2G and other scams‏

25-Nov-2010
Dear Jayanthi Natarajan, Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi, Arun Jeitley, Ravi Shankar Prasad

More you try to defend PM on 2G scam, more people of India will disbelieve his innocence. Yesterday nobody dared to use the word ‘guilty’ against him. Toady all channels are asking whether PM is guilty of omission. I heard Mr. Sibal’s interview with Borkha and Arnab. I must confess that all his replies went top of my head. Mr. Sibal was trying to hide behind misused phrase ‘Law will take its own course’. In India law takes its own course selectively because of corrupt politicians. 

As a citizen of India I am worried that even after 3 years, PM failed to recognize that a scam has happened in allocation of 2G spectrum. PM used all his tricks to bury the scam and re-appointed Raja as telecom minister in UPA II. He was almost successful. It is his misfortune that media again picked up the news after CAG report. Congress spokespersons left no stone unturned to confuse people about CAG report calling it 'presumptuous'.

Mr. Sibal called PM as a sensitive man. I strongly refute it. He is a selfish man whose only objective is to save PM's chair by allowing his coalition partners to loot the country. I know he is not getting any commission from the stolen money, but he does not have enough courage and character to stop the scam which any self respecting person could have stopped easily. He deliberately chose the scam to happen to save his government. Can you believe no action was taken against Raja for 3 years? Under intense media pressure congress persuaded DMK to ask Raja to resign. However we must congratulate PM for auctioning 3G spectrum.

Mr. Tewari and Ms Natarajan always speak about how congress took high moral ground by forcing Kalmandi, Chavan and Raja to resign. The definition of morality is so blurred now that it is limited to resignation only temporarily. Mr. Deshmukh also resigned after 26/11 and he is back to power within a year.

Damage is already done whether you accept it or not. Only way to salvage is to recover the money, prosecuting the guilty and creation of one more layer of check over and above cabinet/ministry. The layer should be created with people of impeccable integrity and achiever like Dr. Kalam or University professors or sportspersons or Mr. Tata. Collectively they will clear any policy of the government. They will be like jury.

Bihar election could be the game changer for Indian politics. This is the first time an uncharismatic non controversial person fought an election only on development issue and overshadowed charisma of Rahul Gandhi. Important lesson from Bihar election is that people are fade up with corrupt politicians and they are waiting to grab any honest man coming their way. Point to be noted in spite of alliance with BJP, large number of Muslims voted for Mr. Nitish Kumar and he had the courage to say no to Modi to campaign in Bihar. Loyalty has been shifted from a party or a leader to development and ability to bring decisive change to lives of millions. That is the only reason of Mr. Kumar's victory in Bihar.

BJP did irreparable damage to their image by not sacking Karnataka CM. They bowed to money power. Yeddy came, he slapped entire top brass of BJP, he blackmailed the party and left keeping his CM's chair intact. It is far better to have a mid-term poll than compromising with corruption. Unfortunately Mr. Chandan Mitra or Mr. Jaitley didn't realise that. They stuck to same bizarre rubbish arguments as congress spokespersons on Kalamandi or 2G to defend indefensible. If Anil Kumble and his team mates form a new political party, there is a high chance that they can form a government in next assembly election in Karnataka.

If BJP and Congress don't clean themselves, we will see sharp rise of regional powers and fractious coalition at the centre. This is dangerous for our country.