Tuesday, September 6, 2011

BJP's double standard

The way Bhartiya Janata Party supported the fast unto death protests for Jan Lokpal to root out corruption by Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare, it appeared to the general people that it is the political party completely free of any type of corruption. But its falls facade was exposed when the Karnataka powerful BJP leader and minister G Janardan Reddy and his relative Sriniwas Reddy were raided by CBI and sent them to judicial for their illegal mining of iron ore in Bellary of Karnataka, which is adjacent to Andhra Pradesh. It is a common thing that before charging the rival political party, which happens to be a ruling one, the BJP should have clean its own house so that its charges must not be ridiculous and seen as political opportunism. Illegal mining is not a day's development. It was going on for than 10 years by Reddy brothers in Bellary. They had also strong political clout that benefited the BJP.
Reddy brothers of BJP were looting the natural resources of the nation and were allegedly the main financiers of the party. It is not that only Reddy brothers of Bellary have been the beneficiaries of illegal mining, some the top Central leaders are also reportedly enjoying their hospitality and they were taking financial help from them.
The Reddy brothers were very strong in Karnataka Government led by Yeddyurappa. At one time, they threatened rebellion and toppling of the government and the then CM B S Yeddyurappa had to eat crow.
CBI has seized 3 Kg of gold, Rs. 4 crore, and several several papers, indicating about their incriminating avtivities. Though the allegation that Reddy brothers of BJP in Karnataka have been in illegal mining and they are mining barons, no moral compunction by any of the central BJP leaders about the corrupt practices they carrying openly.
With the raiding of Janardan Reddy and Sriniwas Reddy , the BJP on the national level has been pushed into a corner on the issue of corruption. The issue of corruption with the BJP become more serious when its shows the facade of honesty and nationalism. Is it nationalism that the BJP men were looting nation’s natural resources in a state ruled by them. Their loot of national resources was in the knowledge of the party central leadership and they were handicapped to act against them because they were themselves paid agents.
All these charges do not give the certificate of honesty to the ruling party. It is also in one way or the other party in the loot of iron ore but the main opposition BJP needs to give lot of explanation to the nation. On the issue of illegal mining in Bellary, it can not escape the blame either way .

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