We are taught as children by our parents, elders of the house and our teachers to be polite, to think before we speak and not to use harsh words which may hurt others feelings. And of course not to hit below the belt. The new BJP President Nitin Gadkari has obviously forgotten all those teachings or becoming the BJP President at a young age has gone to his head and he has lost it. His name to take over the party was a surprise to one and all I am sure including him too. We all know he is a RSS man and as he claimed to failed as if now. The frustration of the Opposition is not lost to anyone.
In the BJP there have been leaders like Vajpayee, Advani even Jaswant and Yashwant who have hit out time and again at the Congress but not using language that is unparliamentarily & insulting. Gadkari, it seems wants to create an atmosphere or an aura around him at the moment where he will be noticed and talked about. It is also a part of political agenda. People like us may object to his way of functioning or his use of language. But I am sure that the masses he is trying to impress and appeal to like this language and aggressive behaviour that may connect to it because he is going down to that level but is this the right way of politics? In a democracy, political parties are an integral aspect of civil society which, by definition, abjures violence, including that of language. The present BJP Chief has had his position thrust upon him as a historical irony. It is up to him to grow into the graces and intellectual suaveness that his position demands, and not continue to be held back by ways of the mofussil counter-elite.
The Congress or the NCP or the Communists don’t have this way of functioning and they still get votes. Rahul Gandhi barely speaks or the new MPs like Supriya Suley or Akhilesh Singh Deo from Orissa also need their presence felt but they need to do it through work, determination and dignity. You don’t need to insult someone or use foul language to make your presence felt. On national television where children in houses are watching such shows, a bad impression this guy must be leaving on their mind. It is high time that all political parties think before they speak and do not come out to personal attacks and foul languages. Why is it that non-Congress people who come down to spoil decorum of an institution, how can you have Tea, Samosas and Biryani sitting in Vidhan Sabha? It is disgusting and painful. It is sad to see how low our politicians can fall to create a sensation. Statements can be made and have a better effect when the intelligent, witty and to the point. I wish the RSS and BJP High Command ask their new President to a bit more civilized so that the public can atleast switch on the television and read the newspaper which they can share with their children who are future of this country.
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