Corruption charges follow everywhere

By changing sides, the stigma of corruption charges against the political party leaders is not washed away. It is no logic that by joining the ruling BJP, the tainted leaders of Congress and other opposition parties are absolved of all charges. The two tainted leaders one of Himachal Pradesh and the other of West Bengal have left their parties and joined the BJP. The charges of corruption against them were leveled against them by none other than the BJP leaders. But now they have become clean only because they joined the BJP. It means the BJP is like the holy Ganges in which whichever tainted political leaders take a dip is washed off their sin of corruption. Pandit Sukhram was the Telecom Minister in Congress government of Narasimha Rao in 1996 when the investigating agency (CBI) during their investigation at his residences both at Mandi and New Delhi reportedly found bundles of notes of different denominations worth several crores in cash under his bed. Parliament was adjourned for more than two weeks over the bribery charges against Sukharam. The main leaders in Parliament who raised voice vociferously in Parliament were from the BJP. They stopped the Parliament to run for weeks over Sukhram issue. But when first Sukhram and then his son Anil Sharma in Himachal Pradesh left Congress and Joined BJP, they were considered, to be honest. What a standard parameter! It means it is clear that votes matter above everything for all political parties. There is no importance of moral, ethics, sanctity and character before votes for them. It is now clearly reflected that vote gathering capacity is the only factor in deciding the personality of political leaders. No doubt, Sukhram is still the most popular leader and has a strong grip on the voters in Mandi. Senior TMC leader Mukul Roy resigned from the party and joined BJP. He was close lieutenant of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He is accused of involvement in the famous scandals of Narada and Sharda. Again, it is none other than the BJP which had sought at the top of its voice for action against all those TMC leaders who were allegedly involved in Sharada and Narada Ponzi scandals. But now when Mukul Roy joined BJP, all the charges of corruption against him were of bygone days. BJP’s philosophy is that the past is past. Now see ahead and leave the baggage behind. BJP President Amit Shah laid the trap to enmesh Mukul Roy to strengthen his resurging party in Bengal. With the Left on the verge of total collapse and the Congress disorganized and disjointed in Bengal, BJP is emerging as the main opposition party in West Bengal. As Mukul Roy was considered to be very close to CM Mamata Banerjee since Nandigram Singur agitations against the Left, he has failed to connect with the people on the ground in West Bengal. He is not a mass leader like Mamata Banerjee. So, by taking Mukul Roy on board, BJP is not in a position to challenge her. She is still the way ahead of all other leaders of the state so far as the popularity graph is considered. Mamata Banerjee is the tigress of Bengal. She is connected with the people on the ground. Undoubtedly, BJP's vote share has gone up sharply in the last one or two elections but it does not mean that it poses any threat to Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal. Changing sides to wash off corruption taint is nothing but the political degeneration setting deeply in leaders and parties.