– Siyaram Pandey ‘Calm’
The date of June 23, 2023 was very special in many respects in Indian politics. Not only India and America, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to do yoga to help 135 countries of the world. America, the world’s oldest democracy, and the largest democratic country, India, kept trying to tie friendship relations. In this pretext, he kept expressing his intention to give a beautiful future to the world and a beautiful world to the future. However, this process had started from the day of International Yoga Day itself and till the end of his visit to Egypt, his efforts would not decrease.
On the one hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated the martyrdom day of Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of the Jana Sangh, at the national level. Remembered his ideas of one country, one mark, one constitution, while on the other hand there was an attempt to make Bihar’s capital Patna once again a stronghold of political movement. Amidst the enjoyment of Litti-Chokha, Gulab Jamun, Jalebi, a total of 30 leaders of 15 parties of the country took a pledge to defeat the BJP. Cried about the undeclared emergency in the country and appealed to Rahul Gandhi, the grandson of Indira Gandhi, who imposed the declared emergency, to become the bridegroom. In fact, it was Lalui’s reply in a comical style to BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad’s political remarks without a bridegroom’s procession, but it was also an attempt to bring all the leaders of the opposition who wanted the post of Prime Minister to the ground from the seventh sky of ambition. When Lalu Prasad Yadav Would like Nitish Kumar’s status in politics to increase so much that he becomes Bhasmasur for his family. Why even if they trust Mamta Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal? One of his protests prevented Mulayam Singh Yadav from becoming the Prime Minister. In such a situation, if he has advised Rahul to get married, then it has its own political implications. The Lalu Yadav who had to undergo jail term of 20-22 months during the Emergency, who has named one of his daughters as Misa in protest against the Emergency, that Lalu Yadav will not do this without any reason to promote the descendants of the Indira family. also need to be understood.
If Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is to be believed, the only objective of the opposition meeting in Patna was that we are together, we will fight together. The next meeting will be held in Shimla. It is certain that this meeting is being held in fear of the growing popularity of Prime Minister Modi in the country and abroad. Mamta Banerjee was even seen saying that if the Modi government comes to power again, there will be no elections in the country. As far as being together is concerned, by criticizing the attitude of the Congress in West Bengal, he has clarified a lot that one leg is moving here and there, the other is with someone.
Omar Abdullah’s reply to Arvind Kejriwal in the Ordinance matter or the practice of Aam Aadmi Party leaders disappearing from the press conference after attending the meeting should be considered as true to the standard of togetherness. As far as opposition unity is concerned, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Several opposition leaders, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, NCP president Sharad Pawar, former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti attended the meeting, shaking hands but were they able to share their hearts? Can unite at the level of ideology, the answer is yet to be found. Although all these leaders are uniting to save the country, but there is also a big truth that in the center of their concern is the protection of their family politics.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is saying that she will not allow Gandhi’s country to become Godse’s country, but the way her family has shown soft-heartedness towards separatist forces in Kashmir, does that ideology even come close to Gandhiji’s ideology? . If there is a meeting and the posters are not put up, it doesn’t work anyway. How could the land of Patna be an exception to this? Posters were also put up there and the shop of love was also decorated. Every question is desirous of an answer. For every action there is a reaction. If BJP is accused, if it is called a dictator, if it is called anti-national, then it also had to say something. He also hung some posters to settle scores. Save the family and Thugs of India banner-posters also started waving amidst the anti-Modi posters in Patna. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin even called this meeting a war cry against the fascist autocratic regime. When was SP chief Akhilesh Yadav going to remain silent in such a situation? He talked about the struggle to save the country. Mamta Banerjee even said that if blood flows then let it flow. We will fight. We will fight to save the country. Anyway, there is no election in West Bengal without bloodshed. So will this time’s election be fought in the midst of bloodshed.
If BJP leaders are accusing the opposition of misbehaving with the Congress which imposed emergency in the country, then what is wrong with it? Sitting with Mehbooba Mufti and D Raja of Uddhav Thackeray in this meeting only tells that this is the emergency of the opposition. The emergency in which there is neither room for dignity nor for ideologies, principles and ideals. If Uddhav Thackeray had paid attention to the statement of his father Balasaheb Thackeray, he would not have liked to go to the Congress. Balasaheb Thackeray had said on several occasions that he would never allow Shiv Sena to become Congress and the day he had to join hands with Congress, he would close his shop.
Today the situation is that his shop has been closed not by anyone else but by his son. This meeting can be a photo session but cannot become the voice of unity. Just as it is not possible to kill by raising pleas, in the same way unity is not possible by keeping selfishness in front. Friendship is not possible between a snake and a mongoose, but if the water starts flowing above the head, then both become fearless for a short time and settle on the same branch. When does Ker and Ber’s relationship last anyway. Congress, CPI(M), Trinamool have thirty-six relations among all. No one wants anyone’s entry in their political territory, then how will there be coordination? And even if the big leaders of these parties coordinate with each other, will it not be cheating with the grassroots workers of their party? It’s just the same thing that if we don’t meet our hearts, we keep shaking hands, keep hiding our corruption.
As far as Nitish is concerned, he is not so mindless that CPI, CPM, CPIML, PDP, National Conference, AAP or Shiv Sena, who have lost and almost disappeared from the scene of politics, have the power of one or two seats in the Lok Sabha elections. Prepare a big political option on the basis of Uddhav. The position of his own party Janata Dal United was not such that it could win even ten seats in the Lok Sabha elections on its own strength. Even though JDU’s seats had increased in alliance with BJP, but in 2014 they got only two seats in the Lok Sabha by contesting elections on their own. Most of the 15 parties involved in the opposition meeting are mired in corruption. Their sleepless nights are anyway missing due to the fear of CBI and Enforcement Directorate action. A scared person cannot protect himself, how can he protect the country. The country today needs a responsible and honest visionary leader full of confidence. Does today’s opposition live up to this test? Being complacent is one thing while taking the country forward is another. Whether the meeting is held in Patna or Shimla, as long as the opposition parties have their own tactics and interests, till then the needle of the evening will move on Sengar.
Prime Minister would like to become Nitish as well as Mamta, Rahul would also like to become and Kejriwal too. When Nitish can become the Chief Minister of Bihar many times even after his party’s less seats, then why can’t other parties dream of becoming the Prime Minister? In such a situation, who is or can be with whom, it can be easily imagined. A paper boat can be floated in a river. One cannot be sure about his future. The country is not run by ambitions, it is run by good intentions. Runs with sacrifice and dedication. I wish the leaders of the country could follow this simple thing.
(The writer is associated with Hindusthan Samachar.)
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