Sunday, July 31, 2011

Prime Minister's expedience

Who said our prime minister is not a scheming politician? Read what he says now on the 2G scam:

The matter is before courts. It should be left to be decided by the court and Parliament should not pre-judge the issue,” Dr. Singh told reporters on the sidelines of an all-party meeting convened by Speaker Meira Kumar.

So the much revered parliament (Salman Kurshid and Kapil Sibal have repeatedly advised Anna Hazare and his team to "respect the parliament" as if they do not now) does not have the power to discuss the 2G issue as long as the matter is in the court, according to the worthy prime minister. Manmohan Singh is more machiavellian than many other politicians. The monsoon session of the parliament opens tomorrow. If the BJP does not shut down the session, the ruling party will. The discredited former minister, A.Raja has argued in the court that he is not more culpable than the prime minister. Manmohan Singh owes an explanation to the parliament and the nation. He has apparently decided not to respond not because of any regard for the judicial process but because he finds it expedient to find an alibi for his trademark silence. Never in the history of India has there been such a dichotomy between a person's assumed honesty and actual dishonesty.

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