After this sham victory (clearly purchased given the cross voting) the UPA govt will now stew in its own juice -- beholden both to the Americans, the corporate magnets who bankrolled the confidence vote, as well as their new found allies who will now want their pound of flesh very quickly. If at all it survives the whole term, which is very doubtful, it will face an angry electorate very soon who will then have their say. The opposition need not be concerned too much with UPA's fate -- its demise is all but certain. But some thought must be given to investigating legal avenues available to effectively repudiate this dubious deal once the UPA is voted out of office within a year. All the parties across the Opposition spectrum from the NDA to the Left must agree on such a course of action.
RE:UPA govt. now a lame duck.
by George on Jul 23, 2008 02:54 AM Permalink
take Mr.Karat to sunagachi,If he is not able send him back to china to his patrons
RE:UPA govt. now a lame duck.
by Jagadis Bose on Jul 23, 2008 03:10 AM Permalink
Prakash Karat and his party did their utmost to protect the interest of the country *as they see it*. They did not horse trade and their MP's did not cross-vote (the actions of the speaker notwithstanding). If all political parties emulated the Left, democratic institutions of the country would be strengthened.
Its fine to disagree with the political agenda of the Left -- which is after all driven by the interests of the class of people not represented in the Rediff readership -- but personal attacks on upright political leaders like Karat (or for that matter Advani or Manmohan Singh) shows that you have no respect for the democratic process.
