Aggression without action

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh appeared aggressive in Parliament on the motion of thanks on President’s address. He appeared upset over the scathing remarks on the performance of the UPA government under him made by the BJP leaders at their party's national council meeting concluded recently in Delhi. BJP poster boy and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi called the Congress party termite and MP CM Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan described both PM Dr. Singh and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi as two Mauni Babas. If the BJP remarks hurt them most, he should have patience and replied them with action and not in aggressive words. There is still no action by the UPA government visible to check price rise and corruption. It is correct that the people have elected UPA-I and UPA-II to power in 2004 and 2009 respectively. They have rejected the BJP in the last two Lok Sabha elections. But they have not given the mandate to Congress-led UPA government of PM Dr. Singh to see the runaway price of all commodities and tsunami of scandals as mute spectator. UPA Govt. must not sit idle to the surfacing of tsunami of scandals on daily basis and price of all commodities should going up and up. People are looking out for opportunity to teach the govt. a lesson, which they would never forget. It is correct that the UPA-I under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh managed all national affairs well and kept the economy growing despite the downturn elsewhere in the world. No scandal had surfaced during UPA-I. Prices were in control. But the spate of scandals that have surfaced on daily basis in the last four years during the UPA-II and shooting up of inflation are anything to go by, there certainly appears that this UPA-II is headless, helpless and directionless. And only God can save the nation. Now the time is running out very fast and Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to go next year. So, UPA-II govt. is required to be decisive in action to manage economy and check corruption. But no measure step appears in sight. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s integrity, credibility and honesty are unquestioned but the Cabinet over which he presides is under scanner. He either appears to be a guard of the nation who has been given gun without cartridge to prevent the robbery of national wealth or lacking will to take stringent measures to check price rise. The BJP leaders’ remarks against the Congress-led UPA-II may not be sanctified but the UPA Government deserves no praise for worsening situation in the country. The average economic growth rate may be a little better than the previous six years rule of BJP-led NDA but the rising corruption with spate of corruption and unbridled price rise of all commodities have made the lives of the poor unbearable.