Congress Undemocratic Ideology - 3

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This article appeared in "The Australian", and was sent in by SABHA.

Explains the "Democracy" as practiced by UPA government and Congress party.
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Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent

INDIA'S growing battle with terrorism was poised last night to hit the country's political leadership, with reports that <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born widow who effectively runs the ruling coalition</span>, is planning to fire the key cabinet minister in charge of national security.

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This follows a debacle last weekend when she was forced to abandon a meeting of bombing victims because of the hostility of local people in Malegaon, near Mumbai, after a series of blasts outside a mosque killed more than 30 people and injured 300.

<span style='color:red'>Ms Gandhi, widow of assassinated prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and the most influential figure in the country's political life</span>, is apparently irked by the continuing failure of security authorities to get to grips with terrorist bombings, including the series of devastating attacks on the Mumbai train system in July.

<span style='color:red'>She is said to be seeking a "more effective" minister</span> to run the Home Ministry, which is responsible for dealing with all internal security.

Mr Patil, it seems, has not done anything wrong. But security authorities have simply not achieved the breakthroughs in dealing with terrorism that are wanted, and the usually well-informed Asian Age newspaper indicated yesterday that the minister would pay the price for this failure.

The Congress leadership, under the direction of Ms Gandhi, is now in search of a successor to Mr Patil, with veteran Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee the hot tip - if he does not go to the Foreign Ministry, which is also due to get a new minister.

All, it seems, depends on the formidable Ms Gandhi, and yesterday's moves on the security front again demonstrated the extraordinary influence she wields.

<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The Prime Minister she installed in office two years ago </span> when she decided she did not want the job, Manmohan Singh, is abroad in Brazil, on his way to the Non-Aligned Summit in Havana.

Notionally, in India's Westminster-style of government, it would be Dr Singh, as <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Prime Minister, who would decide on ministerial portfolios. But it is Ms Gandhi, as president of Congress, who wields the whip hand. </span>

<span style='color:red'>Mr Mukherjee, who has loyally served</span> in a series of Congress-led governments and was one of the ministers most loyal to Indira Gandhi when she was prime minister, <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>is effectively the deputy prime minister and one of the most powerful influences on Ms Gandhi. </span>

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...70-2703,00.html
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