Opposition
parties, including the Congress, are aggrieved by its defeat in the three
states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The mother-son duo and
other leaders of the Congress were almost confident of their victory in
Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and were sure that they will be able to wipe out the
BJP from Madhya Pradesh. After seeing how promises made during Karnataka
elections had worked in getting them a majority, the Congress leadership used
similar strategy to woo voters of these states as well. So much so that
Congress and other party leaders of the Ghamandia Alliance did not wait for the
results to be declared and started celebrating their victory. Even those who
were not even remotely connected with this election like Uddhav Thackeray and
his UBT group, his son Aaditya and their self-proclaimed ‘Zero Shadow’ Sanjay
Raut got involved in these celebrations.
The defeat in these three states came as a major setback to the
mother-son duo whose dream of dethroning the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections has almost got shattered. Even Baramati girl who goes around
performing ‘Bhaiyya Beimaan’ thumri was unable to digest this defeat. In fact,
Mamata, Lalu and Kejriwal are now intimidated by BJP’s victory. These regional
satraps fear that they will be left to do ‘Harinam Satsang’ with their
respective provinces. And hence, they are desperately exploring issues, like the
recent intrusion by a few youths in the Parliament, to get back people’s
attention. They feel that by creating chaos in both the Houses of the
Parliament, they will be able to insist the Prime Minister to make a statement
in the Parliament. But in doing so, they crossed all limits, thus forcing both
the Speakers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to suspend them.
Before the commencement of the Parliament session, it was unanimously
decided that no placards will be brought in the House to ensure smooth
functioning of the proceedings. The government was never against the
Opposition’s demand on Prime Minister and union home minister making a
statement regarding the infiltration. But still, the Opposition kept making
desperate attempts to garner voter’s sympathy and raked up the issue. The
Opposition stooped so low that they even body shamed our Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhad while shouting slogans in Parliament premises.
Congress Prince was also seen thoroughly enjoying shooting a video of this act.
Interestingly, the Opposition is seen supporting the infiltration of
the youths, thus giving a reason to believe that security arrangements could be
breached with help from certain anti-national elements. Given the background of
these youngsters and their recent political affiliations, it is slowly becoming
clear the act was a well-planned conspiracy to tarnish India’s image. When
carrying out investigations into such sensitive matters, the government is
under tremendous pressure. In such a situation, it was expected that the
Opposition supports the government to conduct a thorough and just investigation
to get to the root cause. But Congress’ mother-son duo did not show the
maturity in dealing with the situation as a competent Opposition party. It must
be the frustration of their defeat that must have prompted them to behave in
this manner.I do not deny their right to oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But in doing so, they are expected to ensure that
their interests do not go against those of the nation. But defying all
political decency, this duo always takes pride in taking anti-Modi stance which
goes against the interests of the nation.
It may be recalled that in 2020, when the entire world was fighting
Corona crisis, China had tried to infiltrate into the Galwan and Pangong Tso
Valley of Eastern Ladakh. Indian soldiers had resisted the intrusion and foiled
the infiltration plans of the Chinese army. 20 Indian soldiers had got martyred
in that conflict. Modi government had organized an all-party meeting to inform
about the incident. Instead of backing the central government against China,
Sonia Gandhi retained her opposition towards BJP and asked if the BJP leaders
would give an assurance that the situation will remain intact at the borders.
At that time, however, Opposition leaders like Mayawati, Sharad Pawar and
Mulayam Singh Yadav extended support to the government, thus giving priority to
national interests.
If at all there was any conspiracy behind this intrusion in the
Parliament aimed at defaming the country and in return the Modi government, it
becomes important to identify the mastermind. At a time when India is being
perceived
as a strong and self-reliant country, some unruly elements like these
are trying to obstruct its progress. Instead of co-operating with the
government by showing some patience to thwart these efforts, the Opposition is
taking the easy route to show their frustration. Unfortunately, with this same
mindset the Opposition had raised doubts about the Army’s surgical strike in
2016.And despite knowing that Indians will never approve this mentality, they
continue to commit the same blunder.
(Article
Pre-Published in Times of India -25 December. 2023)
Keshav Upadhye, Chief Spokesperson
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