I hate to be conjuring up ulterior motives, hidden conspiracies and whipping up of agendas by political parties. But the events of the past, have proved many a time that political dispensations do unimaginably unethical things to acquire power at any cost with scant regard to the country's interests.
Being a citizen with undying loyalty for my country, I'm concerned about the manner in which quite a few things have been happening over the past few weeks. Consider these:-
(a) A longish agitation by the Gujjars seeking to be included in the list of the existing OBC list.
The untold suffering that they meted out to lakhs of train commuters, in the process, has been
quietly given the burial.
(b) Statements issued by the previous defence minister of seven years - AK Antony - to the effect
that there has been no forward action on the One Rank One Pension(OROP) even after he'd
completed all the paperwork are indeed laughable. If, for a moment, we accept his statement
why was he strangely silent about it during the run up to the elections and claim it as a major
achievement of his government?
(c) And what about the general lethargy in procuring badly needed defence equipments, arms
and ammunition? There was a propensity to take cognisance of anonymous letters and
blacklist defence suppliers leaving the armed forces literally begging even for the
essentials! Mishaps saw the resignation of the then Naval Chief, with the defence minister and
the defence secretary going away without even a question being asked of them!
(d) The Kejriwal - Lieutenant Governor turf war in Delhi with the aim of confronting the central
government.
The Congress, meanwhile, seems to be trying to get its rank and file accept the elevation of Rahul Gandhi in the near future by letting him loose on all fronts and consequently, he's been making rash statements - baseless without any backing with facts - almost on a day to day basis . Those who wish him well must caution him about overstretching himself and falling prey to his own machinations!
I recall a few senior opposition leaders saying that Modi had no knowledge about statecraft and the intricacies of foreign policy and making him the PM would bring unmitigated disaster for the country. Not only has he conducted himself well in his foreign outings, but he has also got the Indians staying abroad feel proud about their roots with the host countries responding very enthusiastically to his overtures.
Coming to my initial apprehension, are his opponents worried that he's gonna do well and carve a niche for himself from the modest achievements of his first year in office? And therefore, is there a methodicity in the madness?
Tailpiece.
Allow him to rule the country for the mandate that he has secured. At the end of it, crucify him if he hasn't delivered......or even better, let the people speak out during the elections!
Being a citizen with undying loyalty for my country, I'm concerned about the manner in which quite a few things have been happening over the past few weeks. Consider these:-
(a) A longish agitation by the Gujjars seeking to be included in the list of the existing OBC list.
The untold suffering that they meted out to lakhs of train commuters, in the process, has been
quietly given the burial.
(b) Statements issued by the previous defence minister of seven years - AK Antony - to the effect
that there has been no forward action on the One Rank One Pension(OROP) even after he'd
completed all the paperwork are indeed laughable. If, for a moment, we accept his statement
why was he strangely silent about it during the run up to the elections and claim it as a major
achievement of his government?
(c) And what about the general lethargy in procuring badly needed defence equipments, arms
and ammunition? There was a propensity to take cognisance of anonymous letters and
blacklist defence suppliers leaving the armed forces literally begging even for the
essentials! Mishaps saw the resignation of the then Naval Chief, with the defence minister and
the defence secretary going away without even a question being asked of them!
(d) The Kejriwal - Lieutenant Governor turf war in Delhi with the aim of confronting the central
government.
The Congress, meanwhile, seems to be trying to get its rank and file accept the elevation of Rahul Gandhi in the near future by letting him loose on all fronts and consequently, he's been making rash statements - baseless without any backing with facts - almost on a day to day basis . Those who wish him well must caution him about overstretching himself and falling prey to his own machinations!
I recall a few senior opposition leaders saying that Modi had no knowledge about statecraft and the intricacies of foreign policy and making him the PM would bring unmitigated disaster for the country. Not only has he conducted himself well in his foreign outings, but he has also got the Indians staying abroad feel proud about their roots with the host countries responding very enthusiastically to his overtures.
Coming to my initial apprehension, are his opponents worried that he's gonna do well and carve a niche for himself from the modest achievements of his first year in office? And therefore, is there a methodicity in the madness?
Tailpiece.
Allow him to rule the country for the mandate that he has secured. At the end of it, crucify him if he hasn't delivered......or even better, let the people speak out during the elections!
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