08-09-2008, 09:34 AM
<b>"I fear Balkanization"</b>
<i>A senior police officer speaks to N.V.Subramanian on the worsening Jammu situation.</i><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>When I say a PM does not desire a strong home minister, I am not necessarily referring to Manmohan Singh. Remember, Manmohan Singh is himself a weak prime minister. The real authority vests with Sonia Gandhi. The PM knows this. She wants a weak prime minister and a weak home minister who lost the last Lok Sabha elections. This way, she has authority without accountability. For the good things, she gets credit. For failures, the PM or Patil gets the blame. </b>
I think this government will get weaker in the coming days. It was the worst thing to take the Samajwadi Party's support to win the confidence vote. I know the SP very well. It is a party of thugs. I am not surprised that they exulted over the unbanning of SIMI, although it was short-lived. SIMI is a real danger. It is behind the bomb blasts.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<i>A senior police officer speaks to N.V.Subramanian on the worsening Jammu situation.</i><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>When I say a PM does not desire a strong home minister, I am not necessarily referring to Manmohan Singh. Remember, Manmohan Singh is himself a weak prime minister. The real authority vests with Sonia Gandhi. The PM knows this. She wants a weak prime minister and a weak home minister who lost the last Lok Sabha elections. This way, she has authority without accountability. For the good things, she gets credit. For failures, the PM or Patil gets the blame. </b>
I think this government will get weaker in the coming days. It was the worst thing to take the Samajwadi Party's support to win the confidence vote. I know the SP very well. It is a party of thugs. I am not surprised that they exulted over the unbanning of SIMI, although it was short-lived. SIMI is a real danger. It is behind the bomb blasts.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->