Operation Kamala: Shameless show of lust for power
People are seething with the developments in state politics since the last few days. BJP had tried to clinch power through the ‘Operation Kamala’ route soon after the assembly election results had been out. It had even submitted a memorandum to the governor seeking permission to form the government despite knowing the fact that the party didn’t have required number of seats to do so. But owing to the strong political acumen of DK Shivakumar Operation Kamala fell flat on its face.
Yeddyurappa was humiliated to no end during that time even by his own party members. Owing to BJP’s hunger for power, HD Kumaraswamy’s installation as CM was delayed. Just when people assumed that BJP has taken the role of a responsible opposition leader allowing the coalition government to work on its duties, BJP has started out to play dirty politics again to clinch the chair of the CM. Since the last two weeks, BJP has taken all its MLAs and is sitting in a resort outside the state. Those MLAs who have totally forgotten their duties towards the people who voted for them and are totally drowned in luxury. Yeddyurappa has undergone humiliation second time over. The media kept crying hoarse that the government would be toppled by Sankranthi and dissenting MLAs would join the BJP soon. But that hasn’t happened, and the dissidents have returned to identify themselves with Congress.
This has given rise to some anxiety in the Congress camp and they have now taken their MLAs to another resort in the state, and have been safeguarding them with great care. This bad politics by the BJP is having a negative effect on the state administration. This has not only led to the loss of face for Yeddyurappa, his image is suffering a beating with every such move of his. People are viewing BJP with a lot of mistrust. Normally when the election results are out, every party would consider its possibilities of clinching power in some manner or the other. BJP did that and unsuccessfully too since they couldn’t get even a handful MLAs to be on their side.
With this being the case, Yeddyurappa should have spent time consolidating and organizing people to turn into a successful opposition leader passing on the benefits to the people of the state. A leader needn’t be a CM to serve the people. One can do that even as the leader of opposition by identifying the mistakes of the government and forcing the administration to correct its course. If the ruling party has to work well, it needs to have a good opposition party. Yeddyurappa is a very able opposition leader. But instead of using that, trying shortcuts to gain access to the seat of CM does not suit Yeddyurappa. His repeated failures do not show him in good light. Some leaders within the BJP are encouraging Operation Kamala most probably to turn Yeddyurappa into a laughing stock. And BSY is falling into their trap.
But one cannot blame only BJP for these developments. When goods are on sale, there’d be prospective buyers too. Those who are ready to sell their integrity for the sake of money, despite having won elections from one party and now all set to defect to another, are enemies of democracy as well. They are selling all the faith people have placed on them. Those who are in coalition government should know when they slip into the cesspool of operation Kamala, they are going to lose the faith of people forever.
They are using the greed of BJP to gain power, to ensure their own greed for power and money is met. Had they joined hands with other parties over ideological differences with their party leaders, that move would have had some weight. Instead, they are ‘using’ the BJP like the party is using them. They are pretending to join BJP only to threaten the leaders within JD(S) and Cong. And BJP is jumping with joy even at the mere projection of their willingness to join. Even the dissenting MLAs know BJP can never clinch the power. But the victims of lust for power, the opportunism within the coalition government and the others happen to be the hapless voters.
The BJP is spending crores on resort politics hosting their leaders in luxury resorts away from the state. MLAs who had to attend to people’s works are spending time in the resort. Tragically enough, some media are projecting ‘Operation Kamala’ as some moment of pride for the BJP. Media is an inseparable part of this dirty exercise. This happens when media and politics become illicit partners to defeat the democracy. BJP needs to gain foothold in the next elections in some states at least. Since it lost base in the five central states, it is now being anxious. As a result of this, BJP leaders are wondering if they can gain some power in Karnataka by hook or crook.
Recently, a Modi bhakt had said people had to walk for Modi, leaving hesitation behind. ‘Lajje Bittu Hejje Haaki’ when written in Kannada also means leave the ‘shame’ behind. This slogan was for people, but looks like the leaders themselves have taken this way too seriously that they have left shame behind. These are the most tragic moments in the history of democracy in this country.
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Will Champai Soren become a game-changer for BJP in Jharkhand polls?
Ranchi: Champai Soren, a prominent figure in Jharkhand’s statehood movement, is contesting the 2024 assembly elections from Seraikela, a seat he has consistently held since 1991.
However, there is a surprising shift in his political journey this year. Having resigned from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) earlier this year, Soren is now representing the BJP, a move that could significantly impact the electoral dynamics in the state.
Soren’s switiching is seen as a strategic benefit for the saffron party, which has been working to expand its appeal among Jharkhand’s tribal communities, a demographic traditionally aligned with the JMM. His departure from the JMM, led by Shibu Soren and his son Hemant Soren, was fueled by dissatisfaction with the state government’s policies, which he claimed had failed to address tribal concerns.
Also known as "Jharkhand’s Tiger" for his instrumental role in the statehood movement of the 1990s, Champai Soren has respect and influence among tribal voters. His decision to switch the party could be a turning point in the BJP’s efforts to gain a stronger hold in a state where tribal votes often decide the outcome.
