Misuse of investigative agencies highly condemnable
Minister D K Shivakumar’s political journey rests on his money power more than his community backing. Leaders like him are a strong combination of caste and money. And all through their political life, they’d always be in the eye of storm and controversies. This is the whole reason why he was not the first choice of being part of the primary cabinet of CM Kumaraswamy. But DKS was successful in conveying to his chiefs within Congress that he is the most inevitable person within the party and hence he should be accorded good position in the cabinet. With his money power, DKS has managed to turn quite a few things in his favour. And naturally enough, he is also being ‘most sought after’ in his own party and as a favourite catch for IT department. It is also more than evident that he would be under radar for his business interests and political acumen.
Having said that, DKS does not play his politics away from his detractors. But then, if he claims ‘innocence’ in his transactions, it would be more than tough to believe. However, the overall credibility of Income Tax department comes under magnifying glass when raids are repeatedly conducted on DKS’s premises, his men and friends all along. Why are the IT department officials not even touching the Reddy brothers who have minted massive amounts of money? Yeddyurappa and Eshwarappa too, have had more than their share of wealth when it comes to charging some with corruption. When truth is this stark, why only Cong leaders are being targeted? Does it mean BJP does not have corrupt politicians?
Is this what the central government wants to convey? BJP is using every possible opportunity to put Cong down through use of all forces and ensure no BJP man is touched in the meantime, no matter how corrupt he/she is.
There is a direct link between the repeated raids on DKS and the Rajya Sabha election that Ahmed Patel won in Gujarat last year. DKS played a prominent role in ensuring no Cong MLA detracts to the other side (BJP) since the election was a very crucial one. This caused a massive loss of face for BJP on its own home turf. More than Ahmed Patel reaching the RS and ensuring Cong did not suffer a sorry defeat in Gujarat; DKS established himself as a leader beyond doubt. He is the man Friday for Congress. From then on, IT raids have been part and parcel of DKS’s political journey. There are accusations that central government tried to convey ‘offers’ to Gujarat MLAs in Karnataka during RS election time. It is more than evident as to why raids have been selectively carried out against DKS since then. Unconfirmed reports said crores worth money was seized from DKS’s house.
Now again, IT raids have begun with a specific agenda of diminishing the image of DKS. Without him, the coalition government was a tough proposition. Without him, the government would have lost a lot of resources and crucial time in forging the coalition. If not for DKS, BJP knows it could have clinched the power and assumed office in the state. Hence DKS continues to be in the eye of storm. As of now, Congress is reeling under money crunch, while BJP has become very strong on that front. DKS is the strongest of politicians, economy wise, within the Congress. Hence, if he can be razed, Cong will find it tough to stand up back again. This is the calculation of BJP leaders. Hence they wanted to buy Cong or JD(S) leaders through horse trading to make a government soon after the results were declared. By then Cong had made the first move.
If Operation Lotus was to repeat, BJP should have spent more than Rs 50 cr on each MLA and would have had to get assurances from at least 10 MLAs to form the government. DKS toppled all these plans with his masterstroke and hence he is an asset to Cong, and a bone of contention to BJP. The credibility of CBI is under radar since no other politicians have been touched across partylines, including those Reddys within BJP who are facing massive corruption charges.
Central government is using every investigative agency to prove something or the other and get MLAs/ministers entangled in legal hurdle for a long time to come. But the victims being victims, they cry victimhood to their otherwise easy life. These raids may even help build a good image for DKS, for he has been the most troubled among the lot. But in the meantime, risking credibility of investigative agencies may prove to be a big risk for the BJP.
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RJD surprise element in J’khand polls, party candidates leading in 5 of 6 assembly seats
Ranchi(PTI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has emerged as a surprise element in the Jharkhand assembly elections with its candidates leading in five of the six seats where the party is contesting, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website on Saturday.
RJD candidates in five assembly seats were leading over sitting BJP legislators.
In 2019, RJD had secured only the Chatra seat where its nominee Satyanand Bhokta won.
In Deoghar, RJD’s Suresh Paswan was leading by 19,581 votes over his nearest rival and BJP's sitting MLA Narayan Das after the third round of counting.
RJD’s Sanjay Prasad Yadav was ahead by 19,867 votes in Godda over BJP MLA Amit Kumar Mandal after the sixth round of counting.
In Koderma, RJD nominee Subhash Prasad Yadav, who was out on bail, was leading by a margin of 3,471 votes over BJP’s sitting legislator Neera Yadav.
Subhas Prasad Yadav, considered to be one of the close aides of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case.
Party’s Naresh Prasad Singh was leading by 5,159 votes after the fourth round of counting over BJP’s Bishrampur MLA Ramchandra Chandravanshi.
RJD's Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav was also leading from Hussainabad by 8,213 votes after the fourth round of counting over BJP MLA Kamlesh Kumar Singh.
Party’s candidate Rashmi Prakash, however, was trailing from Chatra by 3,776 votes.
Bhokta did not contest the elections this time, and his daughter-in-law Prakash was given a ticket.
