Thursday, January 15, 2004

What about Bihar, Mrs Gandhi?

Congress President Sonia Gandhi met has met Mayawati on her birthday. Both said nothing political was discussed. So what do we believe?

Sonia: "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Maya, happy birthday to you!"
Mayawati: "Thank you, thank you, thank you, Srimati Sonia Gandhiji."

Meeting over. Ha!

Sonia Gandhi is fishing for allies as next Parliamentary elections seem imminent. She has not had much luck in the state that sends 84 members to Parliament. Because Mulayam Singh Yadav of Samajwadi Party, that rules Uttar Pradesh, does not want to support her. He cannot support the BJP either. So he's going it alone.

Mayawati, now facing massive corruption charges, is a dalit leader leading a dalit party. If Sonia comes close to her, any chances of getting Mulayam into the fold would fold up.

She has another state in the neighbouring state of Bihar. Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav, whose wife proxy-rules the state as chief minister. He's Sonia's long-time ally for nearly a decade, the decade when Mr Yadav has lorded over a state slipping into a chaos.

The state is in pits. There's nothing called law and order. Kidnapping for ransom is the only industry left. Healthcare doesn't exist. Outside Patna, the capital, electricity is news. Roads have disappeared. Education is in tatters. Mr Yadav has achieved this in coalition with Srimati Sonia Gandhi, who aspires to be the Prime Minister of India.

After every loss, her party talks about introspection. Well, Srimati Sonia Gandhiji, it's time. Look at Bihar and you would know you have been a partner in a crime that India mustn't forgive you for. You have supported a government that we Indians know has been let a state and its people slip into dark ages. The Day of Judgment is nigh!

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