With the general elections
2014 only four months from now political parties especially the ruling Congress
and its allies and the main Opposition party Bharathiya Janata Party are
getting ready for a showdown at the hustings. With BJP choosing Narendra Modi[Unlink], the Gujarat Chief Minister, as the Prime
Ministerial candidate is somewhat ahead of UPA 2 led by Indian National Congress
on the matter of plunging to the electoral arena. Mr.Modi is on a whirlwind
campaign tour across the States trying his best to appease not only Hindus but
the Muslims with his oratorical best. That BJP has turned out to be a cohesive
unit after Advani, the architect of BJP displayed his dislike of Modi in
public. The Sangh Parivar – BJP’s parent organization prevailed upon Mr.Advani
and directed him to extend his support to Mr.Modi. Advani, the obedient
disciple from the early days was left with no choice but to cow down. Soon
after, he shared the same platform with Mr.Modi and showered plaudits upon the
‘Gujarat showman of 2002’ for whom pain and regret are something alien. Though
he recently tweeted in his page even after courts have partly absolved him of
omissions and commissions still his enemy parties continue to squarely blame
him. Even then, uptill now, he has not pleaded to the victims of 2002 pogrom to
forgive him.
Sangh
Parivar’s confidence of Mr.Modi’s charisma, articulation and administrative
acumen will enable him to fight alone without the support of even an ally or
for that matter an alliance is nothing but a pipe- dream. It may be true that
with the UPA alliance at its nadir BJP could bag highest number of seats, the
chance of it snatching power is too dim.
So
be it. Rahul Gandhi [Unlink],
Congress Vice President, who is widely expected to be the UPA’s Prime
Ministerial candidate - 2014 after a prolonged silence has jumped to the fore
and has emerged a crusader against all evils including corruption plaguing the
nation. Yesterday’s press conference held by Dr.ManMohan Singh, whose third
press conference in India in ten years, has informed the media that he is not a
candidate for PM for the third time and has decided to hand over the baton to
Mr.Rahul Gandhi. He chose the occasion to state in no uncertain terms that he
has no doubt about the credentials of Mr.Gandhi. Where was Mr.Gandhi until
recently? A diffident Mr.Rahul Gandhi preferred to run away from taking up all
responsibilities when his presence was badly needed. His explanations that he
wanted to concentrate his time for strengthening the organization will have few
takers. When the nation reeled under scams amounting to lakhs of crores of
rupees draining away the exchequer, for example, the Common Wealth scam, 2G
Spectrum Scam, Coal Gate, Adarsh Housing Society Scam etc etc, scandals after
scandals tarnishing the image of the Govt, the rampant poverty, malnourishment,
lack of sanitation facilities, scarce drinking water, communal clashes,
sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities, inequitable distribution of
wealth across India, Mr. Gandhi was not in the limelight when all these evils
happened. Of late, the former six ministers, four of them former Chief
Ministers involved in the Adarsh Housing Scam indicted by the two judges who
conducted the enquiry were let off the hook by the Maharashtra govt under the
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan only when Rahul Gandhi took strong exception
against the decision of Maha govt. The latter had no qualms in charging the
bureaucrats involved in the scam. Mr.Gandhi was keeping mum when the ministers
were freed of all charges. Now that enlightenment has dawned upon him and has
taken up cudgels against the perpetrators of all maladies eating into the
vitals of the society. About the reports pouring in about the involvement of
Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Rahul Gandhi, in the reportedly ‘murky’ DLF
deals amounting to crores and crores of rupees, Mr.Gandhi keeps away from
voicing his opinion.
Musaffar
Nagar riots, broke out in September 2013 which claimed more than 60 lives
forcing the hapless to flee for life and these displaced ones still reel under
biting cold which too continue to claim lives of the refugees, most of them
children. Now that diseases too have spread among them threatening many more
lives with none to extend assistance and necessary amenities to the hapless and
helpless refugees. While they continue to suffer and breath their last, Akhilesh Yadav [Unlink],
UP Chief Minister and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav [Unlink] one week before spent lakhs for
partying which the national TV channels prominently displayed. Rahul Gandhi
found time to visit the refugee camps inviting the wrath of people there nearly
one month ago . He took the opportunity to blame it all on the Samajawadi Party
govt of Akhilesh Yadav for not taking needed steps to reach to the help of the
riot victims for not preventing the riots. Gritting his teeth in anger, he took
the next available flight to Delhi. More than sufficient. (Nowadays Rahul is an
angry young man even frightening Dr.ManMohan Singh, the PM).
Rahul’s
reported press conference two months ago condemning the ordinance drafted by
the govt to give exemption to the convicted candidates from contesting the
elections and shouted at a press conference that the ordinance should be torn
away forthwith. Remarkable.
About
the Leftists the less said, the better. It is a sin to add insult to their
injuries.
Those
who are supposed to come out in flying colours are seeming to be the regional
parties. Not all but a few. The emerging, victorious regional entities might
turn out to be the king- makers.
On
the whole the 2014 General Election results are poised to be in a fluid state.
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