MAYAWATI SURGES AHEAD
Mayawati is the flavour of the season in the capital. This dalit leader had made a smart choice in choosing the party symbol an “Elephant”. She actually walks the walk of an “Elephant”, squashing what she doesn’t like while not paying an iota of attention to the world. You may like her or dislike her, but you just cannot ignore her. After supporting the cut motion in Lok Sabha she has squashed a lot of her detractors. Her dictatorial press announcement on it was a television treat.
The Congress men in Delhi including the Uttar Pradesh General Secretary Incharge Digvijay Singh are enforcedly in praise mode for this Chief Minister now. All of a sudden the Congress M.Ps from Uttar Pradesh are silent about their future roles as opponents to the BSP Government in the State. They have no idea how to respond.
On the other hand we have Amar Singh who has discovered good virtues in Mayawati. He admires the way Mayawati hate’s sycophancy and was all out to praise Mayawati’s secular credentials. Well, the stance of two Politicians connected directly with Uttar Pradesh, and the attitude of State Congress M.Ps along with the local Congress units has left the public confused.
On the other hand Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati appeared for the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) in a case at the request of the Mayawati Government. Vahanvati has been appearing on behalf of the CBI in a case against Mayawati. The CBI is investigating a case against the BSP Chief for amassing assests disproportionate to her known sources if income. Is this once again the same old game of Politics of survival while scratching each others back?
There are murmurs in the capital about Maya’s popularity hitting a new high. Forget about demolishing her parks and statues. She may have her statue in a temple soon. If Kanhaiyalal Rajput of Mahoba in Bundelkhand has his way, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister will soon get her own temple. Rajput has sought permission from the district administration to build a temple for the CM on the land he owns at Nathpura in Mahoba. The temple is going to be constructed there using donations from Mayawati supporters. It would be compulsory for her devotees to offer money to the goddess. Mayawati is a “god to the poor downtrodden”. The cash offered at the temple will finally go to the party fund. Rajput has submitted an application to the district magistrate seeking permission for the temple. Must say hats off to the dalit lady.
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
Now to another dalit leader of the South. Because of being a dalit the tainted minister A.Raja during Karunanidhi’s rare visit to Delhi created a flutter. Karunanidhi and his huge family are a class apart. The blatant allegations of corruption in the spectrum scandal by A.Raja was the reason for this visit. But it’s all in the family for the ruler of Tamil Nadu. Every person whether it is Stalin in the State or Kanimozhi in the Centre is a close relative. Kanimozhi, it is said in Delhi circles herself prevented Dayanidhi from getting the Telecom Department. Thanks to their opponent in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalita, this whole scandal about the liaisoning of the DMK is out in the open. Every other person in the capital has a script of telephonic conversations which created an uproar in Parliament. But as usual the DMK is a precious ally of the UPA government. So A.Raja’s head has been saved. The Congress has also been embarrassed by Karunanidhi’s son M.K.Alagiri. This Union Fertilizer Minister till date has not attended a single Cabinet meeting nor is he present in the question hour in Parliament.
Once again the UPA partners with the Congress managed to get away with all the scandals, but if this had been a Congress minister instead of Raja his head would have rolled by now.
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