BOOKS OR BOMBSHELLS

                                                  

It is said that ‘musibat’ does not come alone. On the eve of the general election, which is already on, and at a time when a decade long UPA Govt is shaky for its non-performance and unassertive prime minster, the appearance of two books appears to have landed as a bolt from the blue. The worst part is that the authors happen to be insiders and so the facts unravelled by them just cannot be wished away. The charge of Dr Manmohan Singh being a weak PM is so strongly vindicated here that the Congress think-tank finds it difficult to explain away convincingly.

The first book entitled, The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh is written by seasoned journalist Sanjay Baru , who was his media adviser in UPA-II. Baru has dealt in detail many national and internal issues which came to his personal notice. But the most important point is that Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the UPA Chairperson used to see govt files and take decisions which the PM was helplessly endorsing. She had constituted an advisory board which advised her and Dr Singh meekly signed on the dotted lines. Baru has quoted several examples of decisions including selection of a minister, when the PM was deliberately bypassed. It has several dangerous interpretations. Firstly, it was the blatant violation of the official secrecy, that there were two centres of power and Mrs Gandhi was remotely controlling the Govt without any responsibility. Digvijay Singh says that the book got published with Modi’s money. The public is wise enough to chafe out the truth.

The second book entitled, ‘Crusader or Concpirator: Coalgate and other Truths’ is written by P.C. Parakh, ex-coal Secretary. He was holding this office in 2005 when the ministry was being headed by Dr Singh himself. He has straight way charged that if the PM was committed, he could stop the loot of this natural wealth of the nation. Parakh has charged that despite his suggestions to give licence on a better term, the PM surrendered to Mrs Gandhi, ministers and some MPs of different political parties. It is a huge scam and the authorities have put all stumbling blocks to stop truth surfacing. Even the CBI is not above board and the excuse of missing files is still more suspicious. The nation wants to know the truth at least from the new government.