Elections are going on and results are knocking on the doors. Future will say who will be the next PM of India. Congress and BJP are fighting hard to get their holds. However, there is another front who are also fighting to establish their presence. The coined name for them is “Third Front” mainly led by the Communist party Of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India, Telegu Desam Party (TDP), Janta Dal-Secular (JD-S), RSS, Forward Bloc, AIADMK, Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the Bahujan Samaj Party.

Both Congress and BJP are promising for a secular and stable government; however The Third Front questions about the failure of successive governments in the field of economy and its various problems confronting the country. H.D Deve Gowda, once PM of India and now chief of JD-S urged citizen of India to vote for a democratic and secular government. CPI-M GS Prakash Karat addressed:

“This is a historic get-together of all the democratic, secular and Left parties to declare that we are all coming together to constitute a third force in this country,”

He added that a Non-BJP & Non-Congress government will bring a stable and secular government addressing all the issues of economic standouts and would fight for social justice and beneficiary interests of the large mass of Indians. He added “Today, we have come together because the country needs a new alternative”. CPI-M withdrew its support from the congress during the treaty of nuclear deal in July last year.

It raised the failure of the government in BPL area (Below Poverty Line), adding various statistical data like since, Independence 230 million people were suffering in poverty, 40 percent of children below three years did not have enough to eat, 50 percent of women were anemic and 39 percent of the people were illiterate.
It’s a definitive idea to have at least a Non-Congress government. The Third Front can be a deal. A BJP led government can bring religious disturbance or a Non-Secular government whereas economic threats are livelier in Congress regime. Industrial lockouts, Unemployment, detoriating condition of People Below poverty line are some issues that the present government is unable to address. (Survey “What People Want”).

Speaking of Industrial lockouts Prakash Karat said while speaking to CNN-IBN live

“Perceptions will change. In states where our coalition is running governments much development has taken place and industry has grown. I don’t see why industry or corporate should feel that this coalition will be less favorable or hostile to them” . Previously in an addressing session, Congress claimed the 9% growth in industrialization. This statement was attacked by Mr. Karat in an impressive way. He said “What does 9 percent growth mean for common man? We still have farmers committing suicide. We have shortage of food items, which makes life miserable for common man.”

Mr. Karat also added

“The government has been unable to tackle the growing crisis of economic slowdown. The Congress has failed to meet the aspirations of people. Under Congress rule the rich have become super rich and poor more poorer”

Criticizing the Third Front Ghulam Nabi Azad of Congress said that this Third Front would not stay alive in a long term since everybody in this front wants to become Prime Minister.

“I don’t think there is any leader or party in the Third Front who would not want to be PM. When the time comes to select the PM candidate, the Third Front will split.”

On this, Third Front Leaders like A.B Bardhan of CPI and H.D Kumarswamy expressed that “We would select our PM candidate later on “. However, Miss Mayavati is the most probable candidate for PM from the Third Front side.

TMC’s Mamta Baneerjee added,

“I request all the regional parties that they should not ally with CPIM as they are oppressors and they would finish the country so let them stay in their own grave.”

This fighting and collisions will go on and on. Every Front be it third front or BJP or Congress are trying to prove themselves. As a journalist, I want to remain neutral in this blog, but I would like to ask these parties can they address:
1. Secular and a stable government?
2. Economic growth benefitted by all?
3. Employment.
4. Food and education for all?
5. Protection to minorities?
6. Opportunity for all irrespective of their cast and creed and religion?
7. Education and improvement of Women conditions?
8. Fighting for Terrorism?
9. Maintaining good relations to neighbors?
10. Kashmir issues?
If they can address some of the above issues, then that front is the real front and really deserves to come into power . Otherwise in Hindi there is an old saying “Lanka main jo ae wahi Ravaan”

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