One of the biggest reasons given for NaMo’s non-viability as
a PM candidate is his inability to work with other parties and even leaders
within his own party.
In an era of coalition politics this character trait somehow
makes him a non-starter.
But what is this special trait. And what does it entail.
UPA2 has revealed a scale of crony-corruption unprecedented
in the history of democratic nations.
This criminal conduct has infected India’s complete body
politic, cutting across party lines.
More importantly, as explained here http://inflextionpoint.blogspot.com/2012/02/politics-of-patronage-vs-politics-of.html
this is anything but a random, haphazard phenomenon. It is a highly organized criminal enterprise.
Though CONgress is the master at this game, other parties
have caught up. For instance, BJP’s Delhi
leadership will harass and oust a clean CM like Gen. Khanduri who refuses to do
‘accommodate’ their favorite lackeys. Sharad Pawar will buy up every piece of
land in Maharastra and accommodate Shiv Sena and RPI leadership by distributing
largesse from his ill-gotten spoils of political war.
Parties across UPA and NDA have their hands in the cookie
jar.
Coalition Dharma = You plunder, I plunder, We plunder
NaMo threatens this gravy train. His 11 year rule represents a reign of terror
on the Politics of Patronage in Gujarat.
Most importantly, he has framed policies in such a manner that rules are
no longer open to interpretation. Local
and national BJP/Sangh leaders can no longer reinterpret the rule book to benefit
their relatives and cronies. Coalition
partners can no longer bank on an ‘accommodation’ to replenish their coffers.
The sole beneficiaries of this clean governance are the
people of Gujarat.
It is this intolerance for corruption and the ability to
strike at its very roots, which media and coalition partners are
euphemistically referring to as NaMo’s inability to follow the coalition
dharma.
But NaMo has thus far failed to fully exploit his greatest
asset: His proven ability to bring power
back to the people.
He’s perhaps hoping for the Gujarat landslide to speak on
his behalf. But victory alone could
prove insufficient in bringing this stellar achievement to the forefront.
Instead, NaMo needs to go to town to connect the dots.
Sound Policies eliminate room for interpretation, which in
turn render local politicians & bureaucrats powerless leading to a dismantling
of crony-corruption allowing for Politics of Development to blossom as the
primary political issue thus, ensuring services are delivered to the Mango men
and Power being handed back to the people = End of Dynastic rule
NaMo should turn coalition dharma on its head and explain to
the India that his model is the only solution.
Coalition Dharma = Collective plunder.
NaMo ekla-chalo-re is the only option.
His intolerance of coalition dharma is his greatest
asset. It is time he starts cashing it.
