Whether Mr.L.K.Advani bows to the wishes of the mediators or
the dictates of Sangh Parivar in the end, whether the scar effected on him by
the painful decision of the present leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party, his
inability to come to terms with the shock and pain is unlikely to leave him
till the very end of his life. Whether he cherished the dream of contesting to
the chair of Prime Ministership in 2014 or whether it was because of his premonition
that in the event of Narendra Modi coming to power it would cause the ultimate disintegration
of the party, the fact is he is bitterly against Mr.Modi coming to power.
It is often shocking and embarrassing that Mr.Advani whose
contributions to the party as the architect of it can never be forgotten. Party’s
second -rung leaders trying to wipe out his contributions as the senior-most
leader of the party once and instead running gaga after Mr.Modi is, put it
mildly a curse as well as a black humour.
The generation next might not be aware of what all are the
reasons behind Advani’s greatness, are naturally euphoric over the next Prime
Ministerial candidature of Mr.Modi in 2014 which is only a few months away from
now. They should have been enlightened by the elder leaders over who Advani is which
they never cared to do so for reasons best known to them.
On what basis, the second-rung as well as the new generation
leaders are going euphoric over the ultimate selection of Mr.Modi by the
Parliamentary Board whose ability to cause social and communal polarization which
could prove disastrous to the party in the long run, if not in the short run is
best known to the secular parties. Whether he could bring Hindus and Muslims
under one umbrella with the stigma of 2002 Gujarat Massacre sticking to him
even after a lapse of 11 years is something worth worrying about. One
embarrassing truth that lingers in the minds of laymen as well as political
observers is Mr.Modi has not cared to offer any apology to the affected
community.
It is claimed that he could change the sad face of Gujarat
for the better by initiating several measures across the State hiding a bitter
truth from many that poverty is widespread centered around rural areas especially
the interior Saurashtra. The ones who
have benefitted most are business and industrial tycoons. He should have begun
from bottom-up which he did not like his ‘big counterpart’ sitting in the
saddle at Delhi, none other than Sardar ManMohan Singh. Consequently none has
succeeded in lowering the poverty graph.
BJP choosing Mr.Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate of
2014 which is only months away from now without taking into account his damage
potential as an adept master in instigating communal and social polarization is
known both to, the now ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister and
Mr.Advani who is in the sunset of his life.
That must be the reason behind Mr.Advani’s reluctance to
wave green signal to the party in proceeding with Mr.Modi as the head of NDA.
With Mr.Modi at the head it is an open question lingering in the minds of many
including common citizens as well as political experts that how many coalition
partners are willing to swim with BJP.
The only silver lining is that the United Progressive
Alliance is also in a bad shape without an efficient leader to lead from the
front. Will Rahul Gandhi come up to the expectations with him always backtracking
from responsibilities whenever such situations warrant?
Moreover, with the incumbent govt moving in the wrong track
especially with - related to its economic policies, the fate of the country
hangs in balance…..
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