During the stint of Rabri Devi in Bihar, people wondered to know who was the real Chief Minister of the state. For the last nine years, the same question has been looming at the Centre . People at large are at their wit’s end to know who runs the show. The scenario, for the present has shifted to UP. There is no doubt about the Netaji, who by far is the super Chief Minster. Over and above him, there are three others in the party hierarchy who just care a fig for Akhilesh Singh in whose name SP wrote Chief Ministership. Suchch confusions have already taken place in Bihar, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and partly J&K, caused by family rule.
Saifuddin Soz, though very senior, was ignored by Farooq Abdullah while passing National Council mantle to his son Umar. Raghubansh Prasad Singh was very senior in the RJD but Lalu, caught in the fodder scam and some other cases vacated the throne of Bihar for Rabriji as their siblings were minor. Karunanidhi ignored his eldest son and made Stalin the DMK party head. The anointing of Akhilesh in UP was just another link in the chain. Obviously, the ignored party seniors, though silent before Netaji’s stature, feel jealous and consider themselves not at all inferior to the CM. As a result, they are often seen working at cross purposes. Azam Khan did not accompany the CM going to meet the riot victims of Muzaffarnagar and he was not rebuked. He has been caught in a sting operation, instgating riots and the state govt has no courage to touch him. A brother of Mulayam commented that except Netaji, none other was indispensible and he was silenced.
Durga Nagpal was suspended instantly on a false charge by a SP sand mafia. Her husband, also an IAS officer was transferred to a distant place. The present state ADG, law and order has desired to be shifted to the centre and proceeded on leave. One important family member challenged the Centre to take back all civil servants and the work in UP would be handled by the state cadre officers. In last 15 months of the Akhilesh Govt, some thirty riots have taken place in the state claiming nearly 100 iives. Due to non-performing ministers and demoralized administration, nobody is serious and riots occur under their nose. When the Govt wakes up, they disown any responsibility under the plea that the BJP was the root cause and if the things go still worse, they suspend and transfer distt. Magistrates and Superintendents of Police. It is a dangerous trend as the as the so-called corrective measures are intended simply to favour the vote bank. When there is a riot resulting in casualties on both sides, why only the followers of a single party are being hounded. The Jat Mahapanchayat was attended by the people belonging to different political parties including the ruling SP. Then why only a particular party and community is being targeted. The administrative machinery appears to have collapsed and strangely enough the Centre is mute.
The message to the states is clear that without serving the people, if any political party in power becomes the empire of a particular family, such grievous mistakes are bound to occur. The electorate who have several times enthroned and dethroned govts, see everything. Rating them as gullible will amount to self-defeating.
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