What do Indians want from this election? What do they expect from their leaders? Rediff On The NeT spoke to a cross section of Indians across the country to find out:
• 'My biggest hope is the youth of this country'
• 'I am not scared of anything, not even Jayalalitha'
• 'The Indian woman is facing more and more problems every day'
• 'Isn't dynastic rule a kind of dictatorship?'
• 'Corruption is the bane of this otherwise great country'
• 'We are the world's largest democracy; it's time we learn to appreciate this fact and use it to further our progress in the world'
• 'I am keen to know what riches and happiness mean'
• 'I want stability, and elections only once in five years'
• 'If you are unable to keep your promises, why do you make them in the first place?'
• 'I know for sure the kind of leader that I want does exist somewhere'
• 'It is Vajpayee's dream to be prime minister. We should fulfil his dream'
• 'If the Ambanis took charge of the economy, how long will they let it run as a loss making organisation?'
• 'Sonia looks nice,... but who is Vajpayee, Khalap, Rane?'
• 'People need jobs for livelihood, not roads and electricity'
• 'In a country of 900 million people, can't we have an Indian as our prime minister?'
• 'They just make promises -- until they are elected'
• 'Everyone is corrupt; I don't think there is anyone here who is good and fair and honest'
• 'We have learnt to justify corruption, which is the worst thing that can happen to a country'
• 'Only if
the Congress comes to power will we have a government which lasts five full years'
• 'I believe no government can change my life'
• 'We need a secular dictator for a few years'
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