Falling from One Blunder to Another
Ironically, on the one issue where the UPA government was not entirely wrong in its opinions, through inept political handling, they seem to have frittered the gains away. The government seems to be adamant on purusing a down-hill journey to 2014 elections. I am not so enamoured with Baba Ramdev's fast, though the issue of corruption and black money he is highlighting is to be highlighted. It is for the simple reason that the proposals and demands he made were quite impractical. And the demands seemed to change every now and then. Initially it was black money stashed abroad and an ordinance, withdrawal of 1000 and 500 rupee notes, then land reforms and even electoral reforms creeped in. Even in Anna Hazare's campaign, my main opposition was to the contents of the Jan Lokpall bill. But that was different. Because Anna Hazare was clear - that all he wanted was sincere discussion. He wan't on a fast until say, the bill was passed in parliament. But Ramdev was asking for an o...