Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting held at Guwahati concluded yesterday, the 9th Jan 2011. The Guwahati meeting attended by the prominent leaders of the party, passed a five page resolution which was moved by Ms. Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. Almost all the leaders who attended a rally after the conclusion of the meeting made scathing attacks against the Congress party, especially its undisputed head Sonia Gandhi and ManMohan Singh, the Prime Minister. They touched upon various scandals like Bofors scam, CWG 2010, 2G Spectrum issue and Adarsh Housing Society scandal in short scandal after scandal tumbling out each day. The party has singled out corruption, as the main issue to fight in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The party is certain of winning the 2014 General elections and how it came to the conclusion that it would win hands down is a mystery, must be its wishful thinking.
Be that as it may, BJP has sharpened its attack against a single figure that is none other than Sonia Gandhi in the national executive meeting. Bofors scam came out into the open during Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure as Prime Minister, BJP points out. Till then the ‘Mr.Clean’ of the Indian politics evolved into ‘Mr.disaster’ of Indian politics with the opening of Bofors Pandora Box according to BJP.
Gandhi family’s shady relationship with Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochi was revealed as also the Party’s involvement in Mr.Quattrochi pocketing crores of rupees in the Bofors scam. That Mr. Rajiv Gandhi and wife Sonia Gandhi too piled up crores allegedly came up and BJP alleges that with the power enjoyed by the Rajiv Gandhi govt in the first place and the subsequent Congress govts helped the Congress Party. Please note Gandhi family came out of the clutches of allegations. It is alleged that Ottavio Quattrochi who was very much caught in the net of Indian and international investigating agencies was given a smooth escape route by the Gandhi family at the outset and the subsequent Congress govts later. With the connivance of the sycophants in the party, the Bofors scam which involved 64 crore rupees came to a dead end to the relief of Sonia Gandhi and the Italian business man the wheeler dealer Ottavio Quattrochi. This man who was caught in the net was allegedly rescued by the Congress govts of that times. Furthermore the commission which Mr. Quattrochi deposited in a bank account in England which was frozen at the behest of ManMohan Singh govt was defrozen and within no time the out and out crook that Quattrochi was, siphoned away the money.
As per BJP’s allegation Sonia Gandhi too keeps accounts in foreign banks and the details of which are slowly pouring in. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s findings have virtually landed her in a catch-22 situation.
BJP goes on to allege that if 2010 is ‘an year of scams’, 2011 is going to be ‘an year of cover-ups’ for the Congress.
All said and done that what actually bothers me is something embarrasing. That is nothing else except the grim truth that the BJP which fires salvos against Congress in general and Sonia Gandhi in particular was very much in the saddle from 1998-2004, a period of six years which was sufficient and more for digging deeper into the Bofors scam which came out into the open way back in 1987.When the power reached very much in the Party’s hands, why the govt under Atal Bihari Vajpayee govt kept mum and it is worth while to notice that those leaders like Sushma Swaraj and L.K.Advani who are vocal in castigating Ms Gandhi were very much part of the Ministry. Actually which force put a hurdle in the path of Vajpayee govt proceeding against the Gandhi family and the multi-crore Bofors scam? While very much in power keeping mum and while out of power turning the wrath against the alleged involvement of Gandhi family in the Bofors scam to put it mildly is ridiculous.
Another thing which the party leaders conveniently hid was the alleged corruption indulged in by the Yeddiyurappa and Reddy brothers of Karnataka govt. While touching upon corruption it doesn’t behoove a party to see only one side of the picture culprits whoever they are should be brought to book. Otherwis the party loses its locus standi in the game of mudslinging.
It is a matter of embarrassment that the party in its two day deliberations forgot to dwell on terrorism which demands attention from all parties irrespective of their status.
Hinting only kickbacks and singling out a person to spit fire at don’t wash, BJP in short has a long way to go if it aims at capturing power in 2014 means it also has to come clean on many fronts.
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