The CNN-IBN reports
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday rejected reports that he was considering to resign from his post because of the stalled Indo-US nuclear deal and hoped that the agreement can still be operationalised.
?I have mentioned that there are some difficulties. We are working in a coalition. We have to find a way out and I have not given up hope,”
“well, the BJP of all the parties is least qualified to talk about the moral right to govern.”
“And we also saw the massacres that took place in Gujarat under BJP. They did not think of the moral right to govern on that occasion,”
?”what about the fiasco with regard to the Agra Summit, the collapse of the Agra Summit.”
“And we all know why the war in Kargil took place. The infiltrators were coming into our territory and the government in New Delhi was sleeping,”
“So I think the BJP is the least qualified to talk about the moral right to govern.”
“We are trying to evolve a national consensus. I hope that the process which emerges as a result of wide-ranging negotiations with our coalition partners will enable us to move forward.”
The most significant observation by the Prime Minister however was reported by NDTV
“On the U-turn by allies on the N-deal, he said they were part of the Cabinet decision that cleared the deal.”
From denial to displacement the Prime Minister has expressed all possible defense mechanisms. Unless he is scripting a new theory of political strategy of “win by frustrating to boredom ” it is hard to make sense of this flip flop.
One possible explanation that Offstumped is hypothesising
A?behind the scenes understanding between the Left and UPA that
- they have agreed to disagree on the deal and they will ultimately spar on it at the hustings but not right now
- the Left needs the public pretense of the deal being on hold on account of their concerns
- the Prime Minister needs the public pretense of the consensus being explored to get the Americans to keep a 2008 timeline open
- the Congress President needs the public pretense of the Left still supporting the Government to fend off polls as till beta Rahul is firmly in the saddle
- the UPA Allies need the public pretense of polls not being imminent while they get their populist acts together
So with a big yawn expect the flip flop drama to continue with no categorical steps one way or the other while governance remains paralyzed.
Every one buys time to prepare for the polls, so whats there to complain, unless of course if?you are a demanding tax?payer concerned about?populist?spending but then what kind of a fool are you anyway giving money to the government when you can be “entitled” to receiving money from a benevolent poll bound Government …………..
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“And we also saw the massacres that took place in Gujarat under BJP. They did not think of the moral right to govern on that occasion,”
CNN-IBN edited the PM’s remark. PM did not say “massacres”. He said “Holocaust”. There is a huge difference between “massacres” and “Holocaust”.
good catch, CNN-IBN’s political correctness at work here.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pm-takes-on-critics-tells-them-i-am-not-quitting/50748-3.html
“He referred to the 2002 Gujarat riots and said: “look at the holocaust that took place. It took place when Mr L K Advani was the Home Minister and he gave certificates to the Gujarat government. “And we also saw the massacres that took place in Gujarat under BJP. They did not think of the moral right to govern on that occasion,” Singh said.”
They did have the whole statement.
I remember Advani got an endorsement to stand for PM from this blog.. Advani of all people?? what’s his achievement? his sole claim to fame in the country is rathyathra to build a temple! and his subsequent pathetic attempts to become acceptable to his nda “secular” allies..
Jujung – I am afraid your knowledge of BJP’s political history is abysmal. Get yourself educated on what happened between 1984 and 1991 and then we can have a meaningful debate.
yOssarin, time to move from the PM-Left slagfest..its getting tiresome and yaw(0)wny
In other news, FM Nehru briefed Great-Grand Son Rahul on market behaviour and working of stock markets.
If he had cared as much for the investors, and opened and shut his mouths at the right moments, there would be no turmoil at Dalal Street.
The buzz is that he has gone ’short’ on ideas and is of-course favouring a certain entity called Bharatbails
A classic case of Satan quoting the Bible.
MMS has been sitting in the present Lok Sabha without winning election for himself. A unelected leader like him, he is downgrading and insulting Gujarat’s electorate for the poll outcome of 2002. He has degraded himself from a ‘democrat’ to a demagogue. What a downfall!
NM, last week in Delhi, had as much said that by virtue of Gujarat’s electoral verdict he served his State of 5.5 crores and would abide by the electoral verdict in the ensuing polls.
HE is the first CM, in entire India, for the past 60 years, who is seeking positive votes for his incumbency.
There is no fear for him about antiincumbency factor.
Opinions will sharply differ, rightly or wrongly, about his governance but that should not matter. Electoral politics is all about bragging, braying and belittling of the achievements. Democracy has matured in Gujarat and all things being the same, Modi can expect satisfactory results.
Congress is targetting dissidence and not showing any positive stance for future governance of the State should it come to win.
BSP, NCP are parties on the sidelines and will become ‘also ran’ after the results are announced.
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