Wednesday, October 10, 2012

NaMo does not accomodate others……..and he shouldn’t


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.

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