Wednesday, May 20, 2009

OPPORTUNISM IN POLITICS


There was a time – Jai Prakash Narayan was several times invited by Pt. Nehru to join his cabinet but each time he refused to oblige him. Jai Prakash narayan clearly told that his ideology and way of working did not match with Nehru style, as such there was no question of joining the union cabinet in his leadership. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also offered a respectable post in the party by Pt. Nehru in 1957 to which he also politely refused.

What happened to politicians of present era? No body wants to sit in opposition. Last year in July, 2008, Mayawati’s BSP voted against UPA, opposing the nuclear deal on behest of left parties. They exploited her slept ambition of being Prime Minister of India. She started day dreaming. During last general election she used unparliamentary language for Congress, especially for Rahul Gandhi. Now she has extended unconditional support for Congress-led UPA government. Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party also announced its support in Mayawati’s style despite the UPA’s reluctance to include it in the new government. Laloo Yadav also fought election against congress by tooth and nail. He has also extended his unconditional support to Congress without being formally requested to do so. Another aspirant of coveted chair of Prime Minister, the leader of evaporated Third Front Devegauda has also extended his support without consulting his mentor, the left leader Prakash Karat.

Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, Miss Mayawati and Mr. Laloo Yadav are afraid of CBI where a number of corruption cases are pending against them. Mr. Devegauda is a very cunning politician. His eyes are simply on a berth for his son in union cabinet.

The politics in India has entered into a new era of opportunism where there is no place for principles, ideologies, character and high moral values.

3 comments:

  1. Coalition politics brings with itself more of political corruption than coalition. It causes chaos and confusion more than an agreement.Indian people have to identify this fact and try to vote intelligently varying their voting patterns for state and centre elections. A strong government which gets an absolute mandate by the citizens of India obliterates opportunism from politics. I may be wrong but I think people have gradually realised the importance of a strong central government. I will strongly advocate for a restriction of regional parties from centre elections. The world is not ideal so instead of urging the politicians for being idealistic we should think of ways by which we can enforce idealism by making laws and regulations.

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  2. I agree to the point that Mulayam and Mayawati are tarnishing the image of politician like J.P. Narayan and Atal Bihari Ji and manipulating their power in the fulfilment of selfish and humiliating motives by all means....but in some way or some how, we are also responsible for them in this Democratic system

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  3. Mr Amit,
    You are perfectly right. It is we who have elected such corrupt politicians. We cannot shift responsibility to others.

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