Somanth has done well with Commis,Speaker post is above political considerations.Somnath in this present crisis is right Man to deal.CPM fools cannot understand Him.He also portested rightly as to how communists would vote with communal BJP in trust vote?
RE:Well Done Somnath !
by Anand Lakshmanan on Jul 22, 2008 12:33 AM Permalink
if BJP is communal ,then why communists are going together with minority religious parties.
RE:Well Done Somnath !
by Rahul on Jul 22, 2008 07:51 AM Permalink
You misunderstood the meaning of Communal. Those who are talking against Communists are communal which case BJP is communal. Those who are supporting the majority is communal and supporting only the minority means secular.
RE:Well Done Somnath !
by armando on Jul 22, 2008 12:03 AM Permalink
Somnath is real hero......he has handled the scene very well. And, imagine if there was a new guy without experience out there. It is Somnath's time in the sun.
And, it is amazing how God has kept a man of his calibre in the chair during India's most difficult democratic hour. India is a great country, and is blessed by God.
RE:Well Done Somnath !
by sundaresan achary sn on Jul 22, 2008 12:34 AM Permalink
Somnath Chatterji's decision cannot be questioned by anybody over his decisions as a veteran parlamentarian to uphold his prestijious and responsible position over and above the agenda of any political party. We were considering till these days Mr Karat as a man standing for the principles. But he has shown his real self by pulling leg of the worst opportunist Mayawathi just for the few votes of BSP MPs, and even he has no shame to offer her the leadership of the Alliance and trying to woe Prime Minister candidature, just to topple a secular govt without any sense. All his calculations are getting to wrong direction and to an ultimate failure.
With the rise of the UNPA, LK Advanis;s Prime Ministerial bid has nose dived. BJP can by themselves hope to regain the Center without allies. The needed allies in Andhra Pradesh, UP, NE, West Bengal, Assam etc. All those parties which BJP were eyeing like TRS, TDP, TC, BSP have joined the 3rd Front.
As a result a trickle of defections from BJP-NDA is nowing threatening to turn to a flood.
However, a UPA win will burst the UNPA bubble as the reward for all Mayawati's poaching of MPs will be that she will be tried for corruption. Once UNPA disintegrates, these parties will flock back to either the NDA or UPA.
RE:NDA falling apart
by Nimesh Dikshit on Jul 22, 2008 12:52 AM Permalink
if allies of BJP desert them its good for BJP. So they know whom to join with in next LS. That is the only way Modi can come to power. These allies have to fissle out of NDA sooner then later...
RE:NDA falling apart
by Suresh on Jul 21, 2008 11:51 PM Permalink
You are a soothsayer or what ? Take a break Charlie. Dont send in too many comments on Rediff or else the CBI will be at your doorstep also.
RE:NDA falling apart
by !Maximus! on Jul 21, 2008 11:56 PM Permalink
DNA:Mayawati histrionics put BJP on back foot:
NEW DELHI: The distinct buzz in the corridors of parliament, as it assembled on Monday for a special two-day session to decide the fate of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, was that the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would like it to continue in office.
This was because of the histrionics of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over the past two days, stealing the thunder from the BJP and the Left in their efforts to pull down the government over the India-US civilian nuclear deal.
"It's like this: if the government falls, it will not be the Left or the BJP that will be able to claim credit but Mayawati, thanks to her machinations over the past few days," a senior minister was overheard saying.
Mayawati has been able to wean away at least six MPs - three each from the Rashtriya Lok Dal and the Janata Dal-Secular - that the ruling United Progressive Alliance considered as part of its flock.
This apart, Mayawati has been attempting to engineer defections in the Samajwadi Party that pledged its support to the government after the Left pulled out, triggering the trust vote.
One more indication of the BJP's stance is the remarkable restraint shown by its MPs in the Lok Sabha. Unlike in the past, when they were on their feet at the drop of a hat, they have largely refrained from doing so this time, in spite of being provided several openings by speakers from the treasury benches.
RE:RE:NDA falling apart
by !Maximus! on Jul 21, 2008 11:56 PM Permalink
his apart, many Congress MPs are confidently predicting the government would get at least 280 "ayes", eight more than the required 272, when the trust motion is put to vote Tuesday.
This would happen if the BJP and Akali Dal MPs abstained when voting takes place, it was explained.
The 545-member Lok Sabha has an effective strength of 542. This is because there are two vacancies, one member - P.C. Thomas of the Kerala Congress - has been barred from voting and the speaker normally does not vote except in the case of a tie.
The government needs 272 votes to survive. This figure, however, could be even lower because it depends on the number of members present and voting.
Knickerwallahs are known to like Goebbelian communications techniques. Advani in his speech against the motion accused Nehru wanting to sign the NPT. Pranab Murkherjee literally caught him with his pants down. He retorted that how Nehru who died in 1962 could sign a NPT which came into force only in the 70s? That will headline news tomorrow
Apart from this, Advani's speech was a damn squib.
RE:Advani Exposed a Typical Trait of all Knickerwallah
by Suresh on Jul 21, 2008 11:53 PM Permalink
Advani was right. Nehru refused to sign what was NPT in its earlier avtaar. Before the name NPT was coined, there was a proliferation treaty in place. So, its Pranab who will have to draw his pants down.
RE:Before Somnath resigns, REDs may come back to Congress
by Rahul on Jul 22, 2008 07:54 AM Permalink
Both of your are communal. This is right of minority to have more children...Do not talk against minority rights...
First he became M.P from CPI - M. Then only he was elected as Speaker nominated on behalf of the party..not because of Somnath..it is because of his party CPI - M he became speaker. Then how he will tell that Speaker is not a politician?
RE:what is first?
by Mathew Mathews on Jul 21, 2008 11:18 PM Permalink
Thats were the polity and politics change. You might be elected due to aprty and you will have to govern based on the broad principles of the party. When you take the oath on the constitution you are member og a LOm Sabha who should be doing things with natyional interest in mind. Being a speaker its the tradition and contitutional duty to be above party politics. Then the party nor individuals matter.
