Thursday, January 27, 2011

PRESTIGIOUS ALLIANCE

It is a matter of fact that last few years there is a hue and cry inside the PCC of W.B. for prestigious alliance with TMC. Normally an alliance stands on mutual trust and understanding of the ally. There may be some long term or short term common agenda or programme to attain a goal. But the term ‘prestigious alliance’ or ‘alliance with practise’ was unheard in politics so far.  Unfortunately, ‘prestige’ is not a commodity.  One has to acquire this with his work or behaviour.  On the contrary, repeated hankering for reciprocate prestige from TMC ridicules prestige of the leadership of PCC (W.B).   

          It can’t be denied that at present political scenario of W.B, TMC has proved to be real threat to left-front government in elections.  Active support of left front in the 1st. UPA Government made congress irrelevant as an opposition. Whole opposition ideology has gathered together under the leadership of TMC with a common interest to end the regime of left-front government and to see Smt. Mamata Banerjee as CM.  In this situation Congress will be no where if they not stand as ally of TMC.  Moreover, to perpetuate its revenge, congress high command won’t hesitate to join hands with TMC to thrash CPI (M). At the same time, as the second largest ally of UPA, congress never makes Smt. Banerjee annoyed to de-stable the UPA government.

          The PCC leadership should ask them; so far the high command has paid any respect to their views from the ground reality! Have they thought about future of the party when majority of their rank and file joined at TMC? Visibly TMC is fighting against CPI (M) but their immediate foe is congress.  As long as congress is viable in the state, TMC could not establish its doctrine.  As a matter of fact, congress high command is eager to secure its position at centre, at the cost of so-called prestige of regional leadership. Their thirst for ‘prestige’ will vanish in to the blue consequent to the seat adjustment with TMC by the high command.

          After all speculations, final verdict will come from the people of W.B. Although TMC is adamant to perish CPI (M) from W.B, the attempt will be in vain in spite of its defeat in election. The victory of TMC won’t be a boon for congress as they will be at the mercy of the suprimo. In case of defeat, within no time, they will be kicked back as a traitor.  Both the cases the broken heart supporters and organisers will find out their shelter in TMC. Hence, the forthcoming assembly election in W.B. is an acid test for left front as well as
CPI (M).  And is a battle of existence with ‘prestige’ for 125 years old congress in West Bengal.   

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

BLACK MONEY & LEGALITIES

Two HEADLINE NEWS:
  1. SC pulls up Govt. on black money issue – by Dhananjay Mahapatra, TNN, Jan 19, 2011,
12.29 pm IST.
2.       Legalities stop us from disclosing black money information: Pranab – by PTI, Jan25, 2011, 01.43 pm IST.

It is known to all that the issue of ‘black money’ has caused a headache to Congress led UPA Government.  So far it could not resolve the strategy to face the opposition in budget session. The CWG scam temporarily evaded with the shield of Suresh Kalmadi.  Maharastra C.M. had to resign from his post In Adarsha Housing Society scam to give a breath to his party. But 2G Spectrum scam have made a jolt. The matter was not settled by the resignation of the minister of ally DMK. Opposition parties not gave up the demand of JPC yet. The flaw in the economic policy made the price escalation of onion and other eatables. It is quite sure, the comment of SC on discloser the facts of foreign bank account is another punch for UPA.    
           
The term ‘black money’ is familiar to us. It generates from illegal practices to evade tax. So it can be inferred that the beneficiaries of those scams, as referred above, are the recipients of ‘black money’ which has kept in their Swiss and German bank accounts in secret names. It is a matter of prestige for the reach Indians to operate secret bank accounts in Swiss banks followed by corrupt bureaucrats and politicians. As per a recent report, approximately $1,456 BILLION is posses by Indians. But the government had no urge to enact any law to recover the money from foreign secret bank account. It is true that due to international pressure, the Swiss government agreed to disclose the names of the account holders only if the respective governments formally asked for it.  But the Indian government is not asking for the details, on the contrary expressing its inability for ‘Legalities’.   

But it is a real fix, when Mr Pranab Mukherjee raised the plea of ‘legalities’; SC  said the government was wrong in treating black money as a tax issue when it was simple and pure theft of the Indian economy. “It is a pure and simple theft of the national money. We are talking about mind-boggling crime. We are not on the niceties of various treaties," remarked a bench comprising justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar. Do we believe that statement of Mr. Mukherjee is more convincing to the country men, except his party followers, than the findings of SC? AT present he is the only face to defend all scandals of government. Has he enough confidence to say that none of his party hierarchy or ministers and partners of the UPA, except Dr. Manmohan Singh, has no account in Swiss or German banks under scan? 

The same statement should come from every political party. If there is a political will to unearth the truth, it will be easier to find out the modalities to recover black money and disclose the name of offenders.