"WE NEED GOOD GOVERNANCE"
People of this country need only those politicians who have a clean image and can deliver the goods
The Cabinet reshuffle rumours are making rounds and the Ministers and their coterie are spreading stories about their extraordinary achievements. One, of course doesn’t understand why only the High Command knows about who is to be sacked or promoted. The insecure Ministers are busy lobbying for themselves. Some have even hired professionals to help spread the good work that has been put in by the Minister. Others are making loud noises about the work not done by the Government.
It is a known fact that whenever a Cabinet is formed has to be on the basis of seniority and merit alone. The Prime Minister knows that the UPA-II having completed two years will now be forced into forming a Cabinet which is clean and can achieve goals. If one compares the stint of UPA-I with UPA-II, one will realise that many people who had put in hard work are out while the new entrants are just sitting pretty without doing any work. They either do not have the necessary experience or are too scared to take a decision in case it back fires and they end up taking the flak for it.
What we need today is governance. We don’t want people who keep running around looking busy but deliver no results. A people’s movement like fighting corruption is an extremely sensitive issue and any hasty decision should be avoided at all costs. What happened at Ramlila Grounds last week was unfortunate. And even it was necessary, it could have been done in a much civilized way. In fact, some self-appointed spokesperson from the Congress should not be allowed to speak with the media. Many people know that the entire drama that was played out could not have been carried out with the consent of the UPA chairperson. Sonia Gandhi is too sensitive to issues and would not have allowed this midnight drama.
It will probably take a year to sort out the mess that the scams have created. During this time many other self-proclaimed Civil Society rakhwalas will organise satyagrahs for the sake of publicity and self-importance. Our news starved media will give them 24X7 coverage. It is almost funny. Will the Government never learn? Senior Ministers running to the airport to receive a Yoga guru. They should have sent Baba Ramdev back from the airport and not given him any importance.
The Government says one thing, the Congress contradicts it and the National Advisory Committee gives a different picture. All we need is politicians who are civil and respectful. For the time being the stars of the Prime Minister and the Congress are good. As our Yoga expert turned into activist would say grah dasha and karm are good. Also our opposition is not united, there is too much infighting. If today they decide to form a united front and put forth a suitable name for the Prime Minister’s candidature, the UPA-II will definitely be history.
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