Tarun Chugh
The people in the country accord highest priority to civility in conduct by political leaders. But a large section of the Opposition parties lack even the basic courtesy. The utter disregard to the Constitution mandated protocol by the Opposition leaders is sickening. Such visceral disregard to civility in political life is also suggestive of desperation in the ranks of the Opposition in the face of ever rising popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Sadly, the Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, Congress, Left parties and others have taken disrespecting the Constitutional positions and protocols as means of politics. Congress egged on the Opposition parties to force the washout of the Budget session solely to protect the family interests of the Gandhis. Such coming together to shield dynastic interests is against the interests of democracy.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao continues to insult the federalism system by skipping the functions of PM Modi. This is against the spirit of the Constitution. His utter disregard to the protocol is despite the fact that PM Modi is spearheading development of Telangana.
By abstaining from the programme of PM Modi, KCR shows arrogance, besides becoming a barrier for PM Modi meeting the people of Telangana. Discomfort of KCR is because of his family-oriented politics, which is deeply involved in corruption.
KCR cannot see PM Modi in his eyes. It’s a serious lapse on the part of KCR that he slips away whenever PM Modi visits Telangana. His utter disrespect to protocol, as laid out by the Constitution, is a sign of deep nervousness. PM Modi is welcomed by the people all across the country with open hearts. The joy among the people of Telangana whenever PM Modi visits the state can be seen on the street.
PM Modi has earned the love of the people, cutting across caste, class, creed and religion on the basis of his hard work for the wellbeing of the citizens. But the Telangana chief minister has reasons to panic at the sight of PM Modi, which explains why he never fails to skip official protocols during the visit of the prime minister.
KCR has overseen one of the most corrupt regime in any of the states in the country. The paper leaks of examinations in Telangana are a new normal. The papers of the public service commission also gets leaked. Such leaked papers make rounds on the Whatsapp of the people summarily.
The BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay had also received one such leaked paper on his whatsapp as had been the case with several other politicians. The people in the state have legitimate concerns that mafias run Telangana where corruption is the only means to move forward in all walks of life. Bandi Sanjay being a committed soldier of the BJP, who is devoted to the wellbeing of the people, has been agitating in Telangana against rampant corruption of KCR and his government.
But the KCR government sought to silence him by arresting him under a dubious charge. The court promptly freed Bandi Sanjay, because there was no merit in the case. It has become a norm in Telangana where the state police would summarily arrest leaders of the BJP. The state government has also faced flaks from the Parliamentary privilege committee for one such reckless action against an MP.
It’s indeed disturbing that KCR has murdered democracy even while the people had elected him through democratic means. It may be stated that KCR muzzled democracy to give a cover to his clan positioned in all the spheres of the state government. The clan members supervise the loot of the resources of the state, while denying the legitimate aspirations of the people, particularly the poor and the weaker sections of the society.
The hallmark of a corrupt regime has also been seen in the Indian politics with the emergence of the family members in the ruling parties at some places. Telangana is one such example where KCR has brought his entire clan to lord over his party and the state Government.
Liquor mafia runs the show in Telangana. The state government has been found wanting to act against the liquor mafia. This is now unravelling, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is going to the depth of the nexus of the politicians with the liquor mafia.
The KCR family members have indulged in enacting political drama after they became certain that the ED would take the case to the logical conclusion. This has clearly set in palpable nervousness in the ranks of the ruling party in Telangana.
KCR has also pressed panic button after becoming convinced that the popularity of PM Modi is only rising in Telangana. This is for the reason that PM Modi in the last nine years has worked for the wellbeing of the small and marginal farmers by protecting their honour with PM Kissan Nidhi Scheme and weeding out middlemen in procurement of the foodgrains and distribution of urea.
KCR is in panic in the face of increasing unpopularity of his government. He is now resorting to undemocratic and repressive measures to stifle the voice of the BJP. But he is harbouring misplaced notions. The people of the country have always thrown such people who have shown anti-democratic mindsets. KCR may have forgotten, but even the most repressive of the regimes have been thrown out by the people for failing to respect the democratic norms.
The BJP would be unwavering in its struggle for the legitimate rights of the people in Telangana. The people in Telangana are fed up with the KCR and his family rule. The BJP leadership is committed to protect the interests of the people of Telangana, and democracy will be fully restored in the state soon.
(The author is the National General Secretary of the BJP)
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