Where were these political parties while innocent people were murdered, and during the land acquisition agitation. Sarpanchs misused their power, pensions to the widows and senior citizens weren’t paid on time, mothers during pregnancy were not treated well, bribe was demanded for every petty job, police harassed the Dalits and the poor and farmers were not given the reasonable price for their crops. How these political leaders used the public exchequer to fund their anniversaries and celebrations is not known yet.

There is no end to their misdeeds and corruption. Their aim is to win power by hook or by crook since they know once they are elected, they can earn 100 folds the amount spent on elections and it will be recovered within a very short time. Looking at the present trend in the UP state elections it is obvious that the Independent candidates have better chances of winning than corrupt politicians cutting across party lines. However, these elected candidates may later follow their seniors.