Opinion Its nobodys fault
Arjun Singh is a secular politician. Indeed,he is also a Congress politician and a faithful servant of the Dynasty. Hence,he can do no wrong....
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Arjun Singh is a secular politician. Indeed,he is also a Congress politician and a faithful servant of the Dynasty. Hence,he can do no wrong. Secularists,especially Congress secularists,are never at fault,be it aiding and abetting the killing of 3,000 Sikhs or allowing Shiv Sainiks to attack Muslims,as they did in Mumbai 1993,or for that matter letting Warren Anderson escape despite the death of thousands of Bhopal citizens. They are never brought to trial; indeed,they are regularly rewarded.
Yet,no Congress member is entirely innocent. The crucial point is whether he is about to embarrass the memory or the person of anyone at the top. Natwar Singh was secular and faithful,but he seemed to embarrass the Party leadership and out he went . No trial,no due process; he just became a non-person as far as the Congress was concerned. So Arjun Singh is safe unless someone finds that if he escapes the finger may point higher up all the way to Rajiv Gandhi. This is the point at which Arjun Singh could become a non-person.
When that moment arrives,as it well might,Arjun Singh would be well advised not to resist. He has already once before embarrassed the powers that be by speaking about Rahul Gandhi out of turn. This time is the second and last chance not to get it wrong. If he does resist,he will suddenly find Income Tax officers at his doorstep,a disproportionate assets case against him and the CBI (Congress Bachao Institution) will be in his hot pursuit.
In none of these issues do the people of Bhopal matter a jot. Their city may be ruined but for 26 years no one has cared to de-toxify the site. It is all right for ordinary Indian citizensaam aadmisto live in squalor and even perpetual danger. This will become a contentious problem only if the BJP can be somehow blamed for neglect. This is because only Opposition parties do wrong,especially if they are non-secular (and not needed for the Congress to win elections as in case of Raj Thackeray).Cases for disproportionate assets can only be launched against non-Congress politicians (but withdrawn if their votes are needed in Lok Sabha). Income Tax raids are only meant for non-allies.
The reason for this was well explained by a prominent member of Congress,an ex-Cabinet Minister on a TV channel. He said the Constitution does not guarantee justice. It only provides for the Rule of Law. The purpose of the Rule of Law,I presume,must be to keep the lawyers busy but not to secure justice. This is why we will now go through various contortions about who changed the charges under which Warren Anderson was held. Years will be taken up fighting the escape of the guilty party 26 years after the event,in full knowledge that the person in question will not be extradited. If by some chance there was a possibility of extradition we can rely on CBI to lose the original papers or appear in a foreign court under-prepared ( recall Quattrocchi).
The most important point is that no Congress member in any sort of elected authority, either at the state level in Madhya Pradesh or at the Central level,was responsible for the departure of Warren Anderson from India. Perhaps,a policeman will be discovered for having taken the law in his hands and letting Anderson escape. But no elected member,no politician,no Congress politician,will be held responsible.
Just compare this superior Indian way of conducting our affairs with the way in which US President Barack Obama is conducting his campaign against BP where only a dozen or so people have died. We believe in ahimsa and we follow Gandhijis teachings. We dont abuse our guests even if they have caused severe environmental damage and caused the death of 15,000 people. BP has to create a fund to compensate Americans who have suffered economic damage due to the oil spill. BP CEO Tony Hayward had to appear before Congressional Committees and even face some harsh words from the President.
But thats not our way. No harsh words,no parliamentary investigation. We are not like the US. We are a Secular Socialist Democratic Republic.
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