Does AAP intend to field such communal Generals in 2014 ? As a "clean"candidate ? Please ask your friend Arvind.
IAC condemns such articles by ignorant and foolish Generals who don't know ABC of India's history.
You may kindly refer to the General's opinion on how Mahatma Gandhi (F***er of the nation) allegedly achieved Independence by non-violent means and the F***er's role in Chauri Chaura incident which triggered formation of the Hindustan Republican Association of freedom fighters which actually secured us our Independence.
False in One is False in All !!!
Sarbajit
An excellent article by General SK Sinha, Former Governor J&K & assam which reinforces what Justice K Nath has brought out below
Subject: Facts Belie Hopes - India Already A Banana Republic !!!!!
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:27:07 +0530
On way to being banana republic
Author: SK Sinha
The shenanigans of the Congress and parties like the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party during the debate and voting on FDI in multi-brand retail in Parliament has exposed the complete lack of moral values in our politics today. We are headed towards disaster
As an ordinary citizen with no political affiliation, I felt disillusioned while listening to the high voltage recent debate in Parliament on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. In an open society one can legitimately have contrary views on any issue. There was merit on both sides during the debate in Parliament. It is a matter of individual preference to concur with the views of either. The standard of debate per se was high, particularly the debating skill of leaders of Opposition like Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. The ruling party through dubious floor management won the day but the Opposition managed to expose the former's feet of clay. The pyrrhic victory of the ruling party was hardly anything to gloat over. The Opposition parties may have lost the battle in 2012 but it may help them to win the war in 2014 or earlier. Be that as it may, my reaction — and that surely of many others — was that we witnessed the destruction of the fundamental fabric of democracy and moral values getting buried five fathoms deep.
We won our independence under the leadership of the Father of the Nation. He encouraged the Indian people wallowing in the dust of poverty, ignorance and slavery to demand — and succeed in gaining — independence, forcing the mightiest and largest empire known to history, to quit this country. And this was achieved through the unique weapon of non-violence in politics, breaking an altogether new ground. He demonstrated how politics can be played by a saint, keeping both the means and the end noble. When success appeared to be within grasp, to the dismay of his followers he called off the non-co-operation movement due to the unfortunate Chauri Chaura incident.
Today the 'grand old party' once led by the Mahatma himself and which he wanted to be disbanded after Independence, has now been virtually been done so by the present lot of Congressmen. Thus, we now have a new brand of Gandhi and a new brand of Congress. The complete metamorphosis of both took place from the time of Indira Gandhi. That was the era in which then president of Congress, Dev Kant Baruah, had maintained, 'India is Indira and Indira is India'.
He was formulating the North-East policy of the Congress in regard to illegal migrants from Bangladesh. He was being assisted in this by Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, then Cabinet Minister and later President of India, and Moinul Haq Chowdhry, then Cabinet Minister who till 1947 had been Private Secretary to Mohammad Ali Jinnah. B K Nehru, closely related to the Congress first family, was then Governor of Assam and veteran Congress leader BP Chaliha was the Chief Minister of the State. Their recommendation on curbing illegal migrants was summarily dismissed by the Congress High Command. BK Nehru in his autobiography, Nice Guys Finish Second, laments that the old Congress gave priority to national interests but the priority of the new Congress was entirely different; now, party interest came before national interest.
In 1989, there was a clash between the old brand Gandhi and the new brand Gandhi in the electoral battle at Amethi. Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma Gandhi, lost to Rajiv Gandhi by a large margin. I wonder what would be the reaction of Jawaharlal Nehru and his mentor, the Mahatma, watching from heaven the contest between their grandsons. A recent remark by a Cabinet Minister that he would sacrifice his life for the sake of Sonia Gandhi shows the new culture of loyalty in the party. Though the Mahatma was deeply revered by the nation, no one in the party staked a claim to sacrifice his life for his sake. Sacrificing one's life for the motherland is left to the lowly soldier and not the high and mighty in the Congress.
In the wake of the recent Parliamentary debate, one saw yet another metamorphosis of the Congress. A Cabinet Minister of the Coalgate fame had the audacity to declare that democracy is run by numbers and not on moral principles. In Britain, Lloyd George had asserted that what is morally wrong cannot be politically right. The values practised by past Congress leaders like Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Lal Bahadur Shastri have now become totally irrelevant for the Congress.
Uttar Pradesh is the largest State of India. It has always dominated politics at the Centre. Today, the duo of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati is providing life-support to the tottering Government at Delhi. By saying one thing during the Parliamentary debate on FDI and acting in another way when the time came to vote, they have reduced Parliamentary proceedings to a theatre of the absurd. Of course this does not bother them as they are confident that their caste-based vote bank will remain unaffected. These regional leaders have prime ministerial ambitions and so have some other regional party leaders. Sometimes I wonder if one is now witnessing the re-enactment of the later Mughal period with powerful regional subedars being beyond the control of Delhi. That had led to the eventual disintegration of India.
The main Opposition party, the BJP, is in disarray. It has a galaxy of able leaders with integrity but they are perceived to be squabbling amongst themselves. The party with a difference has now become a party with differences. Its crusade against mind-boggling numerous corruption cases of the ruling party stands compromised by alleged corruption within its own ranks. For the last few years it had chosen to co-exist with its blatantly corrupt Chief Minister of Karnataka and failed to take prompt action against him. The latter kept blackmailing the party high command for a long time, and has now broken away from the BJP to form his own outfit. Thus, for the sake of retaining power in Karnataka, the party has tarnished its chances of gaining power in Delhi. On top of this, its past president is now serving a jail sentence for corruption, and a can of worms has opened involving its present president. Thus, the perception among many people is that there is little to choose between the Congress and the BJP. It is a case of six of one and half a dozen of the other.
The Assembly election in Gujarat is of great significance. It is not only a tussle for power in the State but is being seen as preparing for the contest between the challenger and the heir apparent in the Parliamentary election. From all accounts, Chief Minister Narendra Modi seems to be all set for a third successive win in the State's Assembly election, but his margin of victory remains to be seen. As for the coming Parliamentary election, it is difficult to predict its results at this stage. The result of the Gujarat Assembly election will have a definite impact on the former.
No matter which party comes to power at the Centre in 2014 or earlier — the Congress-led UPA, the BJP-led NDA or a Third Front of regional parties with or without the support of a national party — the great challenge will be to rejuvenate our democracy, revive the majesty of Parliament and restore moral values. All of these suffered a beating in the recent Parliamentary debate on FDI. If we fail to do so, India will be seen to have become a banana republic.
(The writer is a former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir and Assam)
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