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Saturday, March 22, 2014

The Sucker Punch --Straight From Epicenter of Political Volcano in India

                                                    The Truth of Modidom
I was watching a newly launched TV show on IBN 7,where anchor was stating that there were three clear cut waves during general elections in India. First was in 1971 with Indira Gandhi's `Garibi Hatao',the second was in 1984 during elections immediately after Indira Gandhi's assassination and third is now in 2014,which is referred as Modi Mania. I have just returned from the epicenter of India's political volcano —Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Though I was on a very personal visit to my home town in Ayodhya-Faizabad,where some 500 people turned to my home on a very sad occasion, but as its is in the blood of politically smart people of my native place they reacted instantly to me about the emerging equation in BJP as they feel that entire emergence of BJP is due to this religiously town. I am bound to say that not a single person was happy with the man who is really playing the shots in BJP,and we all know who he is. Their first anger was about the shifting of seats of winning candidates of BJP and their second biggest anger was about the poor candidate BJP has selected Ayodhya and Faizabad. Lallu Singh,who is known as drunk political leader in the area has been loosing election for past two elections and he manged to win previously only during so called Ram Aandolan. Sitting MP Nirmal Khatri won by defeating him in previous general elections and pople are quite uncomfortable about BJP's choice. A BJP supporter just behind the `Karsevak Puram' told me that the people who have sidelined BJP stalwart does not know BJP culture and the man who is playing the ball does not know caste politics in U.P. People are also angry that SP defunct and once a BJP candidate has been acknowledged again by that 'Man'. Braj Bhushan Saran Singh , a Bahubali from near by 'Gonda' district and his son KirtiVardhan Singh,both have been give ticket by that 'Man'. The Vaishya community in Lucknow is quite unhappy with the man who shifted UP BJP stalwart Lal Ji Tandon in order to accommodate himself/ People are also unhappy about sending BJP candidate to the places where they do not have any root,that also indicates about BJP's PM candidate,who has been given a seat by throwing out Murli Manohar Joshi.
The Sadhus in Ayodhya and Faizabad believe that BJP can not sidelines Ram Temple issue which has played a significant role in BJPs current status. However few of them feel that Modi's nomination from Vaarnasi is an indication to Hindu Hardliners.Hwever NaMo have never raised `Gyanvapi'issue in his blind dreams even.
A journalist with a three page weekly newspaper feels that if the 'Man's' shot will work and BJP emerged to power all will go well,but if otherwise there are fairly good chance of BJP becoming a fractioned party of many individuals.
Ratnesh Dwivedi after returning from Eastern Uttar Pradesh