Only a month after the so called greatest democratic exercise on earth, namely the great Indian elections, we are seeing what democracy really means to people. Maoists or Naxals have taken over Lalgarh, a village in West Bengal killing members of CPM which is the ruling party in the state. Naxals armed with AK7s and local tribals armed with bows and arrows have taken over police stations, killing police men, and local administrative offices. CPM, or the Communist Party, Marxist, was the firm ally of the Congress during virtually the whole of the life of the last government and is supposed to be for the poor especially the village poor. Congress is still celebrating its election victory which it attributes to its wonderful policies for helping the aam aadmi, policies which it has been trumpeting for almost fifty years it has ruled India. Yet farmers and tribals have to take up arms and kill to be heard. It is not surprising that the Congress and CPM are brothers seeing their love for the poor. Truth is that they love the poor so much that they will always keep them that way. After all how will they win elections if they do not embrace a few Kalawatis and announce grandiose plans for helping the aam aadmi. Anything so that they can remain khas.