Opinion Love thy neighbour?
The article expresses incredulity in Manmohan Singhs intention to talk with Pakistan,even after the bin Laden episode
Love thy neighbour?
An editorial in the RSS weekly Organiser hits out at the prime minister and asks,Why is Manmohan so fond of Pakistan? Osama bin Laden getting killed in Abbottabad,it says,has thoroughly exposed Pakistan. The article expresses incredulity in Manmohan Singhs intention to talk with Pakistan,even after the bin Laden episode. Last weeks developments have once again exposed Singhs naivety, it says. Because the US wants India to talk to Pakistan,he will keep talking. Because the US wants Pakistan as a frontline ally in its war on terror,and in Afghanistan,Manmohan Singh has to respond positively,irrespective of what the people of India think. The editorial says talks can wait. It says since there are many state and non-state handlers of power in Pakistan,is there anybody whom India can trust or for that matter settle anything with which other players will not violate and torpedo? If even the US could not trust Pakistan with its pursuit of Osama because of the duplicity of power centres there,how can India,a confirmed adversary of Pakistan in their eyes,hope to talk for any lasting solution? it asks.
Take notes
The current issue of Panchjanya says Osamas elimination is a blow to jihadi forces and asks the Indian government to deal with terror elements with renewed strength. Another article,on the Purulia arms drop case,says,Whenever the Congress has been in power at the Centre,it has misused RAW,IB,CBI and other intelligence agencies for its political ends. It says the Purulia case was not the only instance when intelligence agencies were misused during Narasimha Raos tenure,as these agencies were behind the hawala scandal as well.
Scamsters all
An article in Organiser doubts the role of investigative agencies in the 2G scam and other cases of corruption. It says they are clearly under pressure to protect the powerful rather than obey the Supreme Court and go after the guilty. It says a culture of immunity has spread across India and VVIPs feel that there is no chance that they will be held to account for the multiple crimes that they commit against the national interest.
The article does not absolve even the opposition: While the CBI,the ED,the Income Tax and other agencies of the government go after the lesser levels of the administrative,business and sometimes even the political apparatus,almost never is someone high up bothered… Indeed,a new doctrine is being propounded by some prominent opposition leaders,which is the Nehru family ought to be given immunity from criticism. In exchange,presumably,their own shenanigans will be kept covered and unpunished. It adds: It is only with the arrival of CJI Kapadia on the scene that this culture of immunity seems to have been affected.
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