Advani & Moral honesty
Advani and moral honesty
BJP is crumbling under attack of its own dissenting missiles. But the developments cannot be ignored as internal matter of the party. There are some developments particularly relating to L K Advani that require a serious debate on ground of morality in public life.
Vote for cash might be Advani’s strategy to project Congress in a poor show. But the way, he has washed his hands off the Kandhar issue is certainly a very serious matter. What is more is his stoic silence despite repeated exposure.
How should be our conduct as a public leader or a person upholding public view? People certainly expect us to be mature enough to take right decision and have courage enough to accept our flaws and follies. Without that a person cannot claim himself to be a leader leave besides projecting himself as PM in waiting.
One after another senior BJP leaders have come out with the statements that Advani was a party to the decision to send Jaswant Singh to Kandhar for the release of Indian hostages in exchange of terrorists. In debates during Lok Sabha elections, BJP leaders have repeatedly claimed that the decision to release terrorists was in the interest of Indian hostages and defended it fully.
In such a situation, what does Advani’s stand show? What does he want to project? By pleading unawareness he probably wants to show that as Loh Purush, he would not have allowed it to happen. There can’t be more ridiculous dichotomy than this. Your party defends a decision through its bandwagon, but you turn your back to it!
He loves himself to be called Chhote Sardar. I am sure Sardar Patel would have stood by his action whether he had agreed for release of terrorists this way or wiped them out and secured the release of Indian hostages.
As a citizen of the country, as a man in public life and as a member of the Congress party, I strongly believe that a man who aspired to lead the country as Prime Minister should have moral honesty to admit that yes, I told a lie. I think that the country which was flooded by the high pitch media hype of Advani, the next PM, has a right to seek an apology from him for playing with their trust in him and in his claims.
No doubt that the election results have shown that people of India neither have faith in him nor in his party, BJP. Otherwise, the party would not have met such a humiliating fate in Lok Sabha elections this year. Still, I feel the country needs a public apology from Advani for his lie and his insult of Sardar since he projected himself as Sardar all through this time
yagnesh acharya
September 1, 2009 at 2:24 pmIt is more shamefull for LKA, one time pm in waiting, that neighther he deny nor accept. I believe that MAUNVRAT of Guru (LKA) and Shishya (NAMO) are more conspicuous than their speak. Apology is not enough from LKA, something more people expect from him. I suggest him to proceed for retirement from public life.
pintu basketball (y.b.c)
September 4, 2009 at 12:49 pmHi sir,
sir jaswantsingh jo india no 30 year thi m.p che to tene india neta karta pakisthan no jina saro nita lagto hoy to india mathi bahar kadhi nakvo joyye india mathi m.p nu pad chodi devu tane saja thavi joy……….@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
pravinsingh deodar
September 5, 2009 at 5:04 pmrespected shaktisinhji,
Advani should have taken a cue from Bill Clinton, who asked the people of america and his family to forgive him,and they did.giving him a second term.
what people look for in leaders is unflinching honesty and decency in their thoughts and actions,every decicion taken or sought to be taken in public interest whether right or wrong , is in a democracy for the people to decide,but Advaniji should have stood by a decision taken by a cabinet of which he was a member, in failing to do so ultimately I think he may have tried to prevent harm to his own imheage of LOH PURUSH, but he has put the last nail in the coffin of a crumbling BJP.
devam
September 7, 2009 at 10:00 amsir
very superficial views.
Why didnt you raise or protest when he or Namo called themselves sardar or chhote sardar
Sir, you also are a part of Congress. I have been a Congress sympathiser but feel sorry at the way you, Siddharthbhai, Arjunbhai or Bharatsinh conduct themselves.
Sir, we have lot of expectation from you.
Do not let us down with such shallow articles on blog or superficial stands.
regards
devam panchal
ahmedabad
Nirav Oza, NZ
September 12, 2009 at 4:35 amDesperate attempts by LK Advani to cling to power has lead to such demise of himself and party he is leading, it was laughable that at age of 82 he considered himself as PM in Waiting and already had his Crown Prince Modi ready for 2014 general elections. I don’t this apologizing to nation will do any damage control. He should take back seat from active politics.