Posted by Dr. Gopal Unnikrishna Kurup
Testing The Waters.
Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP) veteran and margadarshak, Lal Krishna Advaniji has emphasized the need for probity on the part of political parties, citing his own resignation in the face of hawala accusation in the past, which becomes rather spiked and striking in a literal sense, in the current context of the chorus for resignations of the three BJP women ministers, Swaraj, Scindia, and Munde.
The statement on the face of it sounds.like an ethical pronouncement, but in fact can be viewed as a bit sanctimonious. Given the real facts and vacuous hysteria of a largely hostile scruple less media, the advice or suggestion seems to be a little loaded with tentative opportunism.
It is gullible to believe that Advaniji was not wiser to the possibility, nay, certainty of his statement providing heavier caliber ammunition to the excited Congress and the BJP- basher section of the media. Put together with yesterday's sarcastic comment of another old guard, Yeshwant Sinha, that the present leadership of BJP considers those above 75 in age as "brain-dead", and Advaniji's own earlier observation affirming the possibility of a second emergency in the country, it appears that the old relegated leadership finds an opportunity however tenuous, to stage a come back or at least to regain their lost voice.
But how much of an opportunity is the current controversy about the culpability of BJP ministers? Congress is painting the town red with accusations after accusations either dug out by themselves or hoisted by the media. Barring another desperado party like the Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP,), themselves facing dooms day scenario of impotency, confounded by criminality of their key members, dissidence and schism, the other opposition parties stay aloof.
The matter that hurts the Congress much to their discomfiture, is the singular absence of scams in the new governance. Like the uncouth horn bill bird said to be yearning for the rain from above to fall on its beak as otherwise it cannot drink normally with its huge bill, it has been wishing its heart out for a full sized scam or at least for a fraction of a scam to fall and settle on the govt. A fraction or just a semblance will do; it can always be blown up, with an ever conspiring, confabulating, rating -thirsty media at its side.
But what got thrown at them or in the arena was a mischievous onion by that mercurial Lalit Modi. Any one who tries to peel its layers and layers ends up with nothing but unexpected tears, whether it is Sushma, Raje, Chidambaram, Priyanka-Vadra, or Sonia. And Rahul doesn't care two sneeze about it so long as it gives another opportunity to meditate on the Jupiter's velocity, or perhaps women empowerment in Thailand.
Advaniji's testing the water to find it is warm enough or not for taking another splash, not withstanding age, may raise the question: - should resignation be the norm at the accusation stage.
Testing The Waters.
Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP) veteran and margadarshak, Lal Krishna Advaniji has emphasized the need for probity on the part of political parties, citing his own resignation in the face of hawala accusation in the past, which becomes rather spiked and striking in a literal sense, in the current context of the chorus for resignations of the three BJP women ministers, Swaraj, Scindia, and Munde.
The statement on the face of it sounds.like an ethical pronouncement, but in fact can be viewed as a bit sanctimonious. Given the real facts and vacuous hysteria of a largely hostile scruple less media, the advice or suggestion seems to be a little loaded with tentative opportunism.
It is gullible to believe that Advaniji was not wiser to the possibility, nay, certainty of his statement providing heavier caliber ammunition to the excited Congress and the BJP- basher section of the media. Put together with yesterday's sarcastic comment of another old guard, Yeshwant Sinha, that the present leadership of BJP considers those above 75 in age as "brain-dead", and Advaniji's own earlier observation affirming the possibility of a second emergency in the country, it appears that the old relegated leadership finds an opportunity however tenuous, to stage a come back or at least to regain their lost voice.
But how much of an opportunity is the current controversy about the culpability of BJP ministers? Congress is painting the town red with accusations after accusations either dug out by themselves or hoisted by the media. Barring another desperado party like the Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP,), themselves facing dooms day scenario of impotency, confounded by criminality of their key members, dissidence and schism, the other opposition parties stay aloof.
The matter that hurts the Congress much to their discomfiture, is the singular absence of scams in the new governance. Like the uncouth horn bill bird said to be yearning for the rain from above to fall on its beak as otherwise it cannot drink normally with its huge bill, it has been wishing its heart out for a full sized scam or at least for a fraction of a scam to fall and settle on the govt. A fraction or just a semblance will do; it can always be blown up, with an ever conspiring, confabulating, rating -thirsty media at its side.
But what got thrown at them or in the arena was a mischievous onion by that mercurial Lalit Modi. Any one who tries to peel its layers and layers ends up with nothing but unexpected tears, whether it is Sushma, Raje, Chidambaram, Priyanka-Vadra, or Sonia. And Rahul doesn't care two sneeze about it so long as it gives another opportunity to meditate on the Jupiter's velocity, or perhaps women empowerment in Thailand.
Advaniji's testing the water to find it is warm enough or not for taking another splash, not withstanding age, may raise the question: - should resignation be the norm at the accusation stage.
