Dictatorship, be it benevolent or malevolent is anathema to Indians
since decades. But for the internal emergency lasting 19 months during
the tenure of Indira Gandhi [Unlink]
who invited the righteous indignation of Indian citizens across the
country, no ruler had/has declared internal emergency either before or
after it. In the ensuing elections, after the emergency was lifted,
Indian citizens saw to it that Indira Gandhi and her party were defeated
at the hustings. That showed the attitude of Indian citizens towards
dictatorship of any kind.
While we enjoyed democracy right from the very outset, except for 19 months period, our neighboring nations Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan were under malevolent and benevolent dictators.
When a person finds himself indispensable to rule a country that shows dictatorial proclivities coursing through his blood stream. Narendra Modi [Unlink], the Gujarat Chief Minister and the NDA’s Prime Ministerial candidate does have such a notion. Ruling Gujarat for three consecutive terms, such a notion entering his blood stream is less surprising. Though Mr.Modi is hated and disliked by a minority community from the very day of the Gujarat pogrom in 2001 in which more than 2000 muslims were tortured, lynched and burnt alive while all nations across the world watching aghast, he is alleged to have extended all out support to the Majority community up till now and he has not cared to offer unconditional apology to the victims even at this juncture when India is poised to take a plunge into 2014 General Elections in which he is the Prime Ministerial Candidate of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). The surprising, embarrassing and shocking thing in search of a sure seat to win the elections, he eyed Varanasi and accordingly after much hullaballoo made by certain senior leaders, the party to fullfil his wishes forced out Dr.Murali Manohar Joshi [Unlink] from Varanasi to Kanpur. Modi has been selected to stand from Varanasi which he demanded from the party leadership, the party was left with no other option except to say ‘yes’ to him. A politician,who is the Chief Minister of a State for three successive terms in the beginning not displaying the courage to contest from Gujarat and choosing Varanasi which according to him is a sure seat. Of late it is reported that he has decided to stand from Ahmedabad also. Reading between the lines, it was natural for everyone to reach a conclusion that he was averse to contest from a Loksabha constituency from Gujarat. Then came the news of him fighting from Ahmedabad. A dictator won’t have any faith among his own colleagues and his decision to contest from Varanasi at the outset is a fine example. His fear must have been due to his fear or apprehension that his so-called colleagues would stab him in the back, thereby ensuring that he would be defeated at the hustings.
Mr.Modi needs a sure seat to win, which he has found in Varanasi, since he believes in his indispensability. If not Varanasi, then comes Ahmedabad since he is convinced of his indispensability to rein the nation.
The most amusing thing is that leaders of regional parties from various states do entertain the hopes of finding themselves in the cosy seat of Prime Minister. Nitish Kumar [Unlink], (Janata Dal (U) and his bet noire Lalu Prasad Yadav(RJD) from Bihar, Mulayam Singh(SP) from UP, Mamata Banerji (Trinamool Congress) from West Bengal and Kumari Jayalalithaa (AIADMK) from Tamil Nadu, in short a long array of Prime Ministerial aspirants await us with both their hands stretched towards us.
Despite tall claims being made by Narendra Modi about his achievements in his own State of Gujarat, initially he had not the guts to fight an electoral battle from Gujarat fearing the unreliability of his colleagues. Now that his party has come out with a decision that he should contest from Ahmedabad also.
In the event of him being elected to the post of Prime Minister how can we, the citizens across India repose our faith in this gentleman and his democratic credentials. Are we in for a dictatorship in the short run, if not in the long run?
While we enjoyed democracy right from the very outset, except for 19 months period, our neighboring nations Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan were under malevolent and benevolent dictators.
When a person finds himself indispensable to rule a country that shows dictatorial proclivities coursing through his blood stream. Narendra Modi [Unlink], the Gujarat Chief Minister and the NDA’s Prime Ministerial candidate does have such a notion. Ruling Gujarat for three consecutive terms, such a notion entering his blood stream is less surprising. Though Mr.Modi is hated and disliked by a minority community from the very day of the Gujarat pogrom in 2001 in which more than 2000 muslims were tortured, lynched and burnt alive while all nations across the world watching aghast, he is alleged to have extended all out support to the Majority community up till now and he has not cared to offer unconditional apology to the victims even at this juncture when India is poised to take a plunge into 2014 General Elections in which he is the Prime Ministerial Candidate of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). The surprising, embarrassing and shocking thing in search of a sure seat to win the elections, he eyed Varanasi and accordingly after much hullaballoo made by certain senior leaders, the party to fullfil his wishes forced out Dr.Murali Manohar Joshi [Unlink] from Varanasi to Kanpur. Modi has been selected to stand from Varanasi which he demanded from the party leadership, the party was left with no other option except to say ‘yes’ to him. A politician,who is the Chief Minister of a State for three successive terms in the beginning not displaying the courage to contest from Gujarat and choosing Varanasi which according to him is a sure seat. Of late it is reported that he has decided to stand from Ahmedabad also. Reading between the lines, it was natural for everyone to reach a conclusion that he was averse to contest from a Loksabha constituency from Gujarat. Then came the news of him fighting from Ahmedabad. A dictator won’t have any faith among his own colleagues and his decision to contest from Varanasi at the outset is a fine example. His fear must have been due to his fear or apprehension that his so-called colleagues would stab him in the back, thereby ensuring that he would be defeated at the hustings.
Mr.Modi needs a sure seat to win, which he has found in Varanasi, since he believes in his indispensability. If not Varanasi, then comes Ahmedabad since he is convinced of his indispensability to rein the nation.
The most amusing thing is that leaders of regional parties from various states do entertain the hopes of finding themselves in the cosy seat of Prime Minister. Nitish Kumar [Unlink], (Janata Dal (U) and his bet noire Lalu Prasad Yadav(RJD) from Bihar, Mulayam Singh(SP) from UP, Mamata Banerji (Trinamool Congress) from West Bengal and Kumari Jayalalithaa (AIADMK) from Tamil Nadu, in short a long array of Prime Ministerial aspirants await us with both their hands stretched towards us.
Despite tall claims being made by Narendra Modi about his achievements in his own State of Gujarat, initially he had not the guts to fight an electoral battle from Gujarat fearing the unreliability of his colleagues. Now that his party has come out with a decision that he should contest from Ahmedabad also.
In the event of him being elected to the post of Prime Minister how can we, the citizens across India repose our faith in this gentleman and his democratic credentials. Are we in for a dictatorship in the short run, if not in the long run?
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