The other day I read about the manner in which Vasundhara Raje, the chief minister of Rajasthan, had conducted a press briefing. She'd invited all except the 'Times Now' channel and she has continuously avoided answering the channel's reporters.
Strange, I must say. She's a seasoned politician and should know the art of dealing with the press, by now. She, being part of the executive, rules and the press, being the watchdog, punches holes in her claims and points to the people the mistakes! Each is doing its duty and there's no point in avoiding the encounter. To my mind, such churlish behaviour - of boycotting anybody, for that matter - proves that she has something to hide. Or is it a desperate bid to save her son who has got into a cleft? Even then, it's a futile effort.
It would be better to face the charges, take them point by point and provide answers. The earlier it's done, the better it's for the individual who's facing the heat. To stonewall the issue is prolonging the issue with the fond thought that she'd be able to tide over the situation because to stay on in power is an aphrodisia that no one can resist.
The truth will out. And as each day progresses, more and more skeletons are gonna tumble from her cupboard till her stay on the chair becomes untenable. Does she want to reach that stage? Then, what an ignominious loss of face will it be for her? What about the tremendous loss of goodwill that her people has for her?
Tailpiece.
Once she realises that she's unable to continue because of the mounting evidence piling up against her, she'll cite moral reasons and the prick of conscience and put in her papers but not before putting her puppet on the chair that she vacates so that she rules by proxy. A game played by politicians of all hues!
Strange, I must say. She's a seasoned politician and should know the art of dealing with the press, by now. She, being part of the executive, rules and the press, being the watchdog, punches holes in her claims and points to the people the mistakes! Each is doing its duty and there's no point in avoiding the encounter. To my mind, such churlish behaviour - of boycotting anybody, for that matter - proves that she has something to hide. Or is it a desperate bid to save her son who has got into a cleft? Even then, it's a futile effort.
It would be better to face the charges, take them point by point and provide answers. The earlier it's done, the better it's for the individual who's facing the heat. To stonewall the issue is prolonging the issue with the fond thought that she'd be able to tide over the situation because to stay on in power is an aphrodisia that no one can resist.
The truth will out. And as each day progresses, more and more skeletons are gonna tumble from her cupboard till her stay on the chair becomes untenable. Does she want to reach that stage? Then, what an ignominious loss of face will it be for her? What about the tremendous loss of goodwill that her people has for her?
Tailpiece.
Once she realises that she's unable to continue because of the mounting evidence piling up against her, she'll cite moral reasons and the prick of conscience and put in her papers but not before putting her puppet on the chair that she vacates so that she rules by proxy. A game played by politicians of all hues!
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