B Chowdhury, Kamal Hossain, the third force etc.
I have just gone through the news items covering the subject mentioned in the title in DS Jan 7, 2004 and the only reaction I have is that of abhorrence. Why our politicians fail to understand that the root cause of the problem lies not how much better is the party or the individual than the other but an all round distrust of the people in our politicians of any shade or colour. They have the unprecedented record of failing us over the past three decades. Their voices have simply turned into empty rhetoric. Remember the famous story of the " Emperor's new clothes". Honestly even a child can see through their caricatures and somersaults.
I do not hold the key to overcome the current impasse! But for a change, our politicians should try first being patriots. Yet I must admit I have great faith in the teeming millions of the poor and the downtrodden of this country, who will one day deliver us from this "cage" where our politicians are holding us as hostages.
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