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Congress is at last reaping what Indira sowed in 1980 with Bhajan Lal defecting from the Janata Party with all the flock, and creating the saga of “Aaya Ram, gaya Ram”, with her full blessings and grace. In all through the succeeding years, Congress has never abandoned this practice and has itself frequently assumed power using this subterfuge. BJP is relatively a new comer and a baby at the game. Why blame them when the inspiration is the accusers themselves?
One of the seven social evils that Gandhiji had warned against is politics without principles. The BJP seems to epitomize that. Several of the defectors in Karnataka and Goa are known to be either corrupt or having serious criminal charges against them. So much for the BJP claiming to be a party with a difference. The only difference is in the magnitude of its wrongful actions.
A Party with difference, given the opportunity, has come to be seen like any other. The study syllabus of Political Science in this country has come a long way teaching students that the BJP and the Communists are different from other political parties in our country. And the difference has been two fold – One, the party is strictly ideology and cadre based would not compromise on those and Two, there is strictest of Discipline and Accountability in the party which is unmatched. Both had so far kept the party largely distinguished from others. Not any more. The party is seen to be as average as any other – Nothing special about BJP anymore as a Party with a difference!
This has also confirmed unambiguously that the party is impatient and fully compromising in ensuring it’s govt everywhere. It can even put it’s boards and nameplates anywhere without any care for the Brand’s image or quality. It has no copyright as well and anyone with numbers can take it for granted for anything. This has also proved beyond doubts that BJP has turned into a merely power game player party. It does not hesitate to deny proportionate power share to its allies at the centre where it has numbers but will accept disproportionate share to defectors in the states to get the numbers. It does not hesitate even to deny due rewards to its own core members who have struggled for it for years to make the BJP what it is today and over all it has proved that it actually believes in Mechiavellian thought of power grabbing than to the professed Gandhian ethos. Kudos to Amit Sah ji and the TEAM as they have won but alas! THE BJP has lost in the process – it does not remain the same BJP.
Other than the general erosion of the basic values of the party, the results will be many fold, the two of which will be noticable – One, the party’s decision making body would not give entry to these newcomer power seekers to its core bodies and Two, these people would be just be utilized by the party with real powers vesting with core leaders.
As it is, the party had so far double standards for the Leaders with RSS background and for those without it. Now this new specise would be added to that – those of Aaya Rams and Gaya Rams. It will keep a fair margin for this specise as well.
This is going to make the party more vulnerable too. There will be increasing corruption too in the power as the BJP would be weak towards them and would keep it’s eyes closed while they indulge in corrupt practices as well.
And it fully appears that the BJP, though too critical of Congress, has not learnt anything from the disaster it has faced of it’s blunders. Congress too in its Glory days opened it’s gate wide for everyone and eventually it did not remain the Congress.
God forbid, the BJP is not overtaken by ‘others’ and the true BJP just disappears! The number game it is so proudly playing has already been played too well by the Congress for years and there is nothing unique in this game. People who really love and supported BJP so heartily are definitely not taking this so nicely!
When this becomes so in your face, it will be difficult to sustain the messaging that this is a government that works tirelessly for the poor, is determined to root out corruption, should be trusted implicitly to protect the public purse from those who would wish to steal from it.
Congress is at last reaping what Indira sowed in 1980 with Bhajan Lal defecting from the Janata Party with all the flock, and creating the saga of “Aaya Ram, gaya Ram”, with her full blessings and grace. In all through the succeeding years, Congress has never abandoned this practice and has itself frequently assumed power using this subterfuge. BJP is relatively a new comer and a baby at the game. Why blame them when the inspiration is the accusers themselves?
One of the seven social evils that Gandhiji had warned against is politics without principles. The BJP seems to epitomize that. Several of the defectors in Karnataka and Goa are known to be either corrupt or having serious criminal charges against them. So much for the BJP claiming to be a party with a difference. The only difference is in the magnitude of its wrongful actions.
A Party with difference, given the opportunity, has come to be seen like any other. The study syllabus of Political Science in this country has come a long way teaching students that the BJP and the Communists are different from other political parties in our country. And the difference has been two fold – One, the party is strictly ideology and cadre based would not compromise on those and Two, there is strictest of Discipline and Accountability in the party which is unmatched. Both had so far kept the party largely distinguished from others. Not any more. The party is seen to be as average as any other – Nothing special about BJP anymore as a Party with a difference!
This has also confirmed unambiguously that the party is impatient and fully compromising in ensuring it’s govt everywhere. It can even put it’s boards and nameplates anywhere without any care for the Brand’s image or quality. It has no copyright as well and anyone with numbers can take it for granted for anything. This has also proved beyond doubts that BJP has turned into a merely power game player party. It does not hesitate to deny proportionate power share to its allies at the centre where it has numbers but will accept disproportionate share to defectors in the states to get the numbers. It does not hesitate even to deny due rewards to its own core members who have struggled for it for years to make the BJP what it is today and over all it has proved that it actually believes in Mechiavellian thought of power grabbing than to the professed Gandhian ethos. Kudos to Amit Sah ji and the TEAM as they have won but alas! THE BJP has lost in the process – it does not remain the same BJP.
Other than the general erosion of the basic values of the party, the results will be many fold, the two of which will be noticable – One, the party’s decision making body would not give entry to these newcomer power seekers to its core bodies and Two, these people would be just be utilized by the party with real powers vesting with core leaders.
As it is, the party had so far double standards for the Leaders with RSS background and for those without it. Now this new specise would be added to that – those of Aaya Rams and Gaya Rams. It will keep a fair margin for this specise as well.
This is going to make the party more vulnerable too. There will be increasing corruption too in the power as the BJP would be weak towards them and would keep it’s eyes closed while they indulge in corrupt practices as well.
And it fully appears that the BJP, though too critical of Congress, has not learnt anything from the disaster it has faced of it’s blunders. Congress too in its Glory days opened it’s gate wide for everyone and eventually it did not remain the Congress.
God forbid, the BJP is not overtaken by ‘others’ and the true BJP just disappears! The number game it is so proudly playing has already been played too well by the Congress for years and there is nothing unique in this game. People who really love and supported BJP so heartily are definitely not taking this so nicely!
When this becomes so in your face, it will be difficult to sustain the messaging that this is a government that works tirelessly for the poor, is determined to root out corruption, should be trusted implicitly to protect the public purse from those who would wish to steal from it.