Not even a day into supporting the Government, the SP has already shown its ugly head of self fulfilling reasons why it decided to back the Government. Amar Singh is demanding why Petroleum Minister Deora "continues to favour only one well-known private operator". Well it is an open secret that he is talking of none but Mukesh Ambani controlled RIL and nobody needs extra thoughts to infer that he is talking at the behest of his close buddy and fund provider, Anil Ambani. Look at his other concern –GSM operators should be charged higher fee to get 3G licences (again a favour for Anil Ambani who controls CDMA based RCom). Agreed these may be genuine concerns that the Government should look into. But at the time of rising inflation, impeding food crisis, growing internal insurgency and a fractured foreign policy, Amar Singh believes that the first thing he has to review when in Government is to abet his friend Anil Ambani in his personal rivalries.
We have seen Railway Ministers use their position to push more railway lines/development in their constituencies or State. We have also seen kith and kin of Defence Ministers winning defence contracts. But it is appalling to see an inconsequential personal rivalry between two corporate conglomerates to be brought into the day to day affairs of the Central Government. Gone are those days when being in power meant some extra benefits. Today that is the ulterior objective. I just pray that nobody in SP take any ministerial position. You never know where the sights of the leeches are.
And how does Amar Singh quote his words - "If I take the Prime Minister's suggestion on nuclear deal seriously, I hope Prime Minister will take cognizance of what I raised." Last heard, the officials of the Finance, Petroleum and PMO were busy explaining Amar Singh on issues raised by him.
---Vj
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