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Of Natwar Singh and Other Issues

Much water has flown over the cooum and ganges since Volcker came out his report. However there are a few things which i feel i uneasy about.
Firstly, there have been reports going around from as far back as late 2002, about a certain Indian's involvement in the Oil-For-Food scandal. Secondly the volcker committe is just a fact finding misson. It has nothing to do with pointing fingers or accusing people of bribery, nepotisim or whatsoever. It just mentions that hey, these things have happened. It is upto the countries to take action as appropriate. Now before we take a look at what has happened here, we shall first note that Russia has dismissed the report to be fabricated and is acting uniformly in that manner. France has gone about aresting all the people invovled and relieving them of their responsibilities.
I find this independent yardstick that is happening here prety amusing. What is the independent yardstick ? Well before i get to that let me first state that the report clearly also states that the congress party is a beneficiary and most importantly it was headed at that time by the venerable madame sonia { no i will *not* address her using her married name ! It is no doubt an insult that man }. Oh ok all the details i have are gleaned from the media and none the less.
Now it has also been established that Natwar was at best a intermediate, a conduit carrying a letter ! It is of course true that he has questionable links with the company in South Africa, which have also been named in the report. So assuming that as a person holding a high office, he should not continue in it to maintain the reputation and prestige. So far so good. Now here comes the other side of it. Why is madame still the president ? Judging by the fact that the same volcker committe has also questioned the party's role, should'nt she accept moral responsibility ?
When she can relinquish the prime minister's office and gain the "goodwill" why should'nt she step down now ?
In all this the prime minister is being embarassed to a large extent. An intellectual to the core, he is being made to play some dirty politics ! While is unable to defend Natwar singh, he is forced not to question the actions of madame when she herself is in the dock. There is another dimension to this whole episode. I feel that the congress party, by sacking natwar singh has actually suceeded in diverting the attention of the public from the larger issue, the involvement of madame herself in this whole mess ! And sadly the spineless morons in the party seem to be least intrested to question it ! When the same morons could bay for natwar's blood, why not demand the removal of madame herself ? There is also another point to note here that none of the allies, notably the commie bastards are voicing any kind of opinion. Why not ? is it because madame is involved ? And finally there is absolutely no reaction from the media demanding madame's removal, with of course the exception of Indian Express. One cannot help but pity natwar in this different yardstick that has been applied here. He has been used as a scapegoat, a collateral, to divert attention from a far more serious issue.
As a citizen of this country i think i am being fair in demanding that madame must immediately step down and use the same yardstick that had been used for natwar singh.
K.Shyam

Posted by Unknown at 10:25 AM