Saturday, July 26, 2008

The N-Deal

I am currently studying in Allahabad. A place where there is minimum 3 hours of power cut everyday (remember I said minimum). And I'm told other places in Uttar Pradesh are worse. I am originally from West Bengal where certain villages haven't seen electricity (thank God I come from the capital Kolkata). The governments of these states know the importance of power (I'm sure they do). Yet they are marred so much in their political acts and turmoil that they (BSP and CPM) are the principle oppositions of the Nuclear Deal. That is why the Lok Sabha (our lower house of parliament) continues to hog more limelight than anything important in our country.

Its a shame how the opposition (left and right) have vituperated our PM. Dr Manmohan Singh lets not forget is a master economist. His economic reforms in the year 1991 is as big a landmark in Indian history as was the fall of the Berlin Wall. His decisions along with India's chief missile scientist APJ Abdul Kalam would surely be in the interests of the country. Atleast more so than people like Prakash Karat whose achievements include only indulging in cheap politics.

The government winning the trust vote has been really gratifying. Not just due to the fact that India is saved from a political turmoil but also because its been such a slap to CPM's ideology. No nation can be powerful without uninterrupted power. Even if there is a risk involved with the deal, I'll go by what our PM and former President have to claim and not by what CPM and other opposition parties claim.

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