Multi party democracy: curse or boon?

World's largest democracy- India!!! This sounds great doesn't it? well it's true and we sure need to be proud. But the irony is its world's largest arena for petty politics, where the political dais is not used to address " real" issues, but rather it is made use by our " honorary" politicians, to throw derogatory remarks at each other!! Its were , it all begins ,with mere mudslinging and it slowly turns into full fledged mud wrestling. Its where " who is older to whom" and "who is whose puppet" are discussed. But amidst all this , where do real issues go? Its plain and simple: the entire drama that unfolds, on the political podiums, across the country is not an accidental 'oh -it -happened' sort of incidents, but cleverly contrived plots by our so- called devoted politicians, to mislead the citizens of the nation, to blow his own trumpet while degrading his adversary. For them, Its a war- a war where weapons are not daggers or rifles, but sharp words!!! Their political campaigns and manifestos are teeming with all sorts of ideas that can ensure them the thing that is more precious to them than even ' money' : VOTES!! What i don't seem to understand is how do these men presume that the ' janata' is blind and is here to listen to their statements and consume it at face value.Well, to be more precise, i would say these 'devoted' men who are concerned about our well being should at least refrain from displaying their oratory or rather accusatory skills in the land of the educated. Where the educated man knows the 'history' and where he knows that history speaks for itself. No false claims or accusations by any candidate makes sense to any of the educated lot... or so i believe and have seen so far amongst my peers and contemporaries!! It wont!! And in the current scenario where people are more aware of their surroundings and the hidden agendas of these men, its a pity that they don't seem to get the point!! WE SHALL VOTE for the one we see light in .. not for the one who has the oratory skill to accuse and debase his opponent.. Lets not waste time analyzing who said what about the other. It sure eats away a lot of paper space .. and precious time and energy of men who are bringing news to our homes... Rather i wish these wasteful paper space and media prime time slots are used to discuss real issues we face.. poverty, unemployment, population explosion,and oh yeah! how can i forget ; now we have the big R!!