Dance of sycophants: Mani Shankar Iyer's megalomania‏

The quintessential poster boy of Congress - Shashi Tharoor expressed a heartfelt appreciation of Mr. Modi for being inclusive in his approach and graceful as Prime Minister.  His own colleague from the Party with an acerbic tongue -Mani Shankar Iyer derided him in public space and said that MrTharoor has virtually joined BJP. Mr. Iyer's outburst is an expression of commonplace sycophancy of a rare intellectual in the Congress party. It will now be interesting to see how Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi will react to these right and wrong assertions of two elitist MPs of an obsolete political outfit.

What Tharoor said is an important diversion from the usual political opposition maintained by Indian political parties for the sake of opposition.  And what he said is true as truth can be.If Mr. Modi is doing well in the best interest of the country, why should the opposition oppose?  Particularly, Mr. Modi's efforts to establish an inclusive governance are a political virtue that need to be endorsed and not opposed. Iyer just wants Congressmen to oppose the Government, not realizing that such an opposition amounts to opposing the voice and mandate of the people of India.

Whoever thought that Congress may have learnt a lesson in politics from the inglorious drubbing at the polls is sublimely mistaken. As much as the people of India want a clean governance, they want a clean and responsible opposition. They want an opposition to bad performance, exclusive governance, lack of development and non-fulfillment of poll promises. Iyer's thesis of opposition is archaic and can only suit the foundation of sycophancy to his party.

It is interesting that Iyer did not oppose his party's coalition with Regional outfits that were built upon scandals and criminal records.  He did not oppose the massacre at Muzaffarnagar or the 'boys will be boys' statement of his ally, supporting rapists in the heartland of India.  He did not oppose a spineless defense policy and a doomed economic policy of the UPA.  But he chose to oppose a decent acknowledgement of an encouraging gesture of the New Prime Minister, who has only expressed in his public action the will of the people of India.

If Congress wishes to rise from its own ashes, it should learn to silence its sycophants in evolving as a responsible, mature and modern opposition.

VK Saxena

NCCL

Ahmedabad

Nitish ka 'Bhi haar'‏

It is often said - 'in the game of the fool, it is tragedy for the poor'.  Bihar has come to be that.  Governance in Bihar has become a game of the fool, alternating between Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, with its people remaining poor and denied of any reasonably good livelihood. This resource rich state has been run as if an underworld enterprise is run by mafia lords.  Even in the election propaganda, their main issue was each other.   In fact, the JDU and RJD have held Bihar like their own inherited fiefdom.  The State that once was the seat of our ancient civilization has been reduced to an under-developed backyard of the nation, lorded by an insensitive and arrogant Chief Minister.

Nitish Kumar's arrogance did not end at lording his State to misery.  He often day dreamt of becoming India's Prime Minister.  Without a shred of ideology, he hobnobbed with Mulayam Singh , Mamta Banerjee and the likes, exhibiting an opportunistic political behavior and calculating his chances of occupying South Block.  He befriended Pakistan in order to appease the Muslims of the State.  He failed to address the Naxal threat or understand the needs for holistic development.  Carrying forward the legacy of RJD, he kept Bihar as one of our most backward States and denied it the benefits of 21st century India.

In spite of all the foolishness he exhibited, he might have been among the first people in India to recognize that Mr. Modi could surely become the Prime Minister.  I think that was the reason why he so violently protested when Mr. Modi's name was announced by the BJP as its Prime Ministerial candidate.  Then he made his worst political mistake of severing ties of JDU with BJP, mainly because his own ambition of becoming the PM would not be supported by the NDA as BJP had already announced their choice for the PM.  He over-estimated himself and grossly under-estimated Mr. Modi.

And now that Mr. Modi has swept the nation with his wave of patriotism and developmental vision, Nitish Kumar slid down the hill of despondency and resigned.  His resignation does not come in the background of any ideology or in acknowledgment of his inability to change the fate of Bihar.  It comes from his personal disappointment that Mr. Modi would now be the PM and from his personal embarrassment of not being able to face Mr. Modi in Delhi.

Good riddance.  Bihar is liberated now from the likes of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav.  Bihar too can now share the delight of joining Indian resurgence and hope to elect a development oriented Party and Chief Minister in the next election for the State Assembly.  A beginning has already been made by wading into the Modi wave and kicking out an opportunistic Chief Minister.

VK Saxena
NCCL
Ahmedabad

Physics of Law: Kapil Sibal's end game scholarship‏

Kapil Sibal  has invented a new stream of scholarship called the 'physics of law', wherein he uses words from physics to give a devious meanings to law, but finds himself vanquished by the 'momentum' of democracy.

He recently called Mr Modi a 'potential' accused in the so called snoop gate matter.  With the word 'potential' he nearly rewrote the fundamentals of jurisprudence.  For a senior lawyer and a law Minister to use the word 'potential', it is a disgrace in respect of the sense of justice.  He basically held Mr Modi accused by that word and also expressed subtly that he had the intention to hold  Mr Modi accused.  This is putting judgment before the judicial process.  If he were to have a longer tenure as the Minister of law than just 10 days that are before him, he would also find the 'kinetics' of his persecution on the 'potential' accused.

 Sibal came up with another word from physics, the 'spin'.  Just being unable to bat the spin that is being bowled at his party by the people of India, he has called Modi the spin master.  That confirms he accepts Modi wave and he now acknowledges that Mr Modi has conveyed through the people of India the spin of falling fate of Congress.

Kapil Sibal has also been caught in the 'dynamics' of his faux paus.  He advocated the so called snoopgate with such an enthusiasm that he even declared that he will appoint a judge to investigate Modi on the 'penultimate' day of his Party's rule.  The 'spin' of his 'potential' inappropriate 'action' caused many unfavorable 'reactions' for him.  His coalition partners isolated him and his party is in the 'orbit' of licking the wounds.  Before the Supreme Court, the woman who was supposed to have been snooped at, made a startling declaration  yesterday that she had sought for the protection of surveillance.  

Kapil Sibal fell to earth like a stone by his own 'gravity'.

VK Saxena

NCCL

Ahmedabad

Rahul Gandhi's frustration eczema

Prince  Rahul  has an eczema of frustration that is making him scratch his skin and tear his hair.  His Lieutenants in South Block compromised national economy, national security and national civility, raking up billions for themselves and soaking up the nation in distress.  When the election time came, many of his lieutenants went on 'sick leave' and excused themselves from contesting.  His manifesto makers found no basis on which the future promises could stand.  His campaign managers and speech writers lost all imagination and lacked any talent to give the Prince some worthy ideas to speak on.  At a time like this, he bumped on a very personal but insignificant truth of Mr Modi's marital status and has jumped to the roof with excitement.

Who had ever denied that Mr Modi was married?  His marriage as a teenager forced a togetherness only for a week or more and was never consummated.  It was an arrangement his parents made and he left it in pursuit of his mind's call, never to return to its fold.  He neither lied to anyone nor did he betray anyone.  He just pursued a larger social purpose, unlike hopping into boats of opportunity like the Prince.  Whereas the Prince lived a lurid life of Italian innamorato, hopping from girlfriend to girlfriend, hidden from the public eye.

But is this an election issue of larger national interest that he should latch on to?  What does the Prince promise the people of India with his newfound excitement?  By his pervert argument that his opponent is married, is he addressing the problems facing the nation and its people?  Along with corruption, has he now also adopted perversion? 

Well, the Prince is covered in frustration eczema and is scratching all his political rashes.

VK Saxena

NCCL

Ahmedabad