Four months ago, I exercised my right to vote for the second time, first being the Delhi assembly polls. The moment was special for me as it reminded me of countless volatile political debates witnessed at family gatherings, during smoky train journeys and in the company of experienced elders. I thought that the right would sort of make me qualified to have a say during such discussions of ‘learned’ and ‘politically aware’ people.
Currently, the political subject that has been consistently dominating in the family circle is the Djinn of Jinnah made alive by Jaswant, ‘the Allahdin’. “This’ll open a huge cane of worms for BJP,” declared an aunt, discussing the issue flamboyantly at an evening get-together. Even I made a statement to claim my political ‘genius’ over her.
‘C’ is the alphabet behind the present turmoil in BJP. And of course, the solution lies in the same alphabet. Guess what?
BJP could not stand Jaswant Singh’s chaishta (dare) of turning Jinnah’s ghost alive. Hence, the Chintan Baithak ended in chaos not before holding Jaswant a culprit.
This is sheer ‘C’-grading of politics, felt the ‘golden boy’ of BJP Atal Bihari Vajpayee and chided the party for suspending Jaswant. He must have got upset for making his Hanuman a Ravan, days before Dusshera.
It further triggered another mutiny within the party voiced by Arun Shourie, another ‘tall’ leader of the party with differences. Shourie took the media way to express his dissatisfaction in words galore…
I am afraid if the party’s ‘Tarzan’ is still to announce more expulsion orders!
The lesson for the ‘humpty dumpty’ party is to rise from its conservative cocoon before witnessing the final fall. Sheer chintan (introspection) is needless without chaitna (consciousness) among its workers. The party needs a bold surgery to stitch its wounds of defiance, ego-clashes and indiscipline to close another cacophonic chapter.
The side-effect:
Guess what! Even the complacent Congress is jealous because there is something matchless about BJP leaders for they use loads of metaphors at one time, hogging the entire limelight.
For now, Congress should find a solace in their bickering Opposition that has no time for criticism for the government. What a co-operative Opposition!
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