03-23-2005, 11:53 PM
The Jarkhand is over for 2 weeks. Suddenly CON woman's servants, boot lickers, a** lickers are coming out of every hole to bash BJP and praise ITALIAN MAFIA Queen.
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Sonia has been correct to a fault
Archana Dalmia
The election results in Bihar and Jharkhand gave birth to "hung" Assemblies and the nation was once again witness to realpolitik of the kind we have grown accustomed to. The Congress did not get the expected mandate in the two states which, suffice it to say, any mature party can take in its stride. After all, you win some, you lose some. But simultaneously, dyed-in-the-wool saffron hacks went hammer and tongs against Ms Sonia Gandhi, almost as if they were waiting for this opportunity. "Avaricious, self-aggrandising, evil" were some of the shameful epithets used to describe her, showing the typical brotherhood of intolerance for a woman. Some people never learn.
The immediate cause for the shrill denouement of the saffron section of the media was the actions of the governors of Goa and Jharkhand. Questions of constitutional impropriety were raised in the dismissal of the Parrikar-led BJP Government in Goa and the calling of Mr Shibu Soren to form the Government in Jharkhand. Apart from the fact that the two governors were former Congressmen, there is no hard evidence to suggest that these worthies acted on the advice of the Central Government, much less of Ms Gandhi.
The conclusions of these journalists were based on innuendos that Ms Gandhi sanctioned the so-called "abuse of gubernatorial authority", reviving (horror of horrors) memories of the Emergency. Kanchan Gupta, an apologist of the BJP, called Ms Gandhi "evil" and "lacking the chutzpah" of her more famous mother-in-law. It is downright ludicrous to ascribe all the actions of a Governor on the whims of a single person. But then the hardcore preachers of the brotherhood style of democracy will believe anything.
It is an undeniable fact of coalition politics that allies who stick together in elections sometimes have friendly fights on their own turf in their respective states. The BJP did that unsuccessfully in Haryana with the INLD and with the BSP in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress won last year's election by successfully forging a national United Progressive Alliance coalition, for the first time in its 119-year history. In last month's State elections, the party fought against its own national allies.
In Ms Gandhi, the Congress has a leader who showed extraordinary tenacity and foresight in pulling off the amazing electoral coup against the NDA in the Lok Sabha polls. Despite all the ranting of the saffron brigade, she is much more democratic in her style of functioning than any of her predecessors. She consciously makes an effort to take everybody with her and delegate work with trust. When she assigns someone a task, she has the confidence that it will be carried out to its logical end.
As an answer to the people who faulted her strategy in the elections, every self-respecting party will want to widen its sphere of influence. Ms Gandhi can read situations very well. There are Congressmen who swear that her initial instinct about a given circumstance is often better than the one that results from the process of consultation.
In Jharkhand, Mr Shibu Soren is a trusted ally and the Assembly was split between two rival groupings by a number of one. Why blame Governor Sibte Razi when the call was so close? He faced a situation where both groups were claiming the votes of five independent MLA's on whom the fate of the Assembly hung. These Independents were involved in bargaining hard, first with the JMM and then the BJP, for power and pelf. In this game of open auction to the highest bidder, Mr soren couldn't manage the numbers. Conveniently, the BJP-JD(U) combine has had a memory lapse. It has forgotten Mr Nitish Kumar's backdoor entry in Bihar circa 1999.
There is another way of looking at this. Ms Gandhi's mandate for Jharkhand was threefold: One, to explore the possibility of forming a Government in the State without being "over-enthusiastic". Two, not to spend money on horse-trading. Three, to ensure that Mr Soren, a non-Congress candidate, was the combine's choice for Chief Minister.
In spite of the hue and cry by diehard BJP hacks, the truth is Ms Gandhi is correct to a fault. She has always underlined the need for respecting democratic institutions. She has very often advised party leaders against indulging in activities that would amount to violation of constitutional norms. Hence, the UPA smartly cut its losses in Goa, restored constitutional normalcy and proceeded to do just that in Jharkhand. But what of the saffron apologists? Do they have the grace to acknowledge this? Let's give credit where it is due.
If the Congress president says she was taken aback by the developments in Jharkhand and Goa, why should we doubt her? And she did advise those responsible in her party to restore constitutional balance. The UPA Government, following the enunciated principles of Ms Gandhi, restored status quo ante in these two states virtually overnight. Can the same be said of the prevaricating leaders of the BJP, who heaped international shame on this country by silently acquiescing in the gory deeds of Mr Narendra Modi.
Ms Gandhi doesn't need certificates from anyone on the moral strength of her character, least of all from those who preach hatred. She has demonstrated that she has the inner strength to confront evil. It is those with blinkered vision, like Mr Kanchan Gupta and his creed, who lack the moral clarity to see evil like it is, just like their political masters
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Sonia has been correct to a fault
Archana Dalmia
The election results in Bihar and Jharkhand gave birth to "hung" Assemblies and the nation was once again witness to realpolitik of the kind we have grown accustomed to. The Congress did not get the expected mandate in the two states which, suffice it to say, any mature party can take in its stride. After all, you win some, you lose some. But simultaneously, dyed-in-the-wool saffron hacks went hammer and tongs against Ms Sonia Gandhi, almost as if they were waiting for this opportunity. "Avaricious, self-aggrandising, evil" were some of the shameful epithets used to describe her, showing the typical brotherhood of intolerance for a woman. Some people never learn.
The immediate cause for the shrill denouement of the saffron section of the media was the actions of the governors of Goa and Jharkhand. Questions of constitutional impropriety were raised in the dismissal of the Parrikar-led BJP Government in Goa and the calling of Mr Shibu Soren to form the Government in Jharkhand. Apart from the fact that the two governors were former Congressmen, there is no hard evidence to suggest that these worthies acted on the advice of the Central Government, much less of Ms Gandhi.
The conclusions of these journalists were based on innuendos that Ms Gandhi sanctioned the so-called "abuse of gubernatorial authority", reviving (horror of horrors) memories of the Emergency. Kanchan Gupta, an apologist of the BJP, called Ms Gandhi "evil" and "lacking the chutzpah" of her more famous mother-in-law. It is downright ludicrous to ascribe all the actions of a Governor on the whims of a single person. But then the hardcore preachers of the brotherhood style of democracy will believe anything.
It is an undeniable fact of coalition politics that allies who stick together in elections sometimes have friendly fights on their own turf in their respective states. The BJP did that unsuccessfully in Haryana with the INLD and with the BSP in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress won last year's election by successfully forging a national United Progressive Alliance coalition, for the first time in its 119-year history. In last month's State elections, the party fought against its own national allies.
In Ms Gandhi, the Congress has a leader who showed extraordinary tenacity and foresight in pulling off the amazing electoral coup against the NDA in the Lok Sabha polls. Despite all the ranting of the saffron brigade, she is much more democratic in her style of functioning than any of her predecessors. She consciously makes an effort to take everybody with her and delegate work with trust. When she assigns someone a task, she has the confidence that it will be carried out to its logical end.
As an answer to the people who faulted her strategy in the elections, every self-respecting party will want to widen its sphere of influence. Ms Gandhi can read situations very well. There are Congressmen who swear that her initial instinct about a given circumstance is often better than the one that results from the process of consultation.
In Jharkhand, Mr Shibu Soren is a trusted ally and the Assembly was split between two rival groupings by a number of one. Why blame Governor Sibte Razi when the call was so close? He faced a situation where both groups were claiming the votes of five independent MLA's on whom the fate of the Assembly hung. These Independents were involved in bargaining hard, first with the JMM and then the BJP, for power and pelf. In this game of open auction to the highest bidder, Mr soren couldn't manage the numbers. Conveniently, the BJP-JD(U) combine has had a memory lapse. It has forgotten Mr Nitish Kumar's backdoor entry in Bihar circa 1999.
There is another way of looking at this. Ms Gandhi's mandate for Jharkhand was threefold: One, to explore the possibility of forming a Government in the State without being "over-enthusiastic". Two, not to spend money on horse-trading. Three, to ensure that Mr Soren, a non-Congress candidate, was the combine's choice for Chief Minister.
In spite of the hue and cry by diehard BJP hacks, the truth is Ms Gandhi is correct to a fault. She has always underlined the need for respecting democratic institutions. She has very often advised party leaders against indulging in activities that would amount to violation of constitutional norms. Hence, the UPA smartly cut its losses in Goa, restored constitutional normalcy and proceeded to do just that in Jharkhand. But what of the saffron apologists? Do they have the grace to acknowledge this? Let's give credit where it is due.
If the Congress president says she was taken aback by the developments in Jharkhand and Goa, why should we doubt her? And she did advise those responsible in her party to restore constitutional balance. The UPA Government, following the enunciated principles of Ms Gandhi, restored status quo ante in these two states virtually overnight. Can the same be said of the prevaricating leaders of the BJP, who heaped international shame on this country by silently acquiescing in the gory deeds of Mr Narendra Modi.
Ms Gandhi doesn't need certificates from anyone on the moral strength of her character, least of all from those who preach hatred. She has demonstrated that she has the inner strength to confront evil. It is those with blinkered vision, like Mr Kanchan Gupta and his creed, who lack the moral clarity to see evil like it is, just like their political masters