Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday 24 December 2013

The Sinking Ship ?



It is said ,


"  When a ship is about to sink , the rats desert it  "


Is Congress , a sinking ship  ?


Here are some reasons to believe so :


>   Some years back , TMC deserted it


>   Ever since A Raja / Kanimozi episode , DMK was threatening to leave it .

     This finally happened last week


>   On issue of Telengana , TSR left sometime back.

 Now Kiran Reddy is
     about to leave


>   Last week , Prafull Patel gave a hint that NCP is getting ready to leave ,
     when he he asked Congress to own up all of its past mistakes , starting
     with 2G Scam


     Earlier , Sharad Powar had made it amply clear that he won't work under
     Rahul Gandhi as a PM

    
>   Having got a " Clean Chit " from CBI in the dis-proportionate assets case
     Mulayam has started distancing himself from Congress


>   Having got special status for Bihar , Nitish has ceased to cozy-up


And now , to top it all , Congress workers ( motivated by Sheila Dikshit / JP Agarwal  ? ) , are demanding that Congress withdraw its " Outside Support " to AAP


For a " Re-born Reformist " Rahul ,  it is a classical case of ,


" Dammed  if I do , dammed if I don't "


If he agrees to withdraw support BEFORE the swearing - in ceremony  scheduled tomorrow , he will stand exposed as a fickle-minded and a foolish leader , who cannot be trusted , even by friends !


If he decides to withdraw support AFTER the swearing-in , ( by voting against the confidence vote , mandatory for a minority government ), people of Delhi would hold HIM responsible for bringing down AAP government


And that would make Arvind Kejriwal , a martyr  !


And further ensure that in a re-poll , AAP returns to power with a thumping majority and Congress loses , even those 8 seats  !


From the view-point of 2014 elections , such a total rout of Congress in Delhi , would be a dream-come-true for BJP  !


But I hope , Arvind - and his party men -  realize that :


>   Sinking of the Congress-Ship , is neither their objective , nor a priority

     Leave that job to BJP  !


>   Delivering on pro-poor reforms is their priority No ONE

>   To be able to deliver these reforms , it is necessary for AAP to assume
      power - then survive Confidence Vote to retain that power


>   To remain in power , they need continued support of Congress


>   For Rahul to quell his internal mutiny ( engineered by the sitting
     Congress MLAs who suffered at the hands of AAP candidates ) , AAP
     must not push him to the wall !


>   If AAP goes after the past corruption cases of defeated Congressmen
     ( - and women  ? ) with vengeance , Rahul will be left with no option
     but to withdraw support




DEAR   ARVIND



In a game of chess , you don't try to checkmate your opponent in the very first move  !


It has to be your FINAL / WINNING move  !


If need be , please re-read your Chanakya  !



*   hemen   parekh   (   25  Dec   2013  /  Mumbai  )




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