BJP will achieve no advantage at this juncture by bringing down the UPA, especially with the soaring inflation and their economic ills. In fact, BJP can do a face-saving move by boycotting the confidence motion (same as abstaining, except that would still qualify as 'officially' voting), thus leaving the fetid Commies and their allies with egg on their faces as the only parties opposed to India's hopes of achieving energy security in the future, by voting against the govt.
RE:Left-July 9 Ultimatum
by Jitesh Kumar Agrawal on Jul 04, 2008 11:38 PM Permalink
Why should BJP abstain from voting and help Congress for that matter. It fact that BJP had initiated the deal talks with US....its fact that Vajpayee announced a moratorium on further tests but my freind there is a difference between something which i say i wont do and something which other command that i cannot do. On part of congress it never reached out to BJP on this deal....they thought that they can go all alone and get it done.....they havent come clean on the deal with even it allies forget about the opposition so how can congress and people expect BJP to give support now......its congress who have goofed up the whole thing now let them face the music with eggs on their face.
RE:Left-July 9 Ultimatum
by lolan on Jul 05, 2008 12:20 AM Permalink
Common Man, it is a policy issue. Whether the nation want this deal or not. BJP as the main opposition party should have an opinion on that. They cannot take a stand like since congress did not approach us, we will not accept the deal (this is not a silly issue). The question is whether this deal is good for the nation or not, this is not a family issue. The role of opposition party in a democracy is not to oppose everything that ruling party proposes. I do not know, how BJP will carry on with this deal or a similar deal, when they come to power. Political parties plays poli'tricks' on everything. And that's precisely why democracy fails in India. National interest must be above the party.
Congress, particularly PM goofed up the issue by not talking to other parties. They seem to think that only left parties are worth talking. A classic example of 'why bureaucrats shall not be made PM'. If the PM was Narasimha Rao, deal might have been signed long before with BJP support.
It's time for two major parties (Congress and BJP) to come into an agreement on major policy decisions for the interest of the nation, despite their differences. Mulayam says 'deal is now OK' as Kalam says it's good. And it's pity that such opportunists rule India.
Even now, BJP should not bring the Govt down in N.deal issue if they don't have any major problems with the deal. They will come to power in any case, next time. Common man is not going to vote for N.Deal, for sure !
RE:Left-July 9 Ultimatum
by Yoginder Nath Tickoo on Jul 05, 2008 12:46 AM Permalink
Although the deal is the best interests of our country,congress will be strengthened and first time we are happy to see MS play his cards like a politician.
