The beginning of the end has begun!!
By Mohammed Addeb. Ex.MP
New Delhi
The recently concluded by-elections in Phulpur and Gorakhpur and the political turmoil that has ensued post results has made one thing quite clear -the so-called Modi wave, on which the BJP had come to power in 2014, has waned off considerably and it will make sure that such a stupendous result does not get repeated.
In the absence of an absolute majority for the BJP, the NDAs dominance will re-enter the fray and it will be quite doubtful that the allies will rally behind Mr Modi, thanks to his autocratic/demeaning style of functioning with his counterparts.
Forget the treatment meted out to the allies, the way the coterie of Mr Modi, especially handpicked by him, n on merits that had little to do with their past contributions to the party but instead more on the extent of their enmity for the minorities, functions raises quite a few eyebrows. How does one justify the placing of the senior leaders literally on the pedestal of “margdarhan mandal” (which is never approached), the putting aside of leaders like Arun Shourie, Kirti Azad, Shatrughan Sinha in a corner or the plummeting importance of faces like Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj in key decision-making exercises?
The government is being run on the whims and fancies of an egomaniacal person and his imported king maker, who’s equally oblivious of the fact that they are basically running a democratic country and not dictating terms in a select state. They feel they can run havoc all over and no one has any right to question.
Post UP assembly the way Mr Yogi was literally pulled out at the last minute and entrusted on the state just shows how and with what agenda they want to run the show. Mr Yogis claim to fame was simple-that he basically reeks of communal hate. Mr Rajnath Singh, on the other hand, hailing from Lucknow and having a more amicable disposition, would not have been able to spread that level of fear and despair amongst the minorities, and so was removed from the scene post assembly elections.
Subsequently Mr Yogi was made the new poster boy for the BJP and was paraded all over the country from Tripura To Karnataka, as a popular Thakur leader to garner votes. The idea was to over shadow Rajnath Singh, who is the taller and more acceptable Thakur leader in the county. The best part is that the same Mr Yogi, on whom criminal cases abound, was not even able to save his own seat. Needless to add that its having far reaching consequences.
Therefore we concerned Indians needn’t despair- Try hard as the damage-duo did, they are going to bang into a dead end soon enough. In their lust for power they have conveniently forgotten that its one thing to bluff people into falling for the “acche din” trap but quite another to take them for a ride again. If the opposition is able to pull off the coming together on a common platform then BJP winning in the states like UP, Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan etc seems quite bleak and therefore no possibility of forming government at the Centre. If the BJP is blessed with a fragmented opposition again then they might still manage to be at the top of the number game but absolute majority is definitely not happening. So it’s a time to rejoice my friends!!
Who would’ve thought that in 2018 itself, a scenario sans Modi would already be foreseen as a very probable outcome for 2019?
