Opinion Naxal Opportunity
The Organiser accused the Congress of an opportunistic response in the aftermath of the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh
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Naxal Opportunity
The Organiser accused the Congress of an opportunistic response in the aftermath of the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh,suggesting that its narrow political considerations are only weakening the fight. The Organiser editorial says,The party ruling at the national level has to show a bigger heart and it must not sabotage the entire operation for political gain. Development in such vulnerable regions is impossible if any of the national parties start eyeing political gains. Before allowing its leaders to issue such baseless statements [about the BJPs Chhattisgarh government the Congress high command must set its own house in order. Both Panchjanya and the Organiser appear to be fuelling conspiracy theories by highlighting certain suspicious facts. People in Chhattisgarh are asking who was present and who was not in the Congress rally,who came first,who came late,who survived and who got caught in the attack,says the cover story in the Organiser. Another article in the Organiser seeks to blame Congress members for violating the SoPs while travelling in Maoist-affected regions. The Organiser cautions the Chhattisgarh government that while the anger and concern of the Congress leaders may be justified,there are apprehensions that they will not stop from making politically suggestive and loaded statements and suggests that Chief Minister Raman Singhs real test of leadership will be in effectively countering the attempts of the Congress party to politicise this issue to its benefit. Both Parivar weeklies have carried interviews of Singh,where he asserts that the operation [against Naxals will continue.
IPL Parivar
The issue of spot-fixing in the IPL continues to attract the attention of the Organiser and Panchjanya,with both carrying interviews of former cricketers and BJP leaders Chetan Chauhan and Kirti Azad,to highlight the challenge of making cricket free of betting. Chauhan,in an article in the Organiser,has stressed the need to frame a law under the IPC to book and punish those involved in fixing. All the players,officials,umpires… and the board should be included in the proposed act. Another article in the Organiser speculates that the three cricketers arrested are scapegoats and that it is possible that other,more famous and better connected,names,both cricketers and non-cricketers are also involved. The article asks if we can accept that only Sreesanth,Chandila and Chavan were involved in gambling running into hundreds,perhaps thousands,of crores? Chauhans article suggests that a syndicate is being operated from outside the country and there is information that the centre could either be the Middle East or Pakistan. While Chauhan blames BCCI chairman N Srinivasan,Azad,in his interview in Panchjanya,criticises politicians for their silence. Azad asserts that every one [of the BCCI members is keen to become BCCI chairman and that might be the reason for the politicians joining ranks to cover-up the scandal.
Temple of Democracy
As the BJP prepares for the coming election year,its ideological partner,the VHP,has decided to mobilise popular support for a Ram Temple at Ayodhya. Both Sangh Parivar weeklies have carried reports of the VHP leaders petition to the president requesting him to solve the Ram Janmbhoomi issue through Parliament [sic. Both weeklies have published photographs of the VHP delegation with President Pranab Mukherjee.
Compiled by Ravish Tiwari
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