Opinion Vaulting ambition
Was Nitish Kumar eyeing a bigger role in national politics by taking on Narendra Modi? The RSS,at least,seems to think so....
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Was Nitish Kumar eyeing a bigger role in national politics by taking on Narendra Modi? The RSS,at least,seems to think so. An article in the latest issue of its mouthpiece Organiser says Nitish watchers believe the hype he created has something to do with his national ambitions.
The chief minister seems to have convinced himself that the NDA would have no option but to project him as the prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 polls as he was the only secular face in the NDA with a mass following, it says. It sarcastically adds. No one can prevent him from day dreaming like Lalu Prasad Yadav who thinks he would be the PM sooner or later. A seasoned politician like Nitish Kumar shouldnt even dream of becoming PM after offending the leading party in the alliance and large sections of Hindus by overplaying his hand.
Modi and Muslims
ANOTHER article in the edition lavishes praise on Narendra Modis style of governance in Gujarat. It talks about the interlinking of rivers,power generation,initiatives in the health and education sector and the law and order situation. Surprising,since it is known that the RSS and Modi have no love lost for each other. The article notes that the per capita income of Muslims in Gujarat is the highest in the country. In fact,the state of Muslims in Gujarat was the theme of one of advertisements the state government had put out in Patna dailies in the run up to the BJP national executive last month. Unfortunately,malicious lies about Gujarat have been spread throughout India and the world that Muslims are severely discriminated against and persecuted in Gujarat. It is an attempt by anti-Gujarat elements motivated by political enmity,to break the fast pace of good governance led by Modi, the article says.
Imports trap
The UPA government is pushing India into an imports trap under pressure from foreign lobbyists and NGOs,an article in the Organiser says,arguing that the shift from self-reliance towards imports was discernible be it agriculture,minerals,coal-based power generation,atomic power,engineering,fertilisers or pharmaceuticals. It says that while the Chief Ministers Working Group on Agriculture Production has recommended long-term arrangement for import of pulses and oilseeds,the Ministry of Environment and Forests recently turned down Department of Atomic Energys plea to explore uranium in the south Garo hills of Meghalaya. Several coal-based power projects have been either deferred or rejected on different grounds such as concern for wildlife and environment and absence of coal linkage for the project, it says. Instead of producing export surpluses in agriculture,metallurgy and other sectors to generate foreign exchange to finance oil and gas imports,the UPA,it says,is opting for soft,short-sighted and easy option of imports in others sectors too.
Compiled by Manoj C.G.
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