Modi displeases party seniors
Rise of Narendra Modi has led to internal
dissensions in Bharatiya Janata Party. Modi seems to be asserting his authority
within the BJP.
Modi can afford to act tough because of the enormous
support he has got from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He is having his way even at the cost of
injuring the self-respect of party seniors. L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj are
two of his victims. Murli Manohar
Joshi too is not happy at being evicted from the Varanasi seat to make way for
Modi. Advani was refused a transfer to Bhopal and was asked to stick to Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat.
Looks like the only element which can pull down the
BJP and Modi from Power is internal conflict within the party which seems to be
full of clashes between egos.
Modi has no problems in facing the likes of Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi or Kejriwal but is wary of Advani and company with their
constant show of belligerence within the party which is more dangerous then
facing the opponents.
In the past, the elevation of Nehru and his daughter
within Congress had seen many ugly spats and this had even led to a breakup of
the party. Senior party leaders were most shabbily treated. The same kind of
'injury' to 'sterling' leaders caused by Modi's rise is happening in BJP now.
The Modi wave is basically a misnomer. There is no
such wave in the country. On the contrary a tainted past engulfs BJP which is
become a party fractured on minor issues; with a dark spot of Gujarat riots and
symbol of inaction for the welfare of common people of this country, how can
that party be entrusted with a national responsibility? Modi was the cause of
riot in his state. There are many Indians who fear that his emergence as top
man of the nation might lead to ‘National Riot’. These Indians cannot forget
even the inaction of the BJP government when entire Gujarat was burning and the
only rhetoric heard was "Raj Dharma".
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