A Party with a difference? Something extra.

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I was hoping and still hoping that the BJP forms a majority coalition government in 2014. This is good for Democracy in India, since you don't want the same party running a country for more than two terms unless its the LDP in Japan backed by the super efficient strategically minded bureaucrats in that country. Then in that situation you have the same party running the country for 60 odd years within Japan's USA guided Democracy. But it still comes out as a success within the broad parameters of a Japanese structured society, with the inherent Japanese culture intact.....despite the presence of certain aspects of American culture with MacDonalds, and Imperial military bases.

But with the recent Mumbai false flag ops carried out by the forces who don't want greater dialogue and cooperation between Pakistan and India, AND the BJP's unimaginative reaction to that tragic event, one sees that the BJP has a long way to go to earn their Brownie points.

They failed to see the historical trend of where things really are in South Asian relations strategically, and within SAARC broadly....and instead opted for a cheap reflective pot shot at Pakistan. The JEWSA covertly/overtly gives Pakistan any where between $5--7 billion in annual security aid, AND bankrolls the ISI...so if any real hard evidence emerges of Pakistani complicity than the JEWSA has to be taken to task as to why and where the Pakistanis get their "Dutch courage" to take on mighty India.




I thought, gleaned from my sources that IM and SIMI were RAW run outfits, without any linkages to the JEWSA funded ISI, and that certain sections of RAW have rather close intimate relations with MOSSAD (in a BJP kind of way). This has been the case since the early 1980's when they "co-operated" over the Sri Lankan civil war and the TERRORIST Tamil Tigers training, arming and funding. The Israelis went one better by arming, training and funding both sides later.(Victor Ostrovsky)

As pointed out by smart strategically minded Indians, both 26/11 and 13/7 were carried out just prior to the respective neighbors embarking on major bi-lateral negotiations........in the Siv Sena run City, with its considerable links to the MAFIA, and its Jewish historical background. In a city with such "unique qualities" and locale, the usual pointing of fingers MUST BE AVOIDED, despite the Pakistani military's failed state reputation since 1947, when the country was first created by the British, along with the ISI a year later, mentoring and guiding it directly into 1959........by Major General R. Cawthome, then Deputy Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Army.

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The BJP is indeed the party with a difference...and that DIFFERENCE is its natural reflective reach for the RSS/Pune based terrorist and communalist position.

But the sum total of India is not communalist.

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Don't react, BJP. Act!

Rajesh Kalra at TOI blog.

The BJP government in Karnataka is doddering yet again with reports that the state’s Lokayukta, Justice Santosh Hegde, has named the chief minister, BS Yeddyurappa, for illegal plunder of state’s iron ore resources. Although the report cuts across party lines and names bigwigs from other parties as well, the BJP being the ruling party, the mud will stick the most on it and its chief minister.

The BJP, which has often projected itself as a party with a difference, finds itself increasingly cornered when it comes to Karnataka, the first southern state it wrested power in. But what could have been its crowning glory in the south is increasingly turning into a slew of embarrassments. Remember the land deals and the consequent run-ins with the state governor, the problems between the CM and the Reddy brothers of Bellary and so on?

Rather than showing it as a party with a difference, such cases only endorse the general sentiment among the people, already sick of corruption-related issues in the country, that the only difference between the BJP and the Congress is that there is no difference.

One need not go far. When the BJP-led NDA came to power at the Centre, I remember having long discussions with those who hold important positions within the party hierarchy now, and then. I used to tell them repeatedly that the voter may have given the Congress several chances, but it won’t give you as many. Why? Because it expects someone to give them good governance, and because you have come with a lot of promise, expectations from you are high and your failure to deliver would mean that the anger against you would be amplified. So, you should forget about making money hand over fist and concentrate on the genuine welfare of the masses. They will reward you with infinitely more powers the next time. But it was easier said than done.

I have no hesitation in saying that some of the new benchmarks in corruption were set by some of the high-profile ministers in that government. Some of them were a law unto themselves, while some held important positions completely disregarding the conflict of interest with corporates that benefitted from their association. It was not surprising, therefore, when the party was voted out.

Towards the end of the tenure, there were some attempts to redeem the situation, but it was already too late. I am afraid the party may find itself on a similar wicket this time around. And although the area in question is just one state, the repercussions would be nationwide, thanks to the 24x7 relentless media exposure. Honestly, where does this leave the party that is trying to trap the ruling UPA and Congress in a series of corruption cases? There is yet no credible opposition strategy to encircle them and the Karnataka episode would make any move tougher. It would seem like the pot calling the kettle black.

I was surprised to see the BJP respond to the latest Lokayukta report that it is too early to react. Too early to react, perhaps, but it may already be too late to act. We have seen these past few years the most corrupt government ever at the Centre. Given a chance, voters would want to see the end of this rule immediately. But if they see that the alternative is what it is, they feel confused and cheated.

If the BJP and opposition had any spunk, and sense, they would waste no more time in cajoling some of the powerful regional biggies, but crack the whip. It may result in some instant loss of power, but in the eyes of the voters nationwide, it may just yet play to role of boosting their credibility.

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