Yunan-o-Misr-o-Roma Sab Mit Gaye Jahan Se; Ab Tak Magar Hai Baki Naam-o-Nishan Hamara; Kuchh Baat Hai Ke Hasti Mit’ti Nahin Hamari; Sadiyon Raha Hai Dushman Daur-e-Zaman Hamara. Thus praised Allama Iqbal the people of the Indian subcontinent. Then Shahrukh Khan sang: Thode anari hain thode khilari, ruk ruk ke chalti hai apni gaadi. This blog is an attempt to see which traits of my Indian DNA make me sturdy to last for centuries and which traits put brakes to my gaadi of development.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Mulayam ji, please shake off your caste baggage
One day the father gives lessons to the son about good governance after getting 'enlightenment' from veteran L.K. Advani about the bad state of affairs in UP, as if he doesn't himself know how governments function in UP. The next day, the son says "We have our political blueprint ready after the pullout (from UPA). We are ready for elections anytime." After pulling up by father Mulayam, it would have been better had son Akhilesh come up with a blueprint to fight corruption, not a "political blueprint ready after the pullout". People have seen enough pro- and anti-UPA posturing by Mulayam. There is nothing wrong in Mulayam's aspiring to be PM, and he can present himself as a deserving aspirant if the SP government is able to fight corruption in UP. The SP has the requisite numbers in UP to frame and implement good governance policies and transform UP into a model state if the party is ready to shake off its caste baggage.
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