UPA Politics: The curious case of the troubled troubleshooters

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Santwana Bhattacharya Last Updated : 10 Jun 2011 08:53:44 AM IST.

On April 19, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to anti-corruption icon Anna Hazare, saying: “As for statements appearing in the media, let me assure you that I do not support nor encourage the politics of smear campaigns.” Anna had reacted to a smear campaign and written to Sonia, “Corrupt forces in the country appear to have united to derail the process of drafting an anti-corruption law through the joint committee.” A month later, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who had promised to go on fast to bring black money back to India, “We welcome your constructive suggestions to improve governance. We are eager to work with you and members of civil society towards building a just and prosperous India. The Finance Minister and his officers will continue to have discussions with you on the issues you raised.” After negotiations between  the Government’s team of troubleshooters— Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee—and Ramdev failed, the baba was whisked away in a midnight operation.

In the Lokpal cause, the Prime Minister’s negotiator was Sibal. After talks, Sibal announced, “We have agreed on almost all issues but there is no agreement on two issues—demand for an official notification to form the committee and making Hazare the chairman of the committee.” After evicting Baba Ramdev from Delhi, the Government declared war on June 7 against Team Anna, saying it would draft the Lokpal Bill “even in their absence” while also inviting them for the next meeting of the joint committee on June 15. This came after the Congress called both Hazare and Ramdev “mukhautas (masks)” of the BJP, asserting that there was “no bigger sanyasi” in contemporary politics than Manmohan.

THE CIVIL SOCIETY MISMANAGEMENT............................................

They should be called the Trouble Makers for their bosses!

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