The UP chief minister and BSP supremo Mayawati appears to be taking leads by miles over her political adversary. The Panchayat election results indicate that none of her political adversary is anywhere near her. She is marching ahead in a way which may see UP going ahead for political stability in her. Though having no stake in Ayodhya controversy, Mayawati appears to be the only benefitiary with the Congress and Samajwadi Party faced with the task to save their sinking boats.
September 30 Allahabad High Court verdict on Ayodhya land title and December 6, 1992 Babri mosque demolition were perceived to have similar kind of consequences. Former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh let the mob take control of the state in 1992, while Mayawati ensured that the police had full control over the mob in the run up to the September 30 court verdict. The results of the two actions were in contrast. In the first case riots ensued with hundreds losing their lives, while in the second not even a single stabbing case was reported. The political ramifications are also in total contrast. While the BJP is floundering in UP, Mayawati is gaining strength from strength so much so that her opponents are faced with prospects of political disasters.
Continuing with Kalyan-Mayawati comparison, it's important to bring certain facts here. On December 5, 1992, the BJP had staged a huge rally in a sensitive area of Lucknow, with three of its top leaders namely L. K. Advani, M. M. Joshi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee leading three rath yatars from different parts of the state which converged at the rally ground. Amidst addresses by leaders in the rally, Kalyan Singh left the rally and headed to his residence. After a while, Advani, Joshi and Vajpayee also left, which brought the rally to an abrupt end. They all headed to Kalyan Singh's residence, where Kalyan was reportedly nervous with the kind of intelligence inputs he was getting from Ayodhya.
A top official, still serving, who was privy to what was transpiring at Kalyan's residence revealed that Vajpayee let out his anger on others by saying that he had warned to bring so many kar sewaks at Ayodhya. Vajpayee left Kalyan's residence for the railway station and left for Delhi. All the BJP leaders left for Ayodhya. "Advani, Joshi and others were manhandled by kar sewaks on December 5 mid night when they tried to bring sanity among lakhs of foot soldiers who had come from all parts of the country. They had lost control. The consequence was demolition and ensuing communal riots," the official revealed, saying that the riots intensified after the news was broken that the Kalyan Singh government was dismissed by the Centre.
In the run up to the September 30 High Court verdict on Ayodhya title suit saw similar kind of build up. In fact the police found a bomb placed in a market in Lucknow on that very day and even all the news channels had the footage but they chose bot to broadcast. Two more bombs were found and diffused in two different towns in the state. "The media should be thanked that they voluntarily chose not to break these stories. The state government had not given any such diktat to them," added the official.
The icing on the cake was Mayawati herself stealing the show by hurriedly calling a press conference at 5.30 pm amidst all kinds of confusion. She ensured that all electronic channels headed to her presser and she ensured that the channels broadcast her live and there she delivered her master stroke, that none would be spared for any kind of trouble. She conveyed the message that she would enforce law and order "ruthlessly". She won the day and is now counting the political windfalls. Muslims in UP need her kind of leaders, just like Nitish Kumar in Bihar, who can guarantee security.
People in UP, particularly from the minority community, immediately trashed Mulayam Singh Yadav's attempt to fish in the troubled water, when he termed the court verdict unjustice to the Muslims. People in Ayodhya effusively thanked Mayawati for saving the day and keeping the monsters at the bay. The Congress is fast losing the plot in the state. Though there are about one and a half year to go for UP state elections, the winner for the now is just one and she is the iron lady of the BSP.
No comments:
Post a Comment