Arvind Lavakare on Vajpayee's recent behaviour
Mr Lavakare is right, in many respects. In my opinion, Vajpayee has been behaving like a spoilt brat ---- or is he indulging in "emotional blackmail" ?. When he was voted in the second time, his success apparently went to his head. He is the man who can do no wrong. He doesn't have to explain why his Government makes major U-Turns in policy and holds the nation to ransom by threatening to resign when somebody criticises him. Surely, there are many faults, weaknesses and pressures in the NDA coalition. It is, effectively, non-performing. But, then, Vajpayee should not think he can get away with being "old" and "respected" if the nation has no current alternative.
Vajpayee isn't the only one behaving in that manner. Yashwant Sinha does not take any responsibility for UTI and instead blames Manmohan Singh and the Congress government for actions in 1992 to 1996 -- even though the current Government has been in power for quite a few years already. Mr Sinha, too, is like a smug child complaining that he can't fix what was broken by other children many years ago. Grow up ! Be responsible !! UTI has been reporting to you for some time now. Don't you have anything to say of what you have done in the past few years ? As Sanjay Nirupam says, it is the UTI investors to whom the Government must apologise not the Prime Minister to whom he must apologise.
Time and again this Government has been inconsistent and incompetent. Handling Parvez Musharraf, the flip-flops in policy towards Pakistan, the Kashmir ceasefire, Disinvestment (or is it divestment ?) of PSUs, Tehelka, Jayalalitha in the NDA, escorting terrorists to Kandahar, ..... It has always wanted to bury it's head in the sand and refuse to be responsible or explain its decisions.
Also read Mr Lavakare's earlier article "Why don't you just take sanyas, Mr Prime Minister ?"
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