06-10-2006, 02:19 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-acharya+Jun 10 2006, 01:24 AM-->QUOTE(acharya @ Jun 10 2006, 01:24 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Need for introspection by BJP: Vajpayee
June 09, 2006 17:23 IST
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said there is a need for the Bharatiya Janata Party to introspect in the light of alleged drug abuse by Rahul Mahajan, the son of slain party leader Pramod Mahajan.
"Mistakes can be made by people and by the party. It will take time to rectify them," Vajpayee said in Gwalior on Thursday night.
Regarding the Rahul Mahajan incident, Vajpayee had earlier said 'such mistakes happen in young age. Chances of such mistakes are possible when you fall in bad company and that is what happened to Rahul'.
Claiming that this statement was interpreted out of context, Vajpayee said he was speaking about Rahul making a 'mistake', from a human perspective.
"The law will take its own course. Those who have made mistakes will have to pay for it," he said.
Stressing the importance of discipline within the party, Vajpayee said, "Indiscipline will not be tolerated in the BJP. People have been removed from the party for it and this practice will be followed."
Without naming former party leader Uma Bharti, he ruled out chances of return by those asked to leave the party due to indiscipline
COMMENTS FROM READERS
Subject: Vajpayee, introspection and all that !!
Vajpayee should always remain grateful that he was made the PM of India, albeit through a lot of political wranglings, propaganda, arm-twisting etc.That was a freak accident,really, for this country. Pompous talk, especially in Lucknow Hindi, did carry him for a while, but his shallowness soon surfaced. Shallowness in various fields - his deep-set communalism (ref.Godhra),his greed for power(ref.favouring Chandrababu Naidu of TDP at the cost of the entire nation),and so many othr such things. Now, he is talking of "mistakes" of Rahul Mahajan.Can a one-time PM call every crime/offence as per the Indian Penal Code and other laws a simple
"mistake"? It is he who needs a solid, down to earth introspection, repentance and reformation.<span style='color:red'> In case evidence turns out tomorrow showing that drugs were a part of the grey areas of Pramod Mahajan`s life, will Vajpayee call that, too, a "mistake"? This country now knows the truth about the moral high grounds taken by BJP all these years and thanks to Rahul Mahajan that the gargantuan bluff is called so convincingly.
Posted by ramgopal krishna on 09-JUN-06</span>
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It is very funny that a lot of COMMIES, idiots such as the above reader who brain is very very small and sh!tty new papers such as Hindu started bashing BJP and even RSS for Rahul mahajan fiasco.
I read an editorial in Hindu which called murder, sleaze, drug abouse of BJP. I was aghast at those bast*ards. What happened with Mahajan family is/was a personal tragedy and totally spoiled kid. How is it related to BJP? One idiot brother felt he was insulted by his elder brother who brought him and he decided to murder.
Then Rahul was caught with drugs. He is a spoiled brat who is into drugs. Infact, BJP did not even nominate him for any position. Where are these BAST*ARDS linking up BJP, Vajpayee, RSS, VHP to this. These BAST*ARDS are calling this as the end of BJP. I saw this in Rediff, Hindustantimes, Hindua nd every garbage sh!tty COMMIE and CONmen political paers.
Infact, if there is any sleaze, we have to remember the JESSICAL LAL case, MANU SHARMA who all have the patronage and political power of CONgress and who played with police to destroy evidence and got away ghastly murders. None of these BAS*TARDS had the guts and conscience to link it to CORRUPT CONmen.
Fortunately lot of HINDU readers seem to realize to the extent to which HINDU stooping to link unrelated events and they are DIGUSTED by it
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Deep malaise
The editorial "Malaise too deep" (June 8) has rightly pointed to the malaise that runs in the BJP with its members and their sons getting involved in sleaze, murder and scandals. But there is no cause for worry because the wards of ruling party members are upright and honest. There can be no better role models for Indian youth than Jagat Singh, Manu Sharma, and many others.
Anjali Sreekumar,
Thiruvananthapuram
* * *
The Rahul Mahajan episode has come in handy for the media to go to town on the BJP's discomfiture with perceptible glee. Let them not create an impression that it is the BJP leaders and their wards alone who commit mistakes and get involved in offences. Let us not forget various cases involving leaders of other parties pending in court.
Abishek Bhaskaran,
Srirangam, T.N.
* * *
I fail to understand how Rahul taking drugs is a BJP issue, and why the media are so obsessed with the case. Pramod Mahajan was a flamboyant and successful leader who had an unfortunate death.
To suggest that the present crisis is somehow related to his lifestyle is not fair to him. It is true that the BJP has been having problems lately. But the Rahul affair is a non-issue blown completely out of proportion.
S. Sudhir Kumar,
Waltham, Massachusetts
* * *
With the phenomenal increase in the number of news channels, each one is trying to increase its ratings by breaking news. When something big breaks out, the channels are forced to send their reporters to the scene.
This cannot be helped when the electronic medium is catching up with the global trends of live coverage. But trial by the media is unacceptable. The need of the hour is to lay down norms on privacy.
D.B.N. Murthy,
Bangalore
* * *
It was disturbing to see the various channels competing for one-upmanship in the sordid drama. The media assumed the role of prosecutor, jury, and judge rather than that of an observer and commentator.
Let us hope wiser counsel prevails and that they live up to their role of a watchdog and enhance their credibility in the eyes of the people.
Satish R. Murdeshwar,
Pune
* * *
What happened at Pramod Mahajan's erstwhile official residence is not only shameful but also alarming. All was well until the facts regarding the drug scandal were revealed. One must thank the framers of our Constitution who vested the ultimate power in the masses.
Humaira Ahsan,
Aligarh, U.P.
* * *
The Hindu has every right to write anything about the BJP. But the use of the term `saffron' often in a contemptible, disparaging way crosses the limits of propriety. It will do a great service to the ancient culture of India if it refrains from using the word `saffron' in the political context. Saffron is the epitome of abnegation, sacrifice and self-denial, which the great rishis of our sacred land practised for the welfare of the entire universe.
K.R. Nambiar,
Kozhikode, Kerala
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June 09, 2006 17:23 IST
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said there is a need for the Bharatiya Janata Party to introspect in the light of alleged drug abuse by Rahul Mahajan, the son of slain party leader Pramod Mahajan.
"Mistakes can be made by people and by the party. It will take time to rectify them," Vajpayee said in Gwalior on Thursday night.
Regarding the Rahul Mahajan incident, Vajpayee had earlier said 'such mistakes happen in young age. Chances of such mistakes are possible when you fall in bad company and that is what happened to Rahul'.
Claiming that this statement was interpreted out of context, Vajpayee said he was speaking about Rahul making a 'mistake', from a human perspective.
"The law will take its own course. Those who have made mistakes will have to pay for it," he said.
Stressing the importance of discipline within the party, Vajpayee said, "Indiscipline will not be tolerated in the BJP. People have been removed from the party for it and this practice will be followed."
Without naming former party leader Uma Bharti, he ruled out chances of return by those asked to leave the party due to indiscipline
COMMENTS FROM READERS
Subject: Vajpayee, introspection and all that !!
Vajpayee should always remain grateful that he was made the PM of India, albeit through a lot of political wranglings, propaganda, arm-twisting etc.That was a freak accident,really, for this country. Pompous talk, especially in Lucknow Hindi, did carry him for a while, but his shallowness soon surfaced. Shallowness in various fields - his deep-set communalism (ref.Godhra),his greed for power(ref.favouring Chandrababu Naidu of TDP at the cost of the entire nation),and so many othr such things. Now, he is talking of "mistakes" of Rahul Mahajan.Can a one-time PM call every crime/offence as per the Indian Penal Code and other laws a simple
"mistake"? It is he who needs a solid, down to earth introspection, repentance and reformation.<span style='color:red'> In case evidence turns out tomorrow showing that drugs were a part of the grey areas of Pramod Mahajan`s life, will Vajpayee call that, too, a "mistake"? This country now knows the truth about the moral high grounds taken by BJP all these years and thanks to Rahul Mahajan that the gargantuan bluff is called so convincingly.
Posted by ramgopal krishna on 09-JUN-06</span>
[right][snapback]52314[/snapback][/right]
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It is very funny that a lot of COMMIES, idiots such as the above reader who brain is very very small and sh!tty new papers such as Hindu started bashing BJP and even RSS for Rahul mahajan fiasco.
I read an editorial in Hindu which called murder, sleaze, drug abouse of BJP. I was aghast at those bast*ards. What happened with Mahajan family is/was a personal tragedy and totally spoiled kid. How is it related to BJP? One idiot brother felt he was insulted by his elder brother who brought him and he decided to murder.
Then Rahul was caught with drugs. He is a spoiled brat who is into drugs. Infact, BJP did not even nominate him for any position. Where are these BAST*ARDS linking up BJP, Vajpayee, RSS, VHP to this. These BAST*ARDS are calling this as the end of BJP. I saw this in Rediff, Hindustantimes, Hindua nd every garbage sh!tty COMMIE and CONmen political paers.
Infact, if there is any sleaze, we have to remember the JESSICAL LAL case, MANU SHARMA who all have the patronage and political power of CONgress and who played with police to destroy evidence and got away ghastly murders. None of these BAS*TARDS had the guts and conscience to link it to CORRUPT CONmen.
Fortunately lot of HINDU readers seem to realize to the extent to which HINDU stooping to link unrelated events and they are DIGUSTED by it
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deep malaise
The editorial "Malaise too deep" (June 8) has rightly pointed to the malaise that runs in the BJP with its members and their sons getting involved in sleaze, murder and scandals. But there is no cause for worry because the wards of ruling party members are upright and honest. There can be no better role models for Indian youth than Jagat Singh, Manu Sharma, and many others.
Anjali Sreekumar,
Thiruvananthapuram
* * *
The Rahul Mahajan episode has come in handy for the media to go to town on the BJP's discomfiture with perceptible glee. Let them not create an impression that it is the BJP leaders and their wards alone who commit mistakes and get involved in offences. Let us not forget various cases involving leaders of other parties pending in court.
Abishek Bhaskaran,
Srirangam, T.N.
* * *
I fail to understand how Rahul taking drugs is a BJP issue, and why the media are so obsessed with the case. Pramod Mahajan was a flamboyant and successful leader who had an unfortunate death.
To suggest that the present crisis is somehow related to his lifestyle is not fair to him. It is true that the BJP has been having problems lately. But the Rahul affair is a non-issue blown completely out of proportion.
S. Sudhir Kumar,
Waltham, Massachusetts
* * *
With the phenomenal increase in the number of news channels, each one is trying to increase its ratings by breaking news. When something big breaks out, the channels are forced to send their reporters to the scene.
This cannot be helped when the electronic medium is catching up with the global trends of live coverage. But trial by the media is unacceptable. The need of the hour is to lay down norms on privacy.
D.B.N. Murthy,
Bangalore
* * *
It was disturbing to see the various channels competing for one-upmanship in the sordid drama. The media assumed the role of prosecutor, jury, and judge rather than that of an observer and commentator.
Let us hope wiser counsel prevails and that they live up to their role of a watchdog and enhance their credibility in the eyes of the people.
Satish R. Murdeshwar,
Pune
* * *
What happened at Pramod Mahajan's erstwhile official residence is not only shameful but also alarming. All was well until the facts regarding the drug scandal were revealed. One must thank the framers of our Constitution who vested the ultimate power in the masses.
Humaira Ahsan,
Aligarh, U.P.
* * *
The Hindu has every right to write anything about the BJP. But the use of the term `saffron' often in a contemptible, disparaging way crosses the limits of propriety. It will do a great service to the ancient culture of India if it refrains from using the word `saffron' in the political context. Saffron is the epitome of abnegation, sacrifice and self-denial, which the great rishis of our sacred land practised for the welfare of the entire universe.
K.R. Nambiar,
Kozhikode, Kerala
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