Sidelining Advani is a pre- strategic ploy by Modi
Sidelining Advani is a pre- strategic ploy by Modi
(Sunil Negi, President, Uttarakhand Journalists Forum)
In politics it is usually said that kinship or passions have no value n after assuming power the nature, characteristics n preferences of a man changes upside town. Priorities change n opportunism n politics of convenience take the front seat. Politicians tend to forget their old relationship n get entrenched in self aggrandisement. There are hundreds of such examples which finally prove that in politics there is no space for trust n assurances as betrayal becomes the common factor that can be easily applied as an when required to teach a one time friend or Guru (master) a befitting lesson. This example these days is being observed by one and all in the context of the one time BJP heavy weights n former deputy prime minister of India Lal Krishna Advani’s n former Union HRD minister Murli Manohar Joshi’s context.
Whole world knows that the present prime minister of our country Narendra Modi who even today touches Advani’s feet out of tremendous respect n reverence, once considered the latter his political mentor n was the main organiser the Advani’s Rath Yatra that started from Gujrat mobilising all India support for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
He was the same political guru of Modi who safeguarded him to continue as the chief minister of Gujarat years after the communal riots in 2002 when the then Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had raised tremendous objections to Narendra Modi’s continuance as the chief minister. During his entire political career Narendra Modi had drawn strength n support from Lal Krishna Advani n it was due to the latter’s incessant blessings that Modi finally assumed power at the centre, though on his own charisma at the later stage when the then Party President Rajnath Singh cropped him up as the prospective BJP candidate at the Goa BJP conclave in 2013 sidelining party stalwart Lal Krishna Advani.
But what happened later? After his historic victory hands down, Narendra Modi despite publicly touching Advani’s feet in front of cameras in parliament house after becoming PM, first of all sidelined the leaders like Advani n Murli Manohar Joshi by announcing a deadline of 75 years age, as age of retirement n thereafter keeping him out of the presidential contest by first allegedly getting the Ram Janmbhoomi Babri Masjid case come to the fore, that declared both these leaders as culprits compounded with declaration of a political novice and a Dalit leader as the prospective 14th /15th presidential candidate. Despite suffering so much of humiliation for being sidelined completely for no fault of his except being over aged but fully fit physically n mentally, Lal Krishna Advani had the last hope to be declared as the Presidential candidate of BJP before finally going for his eternal journey but unfortunately that could also not fructify. Political analysts say that minusing Lal Krishna Advani under the pretext of his being involved in a Ram Mandir criminal case is nothing but a well planned pre strategic ploy to keep him out of the highest race of president. Today Advani n Joshi are the most frustrated left outs in BJP a party to which their contribution is unparalleled n incomparable. This is the best example that proves home the point that in politics relations n obligations never matter n everything seems to be unpredictable as a big question mark. What do you say friends?