Game not over yet
Projecting it as a political imbroglio, Yeddyurappa can always wonder whether he created his own ditch or fell into one dug by someone else. He probably expected Supreme Court too will give him a long time frame to prove majority on the floor of the house just like the governor gave two weeks. He may have trusted Amit Shah to get him a ruling in his favour from the Supreme Court. Or, so did the Reddy gang assure him. Supreme Court’s decision to prove majority within 55 hours of time since he took oath, must have come as a shocker to him. All the released audio clippings of the failed attempts of ‘horse trade’ revealed the last ditch attempts made to hold up the party’s image in south India failed.
The same people who were contacted to be ‘bought over’, released the audio clips of the deals they were presented. Yeddyurappa said on the floor: “Cong and JD(S) kept their MLAs together, hence we are unable to prove the majority.” This must be the heights of helplessness.
With all the MLAs in the house, why could he not seek the trust vote? Who would have stopped him? Yeddyurappa in other words, said he and his party didn’t get a proper opportunity for horse trading! He tried to project himself on the same lines as Vajpayee and wanted people to perceive his failure to secure a government as sympathetically as they can. But that doesn’t seem to have worked.
Fact remains that the leaders within the BJP were celebrating Yeddyurappa’s downfall. He fell into the pit dug by RSS and is now standing at the last chapter of his political career.
Now it needs to be seen how inevitable Yeddyurappa is going to be, for BJP from here on. They cannot even keep him away completely because the party has done well under his leadership. Now this thorn called Yeddyurappa is stuck in BJP’s throat, and cannot be removed without hurting yet. Though BJP wants to handover the reins to Santoshji of RSS, the occasion does not seem appropriate yet. He may well be relegated to history soon, but he still wields power within the community. But that will happen soon, if not sooner.
After that, BJP will fall into the hands of staunch Hindutva elements. One cannot comment on whether or not this would be beneficial for BJP. While we say this, we cannot even be sure of this Cong-JD(S) coalition government lasting any longer. Though the attempts for horse-trading has failed for now, it is not completely wiped out yet. It may occur in the near future if any of the disgruntled MLAs defect into the other side. This inevitable coalition, is much necessary for Cong and JD(S). Hence Cong immediately got in touch with JD(S) to form the government and hand over the CM’s chair to Kumaraswamy of JD(S). If Cong had got majority on its own, Siddaramaiah may have been the second term CM. A few top rung Cong men never wanted this. Now with HDK as CM-nominee, Siddaramaiah has been sidelined in the interest of the party. Parameshwar will be the deputy CM. The overall control of state Congress has moved into the hands of DK Shivakumar, a Cong strongman. So the original Conggressis are happy with this since Siddu was always seen as an outsider. They are still fine with HDK as their CM, but not Siddu. Hence, HDK wields the power with mere 38 seats in the state. Will he be allowed to complete a term of five years as the CM? Will Cong men cooperate with this? Will all the MLAs withstand the temptation of ‘deals’ that could be presented by BJP in the future?
With all this, even if the coalition lasts for a year or two, it would have its impact on Lok Sabha elections. JD(S) and Cong together can serve a grand defeat to BJP in 2019. Both JD(S) and Cong have massive responsibilities resting on their shoulders. They need to be in support of each other to complement and not to pull each other down. Cong has shown its 78 seats need not pose ego before the JD(S) with mere 38 seats. Together they can face biggest enemies of democracy. If both parties resort to their pettiness, the government will collapse and it becomes easy for BJP to gain traction. The parties then will have to bear with the curse of having handed over the state to communalists.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
