<b>No stopping Natwar</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>"It gives me no pleasure to say that he is a weak PM, unable to stand by his colleagues,"</b> he told Karan Thapar in an interview for CNN-IBN.
<b>"I have worked with him (Manmohan Singh) for 40 years ... he knew nothing of foreign affairs ... when I am in difficulty he does not have the courage or camaraderie to say something in my favour,"</b> he said.
Without naming anyone, Natwar Singh alleged that two ministers in the present Government had hatched a conspiracy against him.
On whether <b>he was pointing an accusing finger at Union Ministers P Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal,</b> he said, "It is for you to draw your own conclusions."
Natwar Singh also alleged that the two ministers had selected lawyers prejudiced against him to assist the Pathak Inquiry Authority, which probed the Iraqi oil scam and indicted him and his son Jagat for misusing their positions to get oil contracts for persons close to them.
Natwar Singh maintained that the signatures on the three letters purported to have been written by him to the Iraqi oil minister about his son Jagat and Delhi-based businessman Andaleeb Sehgal, were his but claimed that the language was not.
<b>"The signatures are mine but the content is not mine. I have no idea who wrote the letter ... the language is not mine ... the letters are a cut and paste job,"</b> the former minister said when asked about the introductory letter given by him to Andaleeb Sehgal.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma criticised Natwar Singh's attack on the Prime Minister and claimed it had no credibility because he had been "exposed" by the Pathak Authority.
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Nutwar thinks its all about who want to be closer to Queen. Sibal is wicked and snake, Nutwar is worse. It will be fun to watch fight.
Sibal is backed by young turks of Congress youth. Looks like he is eyeing for Delhi CM.
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
In a hurry to indict former external affairs minister Natwar Singh and exonerate the Congress, Justice RS Pathak Authority report conveniently overlooked its own findings on the involvement of another Congress functionary Aneil Mathrani. The report noted that Mathrani was present when the Iraqi Oil Ministry discussed the contracts, but failed to explain his role in the scam.
From the deposition of Indian Ambassador to Iraq, R Dayakar, the commission noted that Mathrani, Jagat Singh and Andaleeb Sehgal were explained the payment of surcharge when they visited the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO).
"It is reasonable to infer that there was some talk about the allocation of oil since on January 23, 2001, Jagat Singh and Sehgal along with Mathrani went to the office of SOMO where they were explained about how the Iraqi officials in the Ministry of Oil went about allocating oil to companies under the oil-for-food programme," the report noted.Â
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Queen kicked out Ajit Jogi but now he is back as her right hand. Nutwar is much bigger. Don't forget whole royal clan/Princely states will support him. Its all about "Pagari ka Saval hai". Ofcourse election money comes through "good" connections. Nutwar is safe and so is Queen. Friends in crime never part easily.
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You are right ofcourse but methinks they should have exploited the situation better by taking high ground. Why even meet the disgraced nut now ? He cant deliver anything anyways. He is condemned to being a doormat on "soniajis" doorstep.
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Actually, he is targeting MMS, Sibal and PC. Not once he said anything about Queen or party President.
Those who are targetting him are from other hand, Left hand of Queen.
He always thought he will be PM, but file pusher became PM. Now letâs see whether Nutwar will disclose MMS is a mole or not.
I am surprised why Nutwar is quiet about mole.
Something big he is covering. He knows Queen can exploit him more. Don't forget Nutwar was interested to fix his own daughter's marriage with Rahul Gandhi.
Cover-up of suicide of his own daughter or daughter-in-law or shooting death of his niece's BF.
Need Kangaroos insider to solve mystery.
<b>Congmen surround Natwar in House, keep new allies away</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Even as his privilege motion against the Prime Minister was rejected by Rajya Sabha Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Natwar Singh sought an appointment with the Prime Minister and did not press for his explanation on the Pathak Authority. He had submitted a copy of this to the Rajya Sabha secretariat earlier in the day.
Singh also appeared to be avoiding his recently found allies despite the fact that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not give him an appointment to hear his side of story.
<b>The Congress party seems to have adopted a wait and watch policy while the party's trouble-shooters were busy in a massive crisis management exercise to ensure that Singh did nothing further to cause trouble for the party and its <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>president Sonia Gandhi</span>.</b>
Thursday was a day of anti-climax after Natwar's vociferous outburst against Manmohan Singh earlier in the week.
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The real drama started after that when Natwar Singh followed the PM and returned to the House within two minutes when the House was witnessing an uproar just before the adjournment till 12.30pm.
As the members were chatting among themselves after the adjournment,<b> Natwar Singh was seen approaching Congress member Satyavrat Chaturvedi and asking for supari </b>(betelnut).
When the House assembled at 12.30pm, Natwar Singh entered the House again and sat in the same place. <b>He paid no heed to pleasantries from either Amar Singh (SP) or Digvijay Singh of JD(U).</b>
At this stage Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Pachauri came to meet Natwar followed by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. Both of them flanked Singh and Pachauri took Natwar's hand after which the trio was seen talking seriously.
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When asked what he talked to Natwar, Lalu told the Pioneer, "I told him to beware of the fascist forces and face the charges in a graceful manner."
A senior Congress member told the Pioneer <b>that efforts to persuade Natwar were on last night and CPI (M) member Sitaram Yechuri played a major role in calming him and keeping him away from the trio of Amar Singh, Yashwant Sinha and Digvijay Singh </b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hahahha
Queen is saved.
Congress is now okay with corruption and traitors to country or Party.
Now there will be a fire in office to destroy every single piece of evidence, and La Bofurs part -2 will continue.
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<b>Not a leaf moves in Congress without Sonia's knowledge: Natwar</b>
Posted online: Friday, August 11, 2006 at 1711 hours IST
Updated: Friday, August 11, 2006 at 1748 hours IST
New Delhi, August 11: Natwar Singh in his much awaited press conference said whatever he said in his previous talks was just to prove his innocence. âMy first mission was to prove the innocence of myself and my son and to prove my cleanliness,â he said.
He further clarified âDuring my visit to Baghdad no discussion took place with any authority regarding oil-for-food programme. No vouchers were accepted by me, nor did I take any receipts.â
On his return, Natwar said, âI briefed my leadership about the details of my visitâ.
Natwar asserted that not a leaf moves in Congress without Soniaâs approval or her knowledge.
Natwar said that the Congress leadership was fully aware of his visit to Iraq and that he briefed all the details of his Iraq visit to Sonia Gandhi.
No Congressman dares to take any step without permission of the party and its leadership, he said, âand an experience person like me can never do thatâ. Sonia also said nothing about me, Natwar added.
He said Paul Volckerâs links with the US administration is no secret. He submitted his final report at the end of October 2005. The annexure to report mentions my name. In his report he named me and Congress as non contractual beneficiaries of the party but the report has no evidence to prove his contents, he said.
Singh asserted that no evidence was presented to substantiate the facts. âNo where have I been given benefit of doubt. At no stage did I ask for any favour for myself, nor my family,â he said.
He also assured that at no stage any national or international law was broken by him.
Natwar said, that Volcker is on record to change the language of the report. He added that if that had not been done than UN Secretary General Kofi Annan would have to vacate his post. And moreover Volcker also said that he was not aware if Natwar Singh was the foreign minister of the country and that the facts of the report have not been verified.
Calling himself a Nehruite, he claimed not to have followed a static foreign policy. Praising Nehru he stressed that Nehru preached NAM which is not a dogma but a state of mind and is of much relevance in the present times.
He said Nehru not only knew history but also learned and made history. Nehruâs policies were independent and were not opportunistic, he added.
Questioning the relationship of the Western world with Islam, Natwar said that Congress has a tradition of friendly relations with Iraq and the party has always spoken for the country whenever it was in distress.
<b>Sonia is great for Natwar</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Suspended Congress leader Natwar Singh on Friday said Sonia Gandhi has so far not said anything against him and <b>"neither will I say anything against her".</b>
<b>"In her generosity and greatness, she has not said anything against me till today. Neither will I say anything against her,"</b> Singh told a crowded press conference.
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"I briefed Sonia Gandhi in detail about the political discussions I had held in Baghdad. She is fully aware of what was discussed and what transpired," he said observing he had the "great fortune" to work "very closely" with the Congress president for eight years.
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Told ya
What role did Sonia have: BJP
Press Trust of India
Panaji, August 12: The BJP claimed that the Pathak enquiry authority has absolved Congress on presumptions and demanded "full inquiry" to bring out the truth behind the oil-for-food scam.
"The Pathak enquiry authority has left it open to interpretation as to how Congress party's name figured in the list of non-contractual beneficiaries. Sonia Gandhi's statement should have been recorded by the authority," BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters here.
He said the authority traces money trail from Baghdad to Delhi's Hamadan Export but loses interest to track it further. "There is enough proof on which Pathak could have deliberated in deciding whether Congress was involved in the deal," the BJP president said.
Quoting former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh, Rajnath said he (Singh) is on record stating that "nothing was done without prior permission of Sonia Gandhi."
He alleged that the "toothless Commission" was set upright from the beginning to absolve Congress. "Also, it should have been inquired as to who introduced Congress delegation to Iraqi government."
"Did Congress president Sonia Gandhi write an introductory letter," Singh said.
The BJP president also demanded that the account books of All India Congress committee should have been checked whether the party was a non-contractual beneficiary in the deal.
To a question, Singh said the government can take main Opposition BJP party into confidence before deciding about inquiry agency. "There should not (not) be a dispute on deciding inquiry agency," he said.
<span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>and deried the entire Jat community.</span></span>
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:green'>Is some in a position to feed this to Jat Mahasabha?</span></span><!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Five lakh Jats to attend pro-Natwar rally
[ 21 Aug, 2006 1710hrs ISTPTI ]
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JAIPUR: Rajasthan Kisan Sangarsh Samiti on Monday said at least five lakh people of Jat community would attend the Kisan Swabhiman rally on August 23 to express solidarity with former Union Minister Natwar Singh who was suspended from the Congress party.
Joint Convenors of the Samiti Raja Ram Meel and Yashawant Ramu denied the allegations that the BJP government in the state was offering financial and other help in organising the rally.
"The Congress and its leaders got frustrated and cannot see the success of the rally as lakhs of people from Jat community have extended their full support," they claimed.
Jats from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab would come and join hands to show the strength of Natwar Singh and demand their leader's reinduction into the Manmohan Singh Ministry as External Affairs Minister, Meel said.
The Congress was never a pro-Jat party and rather it exploited some leaders who were with it, Meel alleged.
The Samiti leaders, however, refused to say anything whether top Jat leaders like Dara Singh and Gyan Prakash Pilania (both Rajya Sabha MP) would attend the rally, saying it would be an open meeting whosoever comes will be welcomed.
The Samiti and the Jat Mahasabha, which supported the BJP in the last three General and Assembly polls, would not tolerate its leader Natwar being exploited and neglected by the Congress, Meel said.
When asked if there is a move to form a new party, Meel said "wait and watch... no announcements now".
<b>Let Sonia expel me: defiant Natwar tells panel </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In a six-page reply to the show-cause notice issued against him by the DAC, Singh told its Chairman A K Antony that "it is rather extraordinary that my case for suspension/expulsion has been initiated by and is being considered by a committee of which two members including yourself and another member, both of whom have earlier been expelled by the Congress party for six years for anti-party activities and had launched their own parties."
"In view of this, my case should be referred to the Congress President," said the former external affairs minister, who was suspended after he was indicted by the Pathak Authority for misusing position for getting oil contracts for people close to him
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"Then why were we called and why was I asked for the affidavit," he said, adding no country in the world, except India, had taken the Volcker Committee report seriously.
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On the three letters he had written to the Iraqi authorities, Singh cited the examples of President George W Bush, Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Tony Blair leading their country's business delegations to lobby with the host nations.
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Very good logic.
He is right US asked his mole MMS to kick Nutwar out and his following orders, like he does with Queen.
I was punished because of my stance on US: Natwar<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Suspended Congress leader and former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh on Wednesday said <b>he has been punished by the party because of his stance on US policies</b>.
<b>"Some party leaders were unhappy with my views on the US foreign policy and that is the main reason behind my suspension,"</b> he told the rally, attended by over 30,000 people, mostly from rural areas.
<b>The former minister said India signed the nuclear deal with the US after long deliberations, but Washington made a few fundamental departures from the original text of the agreement, which was not in favour of New Delhi.</b>
<b>"I vehemently opposed the fundamental changes made in the agreement, which I feel were against the country's interest, but a few people within the Manmohan Singh government did not like my stand on the issue,"</b> he said.
<b>Natwar Singh said in recent times India has become a camp follower of the US, which was against the country's established policy.</b>
<b>"I leave the decision on my political future in the Congress entirely on Sonia Gandhi."</b>
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Singh and others are believed to be filing reply to the ED notices by September 14.
The former External Affairs Minister said he would be returning to the national capital soon after his thanks giving to the people of his constituency who had organised a massive rally in his support.
Later, at a hurriedly-called press conference in Jaipur, Singh said the ED's move would not malign his image.
"The showcause notice will not tarnish my image. I came into the world unblemished and will depart unblemished," he said.
"Those who dream of defaming me will not be successful in their designs," Singh said.
Asked whether he intended to file a defamation case against the ED, he said "after reading the notice, I will discuss the matter with my lawyer."
Asked if the notice was served on him at the behest of the Union Finance Minister, he said "ED comes under the Finance Minister. I will not name anybody. But, without FM's approval, ED cannot serve the notice."
After spending a huge amount of money on the Pathak Commission, Singh said "it gave a clean chit to me and my son saying no money was involved. What else do you expect then."
On his political plans, he said "I am a Rajya Sabha MP. I am raising crucial issues in Parliament and will continue to do so."
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Natwar Singh betrayed my trust: Sonia
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Breaking her long silence on Thursday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi attacked former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh. She said he had 'betrayed' her trust in him by 'misuing' the party's name in the oil-for-food scam in Iraq.
"As it became clearer that it was true that my colleague had misused the name of the party in some ways, I felt extremely betrayed," she said in an interview to NDTV, according to a release issued by the channel.
She was unforgiving about Singh, when she said "He was a colleague in whom I had placed trust and I felt very terribly betrayed."
This is the first time Gandhi has made her position on Singh clear, after the tabling of the report of the Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority, in which he and his son were indicted, in Parliament.
In her comments immediately after the controversy broke out late last year, Gandhi had said she had a 'close working relationship' with Singh and made it clear that anyone found involved in the scam would have to pay for it.
Singh had refrained from saying anything about Gandhi while he had attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and others in the party after the report was tabled.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ya , he betrayed her by not giving her full cut. Natwar is smart.
Mark my words, he will be back before 2009 election in Congress party.
Why she is not annoyed with Punjab CM Arminder Singh?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Sonia plotted my downfall, claims Natwar
Pioneer.com
PTI | New Delhi
Close on the heels of Sonia Gandhi's attack on him in a television interview three days ago, former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh on Sunday hit back at the Congress president saying she was behind his recent problems with the Enforcement Directorate in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam and attacked her foreign origins.
<b>"Everything that the Government did against me was on Sonia's direction. I will not blame (Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh," </b>he told Star News, a release issued by the channel said.
On its part, the Congress sought to dismiss Natwar Singh's outburst against party chief Sonia Gandhi and indicated that it would take its own time to hit back at the former External Affairs Minister.
"Natwar Singh's anger and frustration at the Volcker report and the legal proceedings is understandable. But that cannot be an excuse for intemperate or threatening remarks," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said.
<b>Singh told the TV channel that he fears that he and his family might be jailed and harm can come to his family members including his grandson.</b>
He was apparently referring to the setting up of an inquiry authority to go into allegations against him and his son in the wake of their names figuring in the Volker report on the oil-for-food scam and the ED questioning them in this connection.
Reacting to Gandhi's accusation of her being betrayed by Singh, he said, "Betrayed is a strong word and according to Indian culture such words are not used for a person older than her 15 years." <!--emo& --><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
He also said,<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'> "Those who are born in Indian soil will only understand the country's ethos and culture. Others will not."</span> <!--emo&:o--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ohmy.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Singh quit as External Affairs Minister in November last year and was suspended by the Congress from its primary membership in August this year for bringing "disrepute" to the party.
<b>Singh asked, "Why don't they sack me from the party if I am guilty?"</b>
Making it clear that he will not take attacks on him lying down, <b>he said, "You see, I know a lot of things about the party and the leadership".
He was capable of creating trouble for the party and Gandhi, Singh said, adding he had many things up his sleeve. <!--emo& --><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
On the issue of his political career, Singh said, "I have many options which I will exercise when the time comes. But let the Congress leadership decide about me first."</b>
When asked if he is considering joining the Samajwadi Party, he said, "Many people are in touch with me."
On Gandhi's assertion that she had only "working relations" with him,<b> Singh pointed out that she had invited him and his wife to her daughter Priyanka's wedding in 1995.
"No other Congress leader except Sheila Dikshit was invited," he said to emphasise that his ties with the Nehru-Gandhi family were more than "working relations".</b>
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"I stood by her during (former Prime Minister) PV Narshima Rao's tenure," he said.
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Nutwar chacha, ager dum hai to kuch ker ke batao. Empty stmts like these dont affect rani-saheba ! On rani-saheba's one word apkaa puraa khandaan gul ho jayegaa. Yes, rangbazee hai goroon ki - the only way out of this is the eternal kaangressi culture - the stuff you have been doing all your life -> kiss her behind. Come on, it shouldnt be hard for you - you have done it for all your life, why suddenly grow self-respect ? Be a good kaangressi, kiss her behind !!
Now, its a question of Jat honor, lets see whether he will keep his word and reclaim honor or go back to his true Congressi worker roots and start licking Queen's behind.
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'No' to the days of Catherine De' Medici and Borgia
V SUNDARAM
Every actual State is corrupt.
    Good men must not obey the laws too well. What satire on Government can equal the severity of censure conveyed in the word POLITICS which now for ages has signified CUNNING, intimating that the State is a trick? ? Ralph Waldo Emerson (Journals-1865)
    The Congress party today is an informal party of eunuchs, by eunuchs, for formally organized criminal eunuchs at the top. This simple categorical conclusion can easily be drawn from the manner in which Natwar Singh, former External Affairs Minister of India and a known Noble aristocrat (!) in the feudal Congress Party like Nizam-ul-Mulk of the Deccan in the decadent days of the Mughal empire, has spoken out for the first time against Sonia Gandhi ? her sordid political moves, maneuvers and machinations against everybody in her own party excepting herself, her son , daughter and perhaps her son-in-law.
    Let me summarize what Natwar Singh said against Sonia Gandhi two days ago. He said that she was behind his recent problems with the Enforcement Directorate in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam and attacked her foreign origins. Natwar Singh fears that he and his family might be jailed and harm can come to his family members including his grandsons. 'Everything that the government did against me was on Sonia's direction. I will not blame (Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh,' he told Star News, a release issued by the channel said. The charges by this 75-year-old career diplomat-turned-politician, a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist for long, comes close on the heels of Sonia Gandhi's attack on him in a TV interview three days ago. Natwar Singh was apparently referring to the setting up of an inquiry authority to go into allegations against him and his son in the wake of their names figuring in the Volker Report on the oil-for-food scam and the ED questioning them in this connection.
    In response to Sonia Gandhi's accusation of her being betrayed by him, Natwar Singh rejoined, 'Betrayed is a strong word and according to Indian culture such words are not used for a person older than her 15 years. Those who are born in Indian soil will only understand the country's ethos and culture. Others will not'. Natwar Singh resigned as External Affairs Minister in November 2005 and was suspended by the Congress from its primary membership in August 2006 for bringing 'disrepute' to the Congress Party.
    He asked, 'Why don't they sack me from the party if I am guilty?' making it clear that he will not take attacks on him lying down like other Congress sheep in sheep's skin. He also said, 'You see, I know a lot of things about the Congress Party and the leadership. I am capable of creating trouble for the party and Sonia Gandhi, and I have many things up my sleeves'.
    When he was asked about his future political career, Natwar Singh said, 'I have many options which I will exercise when the time comes. But let the Congress leadership decide about me first.'
    Regarding Sonia Gandhi's assertion that she had only nominal 'working relations' with him, Natwar Singh said: 'She had invited me and my wife to her daughter Priyanka's wedding in 1995. No other Congress leader except Sheila Dikshit was invited. I am saying this to emphasise that my ties with the Nehru-Gandhi family have been and are more than in the nature of working relations. I stood by her during former Prime Minister P V Narashima Rao's tenure. I am the victim of a conspiracy that Sonia Gandhi was aware of and I would like to express my fears that my kin could also be targeted, apart from me and my family. Even my grandsons could be harmed. Anything could be planted and I could be sent to jail. Whatever has happened, has happened before the eyes of Sonia Gandhi and only with her full permission. <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Any intelligence agency may put something in my house, a file or a document, or anything. I had been in the government; I know their tactics... I hope nothing of this sort happens. But we have decided that we will face whatever happens.' </span> <!--emo& --><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    Are we going back to the dark days of Catherine De' Medici (1519 - 1589) and Lucrezia Borgia (1480 - 1519 ) in 16th century Italy? If the former External Affairs Minister of India can be treated like a petty criminal because the Congress High Command wants it that way, then what are the chances of honest survival of ordinary and insignificant citizens in India? Are we going back to the dark days of Stalin and Hitler? Or imbued with pan-Islamic fervour, is the UPA Government going back to the days of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan and Timur?
    Sonia Gandhi thinks and acts like any other third grade politician in India in her Private Limited Company called the Congress Party, inherited by her from her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi who in turn inherited it from Jawaharlal Nehru. It was Jawaharlal Nehru who was the founder of the commercial fortunes of this family. It was Nehru who consigned not only the shattered mortal body but also the soul of Mahatma Gandhi to the flames at Rajghat on 31st January 1948. He had taken particular care to transfer the patently sacred word 'Gandhi' into sacredly patent word Gandhi in perpetuity in interminable succession within his family because he knew that it would serve as a magic wand symbol of patriotism, selfless service and sacrifice. <b>Nehru was very proud of calling himself the last Englishman in India. In this self-embracing capacity, perhaps he derived his inspiration to create a private company for his family called the Congress Party after independence </b>from <b>Lord Macaulay who wrote in 1835: In politics, as in religion, there are devotees who show their reverence for a departed saint by converting his tomb into a sanctuary for hereditary and perpetual crime. </b>
    Sonia Gandhi thinks that by stopping up the chimney in her degenerate private limited company ' I mean her party ? she can stop its smoking. In respect of Natwar Sing's case and the Volker Committee Report she tried to drive the smoke back through the doctored Pathak Commission Report<b>. Now Natwar Singh, having learnt a few political tricks from the mafia (you know which?) at the highest level in his own party, has now exposed the solidly criminal foundations of the Congress Party today which is out to kill or shoot or put in jail any political dissenter. </b>
    Ever since the UPA government came to power in 2004, there has been an orgy of corruption in our public life? indescribably vicious and brazen. By questioning the conduct of Sonia Gandhi, Natwar Singh has covered himself with glory, not as a former Cabinet Minister in charge of External Affairs but as a self respecting Indian citizen of natural origin unlike the cosmetically planted exotic Roman Catholic citizen of foreign origin.
    The Congress style of politics under Sonia Gandhi consists in trading with Indian masses? in hoodwinking and swindling them. Sonia's working motto seems to be 'There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to me as a cabinet minister just because he is a scoundrel'. That was her attitude towards Natwar Singh when he was in her government. That is her attitude towards Lalu Prasad Yadav, Shibu Soren and many other 'Honourables' in UPA government today.
    On 9 June, 2006 I had written an article under the title 'Never to the Deadly days of Catherine De' Medici (1519 - 1589 ) and Lucrezia Borgia ( 1480 - 1519 )', two of the greatest criminals in Italian history. In this article I had observed as follows: 'Between Catherine De' Medici and Borgia, hangs the shattered body and soul of India today. When I review the two year sordidly sinister record of the UPA government in New Delhi, I cannot help recalling the treacherous times of Catherine de' Medici (1519-1589), Queen of France, daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. Likewise, the none-too-civil, bordering on politically criminal, dismal record of the UPA government in dealing with vital national matters during the last two years, brings to my mind the life and times of another political criminal in European history called Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519). Such are the pseudo-secular, anti-people and anti-social programmes and policies and initiatives of the Congress party in power in New Delhi The surrogate and surreptitious UPA Government under the dynastic stranglehold of an Italian woman is trying to treat the masses of India as impotent pawns in the dastardly chess of Indian politics, blessed by the Pope in Rome and aided and abetted by the pseudo-secular intelligentsia in India today .'Unlike the mad Caligula, who killed in insane pleasure, or Nero and his predecessors, who killed for political gain, the Borgias killed not only for pleasure and political gain, but also for personal wealth. Lucrezia Borgia: the very name has become a slur. It conjures up images of unspeakable corruption in female form. Her reputation for foulness has achieved mythic proportions. They were not bound together by blood ritual, but by genes. Don't we have a magnificent parallel in India today?'
    Edward Gibbon, a great historian, said that history is little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind. The elemental truth is that GOD is in the facts of history as truly as He is in the march of the seasons, the revolutions of the planets, or the architecture of the worlds. All history is but a romance unless it is studied as an example. No one can dispute that history is a voice forever, sounding across the centuries, the Laws of Right and Wrong. Opinions may alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the MORAL LAW is written on the tablets of eternity. The UPA Government cannot imagine that it is exempt from the operation of this Moral Law.
<i>Â Â Â Â (The writer is a retired IAS officer)</i><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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