Sonia declines PM's post
In a development that has taken both the Congress and the BJP by utter surprise, Sonia Gandhi today said that she was going to listen to her 'inner voice' and withdraw herself from the Primeministerial race. This, frankly, like the Left Front staying out of government is quite a joke. I am no Sonia supporter- she has zero political experience. But what the BJP has resorted to through both Uma Bharati and Sushma Swaraj is pure political blackmail. When the BJP after all, threatens 'a countrywide agitation' we know exactly what that means...
This means that in all probability, Manmohan Singh, whose candidature Sonia has endorsed, will be the next PM.
What baffles me in all of this is the fact that those opposed to Sonia think that she will endanger the security of our country. Umm..when did Italy become such a prime opponent of the nation? What good would this do. Also she became an Indian citizen in 1983, well before her husband even became PM...you mean the Italian Mafia has been plotting this all along??
In other news, the Sensex seems to have recovered some ground. Again, I'm a bit mystified. I would assume that with Sonia as PM, she would have Manmohan as Finance Minister. So how would that be less reformist than having Manmohan as Prime Minister? All very confusing...
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you would've also have read that Uma Bharti turned in her resignation letter to Venkiah Naidu, the BJP president and not the Governor of MP. AHh! what a stunt. Sushma seemed so totally at sea during the pre and post polls phase. but then she had to surface somewhere, and this is her moment of (shame?).
But the development leaves me with more questions than answers. So isnt there anybody else in the whole wide Congress who could take over now that Sonia still doesnt want to commit? manmohan Singh is a great thinker but does he have it in him to manage coalitions and then also rule as a PM? or maybe the politics can be left to SoniaJi and he can do the day to day PM-ish activites. A friend suggested it could be Sonia setting the stage for one of her kids to take over. nah, too far fetched for my consumption.
So now the NDA (or still just the BJP's rogue elements) can sleep without worrying about the Italian mafia knocking on their doors at any hour. Wheww...what a waste of political talent these BJP guys are.
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