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Hectic activity is the flavor of the season.
The country is inevitably headed towards a mid-term poll and
the Left parties do not seem to be interested in making an
effort to avert it. For the past three years they had been
enjoying the kind of influence in governance that the voters
did not mandate and yet there were numerous occasions when
they buckled under the UPA pressure on issues that were of
vital interest to the working class. Not surprisingly, the BJP
taunted them over their continued barking and not biting.
Finally, they have chosen the nuclear deal with the USA as
reason serious enough to disrupt the life of the current Lok
Sabha. The Congress too seems to be looking forward to the
mid-term in the hope of opening a new chapter in its truncated
existence post- Babri Masjid demolition. It is putting a new
team in place in order to present its younger and vibrant
face. Following the footsteps of his father, Rahul Gandhi has
assumed new responsibility in the party and has also cobbled
his own team. It would soon be time for the voters to pass
their judgment on what the younger Gandhi has to offer them.
Meanwhile, experts are busy debating the real motive of the
Left in imposing a mid-term poll when it is obvious to all
they would be at the losing end. The experts are also excited
about the prospects of the BJP in the wake of the
Sethusamudaram project and the controversy that it has
generated. The BJP believes that the issue is as emotive as
the Ramjanambhoomi Temple and is sure to carry it to power.
Experts were still debating about it when we went to the
press. Meanwhile as the euphoria of the festive season engulfs
the country, the sporting public oscillates from one extreme
to another. It is becoming obvious that the people are
yearning for consistent sporting success at the international
level. To achieve that and be truly labeled as the champions
there needs to be sports culture in the society. It is our
opinion that infrastructure alone does not develop it and that
sports administrators need to do more to draw the young to the
playfields for various games. |
