[Reader-list] On why Singh, Shourie and Sangh should learn Photoshop?

[Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi]

Dear Malik, Rakesh,       and many who have expressed dismay at the
happening rot in BJP,
 what we must remember is that this party is the alternate set up which came
to power and could survive in power for some time better than all other
combinations before such climb to power, by combinations of VP Singh, HD
Devegouda and Choudhary Charan Singh, Gujrals,  before that, anti plank of
emergency and 1977 experiment of Janatha party where baffoons like Raj
narain became the power holders, in-fight did then, and now,  to all this
combinations. If BJP is having the rot, it is mainly because the party in
the leadership of Vajapayee  became a party with difference of all inclusive
party, with many of different faiths, castes and sections of society,
seeking a change of oppressive dictatorial style of Congress and sycophancy
inbuilt with it.

      Advani who was with Vajapayee is a good organiser, took emotional
plank of Ayodhya, failed to deliver this single issue being a Home Minister,
nothing prevented him from facilitating the talks of both the sections of
society to have dialogue and sorting the issue in harmony and peace. As BJP
is not a construction company, has business of governance of the nation, the
other issue as Home minister, he has had to tackle on priority was about the
resettlement of displaced kashmiris who were suffering for six decades in
the capital city.Then the issue of Khandhahar, hijack and the Jaswanth trip
to Khandahar with released culprits, it is different matter that one Rubeena
could get married and settle in saudi and another mehbooba is now playing
with hizbulla and Congress shared power with her to rule Kashmir "for the
first time" in free India.
The fact that iron man got lots of rust on him in all these three instances
is a fact, thus making him not acceptable as PM candidate at mass grass root
level, which sycophancy in BJP, which has a growing lot of these did not
understand, just as Vasundhara raje became Annapoorneshwari Devi, Advani got
surrounded by his sycophants at the cost of being perceived as rusted iron
man, with loose talks of personal attacks on deservedly for the PM Manmohan,
living the battlefield half fought,Advani gave the image of unwilling leader
who is craving for the PM post. The second rung leaders are mostly rootless
wonders who are good only on tv screens but useless at grass root level, and
with influx of all kinds of individuals in the hope of powerful ministry,
the BJP today is lost in the myriad desert of thoughtless shadow boxing
within themselves, leaving many well wishers dumbstruck.

Still, it is too early to think of obituary as the party has enough stock of
good to surface again with national pride of tolerence, concern for good
governance and inclusive growth for the free India.
Regards,

Rajen.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:54 PM, A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Rakesh,
>           I am appalled at what BJP is doing now a days.So long as personal
> egos and interests thrive more than that of Party's, nothing much can be
> done.My take on your suggestions for BJP:
> 1. I think why Advaniji stuck to the post of leader of opposition,apart
> from his continuing his lifeline in politics, was perhaps to avoid an
> infighting as to who should in BJP take up the job.
> 2.The second -rung leaders like Arun Jaitely and Sushma Swaraj are there
> because of their oratory skills(which are really commendable) rather than
> their mass appeal or Lok Sabha seat winnablity.
> 3.Whatever BJP may do Muslims will not trust them easily and Congress will
> always be able to fool Muslims in voting for them whatever name you may call
> it.
> Regards,
>
> (A.K.MALIK)
>
>
> --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] On why Singh, Shourie and Sangh should learn
>  Photoshop?
> > To: "Taha Mehmood" <2tahamehmood at googlemail.com>
> > Cc: "Sarai Reader-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 9:52 PM
> > Dear Taha
> >
> > The demise of the BJP in this manner should be certainly
> > condemned because
> > of two reasons:
> >
> > 1) With exception to Modi, Advani and some other bad
> > people, there are
> > others in this party who do realize the importance of
> > Muslims to win
> > elections, as also the importance of social schemes and
> > right of poor to
> > have entitlements (albeit with other civil right
> > violations). This will at
> > least ensure they try to do well.
> >
> > For example, statistics show that the three states which
> > did exceptionally
> > well in the NREGA scheme as per 2007-08 data were actually
> > Rajasthan, Madhya
> > Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (all BJP ruled states for a scheme
> > brought by a
> > central govt headed by the Congress), as per official
> > figures. Only Andhra
> > Pradesh had done decently well which had a Congress govt.
> >
> > Therefore, while ideologically I don't agree with them, on
> > certain things
> > there is a common consensus.
> >
> > 2) Most importantly, they are the counter to the Congress.
> > The Left can also
> > take the Congress, but it is confined to only three states.
> > The BJP with a
> > wider national reach is the party which is supposed to
> > fulfill its duty of a
> > constructive and a responsible opposition to a govt., which
> > is now found to
> > be mired in so many schemes that it seems even prostitutes
> > are better than
> > the corrupt ministers of this govt. (at least prostitutes
> > only sell their
> > body under duress or force, whereas these ministers have
> > sold their life and
> > soul  as well as the lives of rest of us for their
> > petty gains to corporates
> > or cheaters).
> >
> > These should have been exposed properly, and the fact that
> > BJP is now
> > involved in such exercises is itself a sham. In my belief,
> > the BJP should
> > actually undertake three major activities:
> >
> > 1) Ask Advani to resign as Leader of Opposition. Let it be
> > led by M.M.Joshi
> > at the moment, or ask someone else. It's ridiculous that
> > when the verdict
> > means a rejection of a person as the PM, he acts as the
> > shadow-PM, which is
> > what the Leader of Opposition is in a sense.
> >
> > 2) Some of these second-rung leaders are totally useless,
> > for they don't
> > have the capacity to win elections on their own. Do Arun
> > Jaitley and Sushma
> > Swaraj have the guts to win elections from any Lok Sabha
> > seat themselves?
> > And then they are found questioning the ability of Manmohan
> > Singh to do the
> > same. They should concentrate on their future, or better
> > leave politics.
> >
> > Therefore, the second-rung leaders should instead be people
> > who can at least
> > win elections of Lok Sabha, for only they can understand
> > the connect between
> > issues as elites see and their connect and appearance on
> > the ground, and
> > participate in an enabling way to ensure the problems are
> > put up and
> > presented in a proper way, as also their possible
> > solutions.
> >
> > 3) Not many remember that Congress actually avoids the
> > topic of Muslim
> > appeasement, as it did even in last elections, for the sake
> > of 'not
> > alienating Hindus'. If as what Rajen jee says, RSS is not
> > against Muslims,
> > then BJP & RSS should simply launch a joint campaign
> > where they clearly
> > state that they are not against Muslims and believe in
> > their growth. They
> > should apologize for what happened post-Godhra (they have
> > apologized for
> > Godhra), and clearly state they want to start on a clean
> > slate. They should
> > also decide that while ideologically they don't trust the
> > Muslims very much
> > (if it is the case), it shouldn't result in any
> > law-and-order problem which
> > targets Muslims, or a state policy which discriminates
> > against Muslims in
> > any manner.
> >
> > This can give the Muslims a position of the BJP where
> > special schemes may
>
> > not be launched for them but they won't be targetted for
> > petty election
> > victories. Even if the BJP ensures this, they win the
> > battle half-way. And
> > controlling the VHP and the Bajrang Dal is no big deal when
> > they indulge in
> > violence.
> >
> > They can still continue to bicker, fight and create
> > tamashas in front of
> > others. Or they can think about their own future.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rakesh
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Rajen.