People won’t forget coal issue in 2014 polls: Karat
The Opposition has taken strong exception to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s remark that people would soon forget the coal scam like the Bofors case, with the BJP pointing to the Congress’ massive loss in the general election after that episode.
“In 1984, post-Indira Gandhi’s death, the Congress had won more than 400 seats. After five years, post the Bofors scandal, the Congress went out of power and its seats got halved… it is a different matter whether people have forgotten Bofors or not, but the Congress has forgotten what Bofors did to it. Since then, the Congress has not got a majority on its own,” BJP MP Balbir Punj said here.
In Pune on Saturday, Mr. Shinde reportedly said that “earlier the Bofors was a talking point... people forgot about it. Now it is coal… this too will be forgotten.”
Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav asked his “old friend” (Mr. Shinde) to concentrate on the working of the Home Ministry rather than making reckless comments.
“People will not forget the coal blocks issue in the 2014 general elections,” CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat told journalists in Kolkata.
“The fact that the Congress lost elections after Bofors is a message that people gave to the government of the day… the Congress and Mr. Shinde should remember this,” said CPI MP D. Raja.
Keywords: Coal block allocations, coal scam coalgate, UPA scams, UPA-II, Shinde remarks, Opposition protests, 2014 Lok Sabha polls, mid-term polls
Sushilkumar Shinde’s remarks are 100% correct. Bofors scam is 23 years
old one old generation gone and one new generation came. Now we have to
remember the Bofors scam and pass the facts to new generation, so dear
print and electronic media! write and conduct special bulitens on bofors
scam to enliven the greatness of the then leader.
The comment of Home Minster Mr.Shinde about Coalgate scam is totally unacceptable. If the scam has not happened why the IMG is recommending cancellation of coal blocks to the tune 5 and it is reviewing another 29 blocks in the list. Already the ruling Congress party is losing its grounds in almost all states in India and this comment from HM also add further losing. This has clearly portrayed the autocratic mindset of Congress leaders (who mainly depend on the minority vote bank for its survival).
Great comment by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. These are our mentors for common man. Excellent work. Common man should go and hang himself.
Most of the Indian politicians irrespective of parties are very
cunning, because they have entered into
politics not for the public service but to make unaccounted easy money
through political power and to enjoy a lavish life. They think that
the people would easily be deceived. That is why they are not afraid
of people’s wrath and indulged into scam after scam considering that
people would no longer remember all these scams. Petrol pump allotment
scam, stamps scam, UTI scam, Fodder scam & Boffers scam have been
forgotten and the 2G scam, Adarsh scam, land scam and the coal scam
would also be removed from the people’s mind. That is why Mr. shinde,
the home minister of India, is very much confident to make such
statement.
This government is playing with people, they are not aware about the
conditions of common people, the recent report of RBI says that the
savings(which actually saved India in 2008-09) fell drastically in
last two years and the entire credit goes to the policies of
government,
I afraid to say but you guys are not so different from Britishers and
the present scenario of protests and other Anti-Govt movements
resembles exactly same with congress(1885-1940s)and I wish and pray
that we the people of india will get independence very soon.
Though such statements cannot be made in public and that too by a political figure, there is an element of truth in it. But then Mr. Home Minister the reason why the people forget such scandals is because there are too many to remember. Which one should we remember, a new one happens every day.
COAL Scam like Bofors would bite Congress for long time to come. SC
has already admitted PIL and it will be joined by other PILs. At
Every hearing or activity in court, media / opposition parties would
raise matter and keep it fresh in peoples' mind.
Good that a senior Union Cabinet Minister has reminded the nation of the genesis of scams
of his party, at a time there is a lot of expectation of the people for a general election that
should see the effect of his ' over confidence'. Though the nation has not forgotten the start
up venture of INC, thank you Mr.Shinde, for this reminder ! People are counting the number
of scams under UPA i and ii to deliver their verdict, belying your expectation that the public
memory will always be short !
What audacity. This man should be sacked from public life. His defense of all the scams that they will be in the public meomory for a short time is deplorable. Instead of finding the culprits in his own rank, he is implying that looting the exchequer is pardonable and the people will not mind it.
For this audacity, I blame the BJP, CPI-M and other opposition parties. When BJP was in Government they should have published the names of all the persons involved irrespective of the Swedish diplomatic pressure.
Unless the Congress sacke Shinde from Government, it is indirectly endorsing his views as its official one.
Mr.Shinde talks through his hat.It is the fate of indians that they should have such a home minister
Their objective is to swindle as much as possible i.e. making hay while the sun shines'. People won't forget the coal allocation scandal so easily, as all corruption charges will be projected in the manifesto of opposition parties.Taking the clue from the common man,both Congress and UPA will be routed out in the next general election. Don't take common man for a fool.
Bofors did not affect Congress chances as much as wild allegations BJP
and others indulged in against Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 election!Will
Balbir Punj recall the outcome that election?Congress was the largest
single party with a tally of 197 seats! VP Singh's JD got 143 and BJP
85 only!
Rajiv preferred to sit in the opposition. JD,BJP and others cobbled a
united front of 275 and formed the Govt.Tht Govt. lasted for 11 months
and 8 days!Then, Chandrasekahar formed a Govt.which lasted for 7 months
and 11 days!And a mid-term poll had to be conducted in 1991!Congress
formed a "minority' Govt. and lasted for 5 years!BJP only keeps harping
on Bofors even today!
Shinde's remarks a clear insult to the memory power of our people. Nevertheless it is right to an extend. People often forget the older scams when the new one comes and sometimes they vote for the same scamsters they once rejected. It is not people's mistake, but due to the failure of the alternative ones to deliver the better. Even after got repeated chances, our current opposition parties utterly failed to get anybody punished in the Boforce scam. The fate of Coalgate and 2G sacm will also be same as that of Boforce. Our political parties have little commitment to their voters. They often use all scams and scandals to ascend to power. When they get it, they forget everything and start to enjoy the power.
Lessons won't make any sense, as long as the loot is intact.
Shinde ji you did a great service to the nation, by passing this
comment, now people would definitely remember this issue. I am going to
TATTOO a barrel,a coal piece, and "2G" on my arm if need be.
Jai Hind
Irrespective of the Oppositions' stand, Mr. Shinde is right. People forgot, forget and
would forget the commissions, omissions and corruptions of those in power. This had
apparently become the curse of the nation and the boon of the corrupt while the major
cause of the people's suffering. Had they learnt their lessons during the Emergency,
Bofors, BSE, Bhopal, illegal migration in Assam, etc - they'd have not let the politico
have a free reign by letting themselves be manipulated and divided on the various,
communal, linguistic & other such lines. Had the people learnt their lessons, they'd
have demanded the change in the constitution, that would bar a MP/MLA from doing
things for his interests, that recall those corrupt and punish them... However, after 62
years what people have achieved is more avenues to forget themselves and let the
corrupt rule them - in simple terms people have lowered themselves to the status of a
sacrificial lamb!!! Will they wake up?!
I think it is time to rise against this useless government
Happy to know the Indian Republic's home minister is only concerned about whether the people will remember the coalgate or not. But not how much money is looted. Really shows where our beloved nation is heading for....
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