captmanjeet
January 25th, 2006, 03:43 PM
All of those responsible for the illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary dissolution of the Bihar assembly last year please raise your hands! Thus spoke the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Courts judgement yesterday indicting Mr. Buta Singh's role in the dissolution of Bihar State Assembly last year has hit the nail in his political coffin. Atleast let us hope so. The Central government has admitted that they were mislead by the governor's report. The BJP led MDA has finally been vindicated.
The judiciary in the country may be weighed down by the sheer number of cases pending before it, but the courts are hell-bent on proving that no one can escape their wrath when law takes its own course.
The Bihar Governor's shot at his fifteen seconds of infamy has finally paid off. But he seems to have played his cards wrong and landed himself into trouble, yet again. Mr. Buta Singh, do we have to remind you repeatedly that you do not live in La-La Land anymore.
What astounds me is that how can the central government, with all the resources at its disposal be mislead by its own Governor? Does Mr. Shivaraj Patil want us to believe that he as Home Minister is dependent on the Governor to be apprised of ground situation? Does Mrs. Gandhi believe she can fool the nation into believing that her government's support in the dismissal the Bihar Assembly was not for political profiteering and buying time???
The Supreme Court now must uphold the nation's faith in the judiciary by ensuring that a legal and fair punishment is meted out to the accused. Buta Singh, who wanted to earn Madam's approval, has imposed upon the country and the state exchequers yet another election and must be asked to pay for his political maneuvers. He must not be allowed to get away with just a resignation and political sanyaas of a couple of years. looking at his resume, it would be safe to assume that he will just reappear in another party within a short span of time.
The Supreme Court must also uphold the people's belief in the democratic system and see to it that the Members of Parliament who have been caught taking money on camera last month must be asked to answer for their acts in court. The honorable Speaker of the Lok Sabha Mr. Somnath Chatterjee must step aside and let the High Court take the matter into its hands.
When will the politicians of India realise that the judiciary cannot be taken for a ride anymore. The courts too have indicted them again and again and yet have fallen short of punishing them. It is about time that the judiciary proves that no one is more equal than the common man. Buta Singh and his mentors deserve to be punished for taking the people of Bihar and India for an expensive ride that cost the state Rs. 200 crores, in one of the poorest states in the country, whose per capita income is a paltry Rs 3,650. A Governor who knowingly frauds his state doesn't deserve to be saluted on Republic Day. Buta has to go and the entire Cabinet of ministers at the Centre should be collectively held responsible along with him. The Centre and its Cabinet should have vetted his report before agreeing to his recommendations. Buta Singh and the Central Government must take moral responsibility for their Bihar fiasco by resigning.
But that wouldn't be punishment enough. Maybe it would be correct to recover the election expenses of Rs.200 crore from Mr. Buta Singh himself. I am sure, paying this 'fine' will be a piece of cake for a clean, honest and upright politician like him with over 40 years of experience in a variety of positions and ministries with many parties!
What say people?
The Supreme Courts judgement yesterday indicting Mr. Buta Singh's role in the dissolution of Bihar State Assembly last year has hit the nail in his political coffin. Atleast let us hope so. The Central government has admitted that they were mislead by the governor's report. The BJP led MDA has finally been vindicated.
The judiciary in the country may be weighed down by the sheer number of cases pending before it, but the courts are hell-bent on proving that no one can escape their wrath when law takes its own course.
The Bihar Governor's shot at his fifteen seconds of infamy has finally paid off. But he seems to have played his cards wrong and landed himself into trouble, yet again. Mr. Buta Singh, do we have to remind you repeatedly that you do not live in La-La Land anymore.
What astounds me is that how can the central government, with all the resources at its disposal be mislead by its own Governor? Does Mr. Shivaraj Patil want us to believe that he as Home Minister is dependent on the Governor to be apprised of ground situation? Does Mrs. Gandhi believe she can fool the nation into believing that her government's support in the dismissal the Bihar Assembly was not for political profiteering and buying time???
The Supreme Court now must uphold the nation's faith in the judiciary by ensuring that a legal and fair punishment is meted out to the accused. Buta Singh, who wanted to earn Madam's approval, has imposed upon the country and the state exchequers yet another election and must be asked to pay for his political maneuvers. He must not be allowed to get away with just a resignation and political sanyaas of a couple of years. looking at his resume, it would be safe to assume that he will just reappear in another party within a short span of time.
The Supreme Court must also uphold the people's belief in the democratic system and see to it that the Members of Parliament who have been caught taking money on camera last month must be asked to answer for their acts in court. The honorable Speaker of the Lok Sabha Mr. Somnath Chatterjee must step aside and let the High Court take the matter into its hands.
When will the politicians of India realise that the judiciary cannot be taken for a ride anymore. The courts too have indicted them again and again and yet have fallen short of punishing them. It is about time that the judiciary proves that no one is more equal than the common man. Buta Singh and his mentors deserve to be punished for taking the people of Bihar and India for an expensive ride that cost the state Rs. 200 crores, in one of the poorest states in the country, whose per capita income is a paltry Rs 3,650. A Governor who knowingly frauds his state doesn't deserve to be saluted on Republic Day. Buta has to go and the entire Cabinet of ministers at the Centre should be collectively held responsible along with him. The Centre and its Cabinet should have vetted his report before agreeing to his recommendations. Buta Singh and the Central Government must take moral responsibility for their Bihar fiasco by resigning.
But that wouldn't be punishment enough. Maybe it would be correct to recover the election expenses of Rs.200 crore from Mr. Buta Singh himself. I am sure, paying this 'fine' will be a piece of cake for a clean, honest and upright politician like him with over 40 years of experience in a variety of positions and ministries with many parties!
What say people?