Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Right move but made too late' that was published in Newsband

Right move but made too late

When politically embarrassing controversies come to surface, the commissions of inquiry are appointed to please the public. It is obvious that these commissions are influenced by the ruling party. These commissions do come up with fact-finding reports that need not be accepted by the government of the day.

The UPA government has developed a desire to appoint a judge to head a commission to inquire into the Gujarat surveillance case after four-fifths of the general election is over.

Corrupt minds always have corrupt ideas. Look at their election strategy to win votes: 1. Appease minority, 2. Instill fear in the minds of minority, 3. Announce freebies close to elections, 4. Split a state - AP - to reap rewards from benefiting part of the state, 5. Make false or motivated accusations against opposition leaders and abuse investigation agencies to harass them, 6. Align with like minded corrupt parties, 7. Post-elections be ready to support or take support from any corrupt or criminal party to remain in power and so on and so on.

Party at the helm is now quite habituated with controversies - and has enough experience of handling conflict-ridden situations with ease - during its second term, and its trick of distracting attention from the contemporary issue is not new. This trick of forming commission to look into the snoop gate controversy is also played to veer general public attention from the ongoing general election and wave of opposition.

The rulers are trying to create some last minute trouble for the PM aspirant in the opposition. The encroachment into the sacredness of one's privacy is certainly questionable. But the failure in constituting a commission of inquiry, at the appropriate time, also invites legitimate criticism. All this shows the political game plan behind every issue. Dishonesty, thy name is politics!

It is a right move to set up a commission in this case but the time chosen by incumbent government is planned and politically motivated. It is clear that the incumbent government is apathetic to girl's privacy. It is only trying to settle its political score. But unfortunately, it is too late.