popular and jealousy at its height speaks here. I really pity on Sushma......

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    In any democracy, certain
    families will come into political
    prominence, which can't be
    prohibited. In the U.S., the Kennedy and Bush families are
    examples. If Ms. Sushma Swaraj's
    children are interested in politics, her dynasty will turn
    as a political dynasty. Who can
    blame her? She is simply creating
    a political ploy.

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  • Joseph Paul Mendonca, Sooda / Belman

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    Dear Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, you are not worth any comments from me. Thank you.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Kemmannu

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    Sushma, You had challenged Sonia that you will shave your head if you loose against her. First shave and head and then talk about her

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  • Peter Pereira, Pune

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    Hey guys, look who is speaking about Democracy ! Bellary's amma (partner of mine looters). It is the dedicated service of great iron lady - Sonia Madam today India has atleast a little internationally. If BJP - like Modi, Yeddy, Sussu come to power, the India will take the place of Somalia. Long live Sonia Matha.

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  • Deepak Rao, Mangalore/ Birmingham

    Mon, Sep 06 2010

    I dont know what Sushma Swaraj is talking about... As far as I know Nitin Gadkari was appointed by RSS and not elected... Isnt that a threat to democracy?

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