May we learn something from it!
The election in India took place recently. We can see that the Congress is now in the driver's seat. In fact, it has already formed government. On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) showed respect for the opinion of people. Vajpayee resigned from his position even before the count was over and said, "We have given up office but not our responsibility to serve the nation."
On the other hand, in Bangladesh we see a different culture. The leaders of the two major political parties are not concerned about the welfare of the people. Most politicians want to maintain their position and are least worried about the welfare of people. The major parties are busy trying to undermine each other. As a result, a real democracy has not been practised in our country.
So, I would like to suggest to our politicians that they follow the examples of Vajpayee to practise real democracy in our country.
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