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SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Established 1965 Rahul's Wayanad excursion Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra Amulya Ganguli interpretation of his decision to his time and attention away from es given up hopes about the forth- ing the humiliating drubbing in ers such as Sharad Pawar and contest is that he is fighting more Amethi and other areas where he coming elections and is prepar- 2014. Instead, it regards the oth- Chandrababu Naidu tried to ven by the Congress's against the Left than the BJP. So is virtually the only leader who is ing for 2024 by building up the er parties, including the BJP, as bring about a rapprochement Threat to Surinsar, standards, two false steps much for the idea of a gathband- carrying the entire burden of the organization. If so, it does not interlopers which have entered between the Congress and the Ein a single day can be con- han. opposition's campaign on his speak well of its stamina or the corridors of power by chance Aam Admi Party (AAP), it was sidered odd. The party usually In any event, Rahul's choice shoulders. The Wayanad excur- resilience or fighting spirit. In and will soon be out as the elec- to no avail apparently because Mansar aquatic life misses its footing once in a while. of Wayanad is odd since his sion will, therefore, be a point- fact, it denotes a defeatist out- torate realizes its mistake. Sheila Dixit hasn't forgiven the But perhaps the proximity of the opponent in Amethi can hardly less distraction. look. Aresounding defeat cannot It is this habitual arrogance AAP for her crushing defeat in sually, it is only when things slip out of elections has blurred its focus. be regarded as a formidable which made Ghulam Nabi Azad 2015. So, as in U.P., a three-cor- Hence, the mistakes. politician. Instead, Smriti Irani is announce that his party will con- nered fight between the AAP, the hands that the Government and its con- The most egregious of them cerned agencies wake up to sort out a a former star in a trashy (though test all the 80 seats in U.P. as soon BJP and the Congress in Delhi U was also one which was uncalled popular) soap opera, and a for- as it became evident that there would be a godsend for the saf- problem and when it is the question of two famous for. There was no need for Rahul mer human resource develop- will be no understanding fron outfit. lakes of Surinsar and Mansar , the continuous Gandhi to contest from two seats ment minister whose inadequate between the Congress and the It is obvious that Rahul is yet when there isn't a ghost of a deterioration in the quality of water has now start- educational qualifications made SP-BSP-RLD combine in the to understand the need for chance that he will lose in Ame- her eminently unsuitable for the state. advances and retreats in political ed damaging the aquatic life therein. The irony is thi, one of the Congress's baili- post. To give such a person the Given the Congress's present negotiations and for reaching out that the inhabitants of adjoining areas which ought wicks. opportunity to say that the She- weakened condition in U.P., the persistently as Amit Shah did to to have been like watchdogs of these God given Now, however, when he has hzada has run away is a blunder. boastful declaration made little bring Uddhav Thackeray, Nitish shown that he is not fully confi- boons to prevent any of such acts , direct or indi- The explanation given by the political sense. Fortunately, the Kumar and Ramvilas Paswan on dent about his chances, there may Congress's spokespersons that Congress subsequently back- board following signs of discon- rect and are themselves watching helplessly these be a measure of resentment Rahul's decision was a riposte to tracked, but not enough to pre- tent. lakes being violated in many ways including the among a section of voters in the the BJP's attempts to create a vent a three-cornered fight Having clawed its way up to constituency over the Congress North-South divide does not hold between the SP-BSP-RLD, the the top from two seats in the Lok uncontrolled flow of effluents from their areas into president's decision to look for these lakes. water in view of the BJP's mini- Congress and the BJP. There is Sabha in 1984, the BJPhas appar- another "safe" seat when Ame- mal influence in the south, except little doubt that the latter will be ently learnt the art of politicking How locals and those of the adjoining areas can thishould have been deemed safe in Karnataka. The party may be pleased. the hard way. The Congress, on play a yeoman's role in saving these natural lega- enough. trying to exploit the Sabarimala The Congress's attitude can the other hand, has had it much Nor is Wayanad very safe issue to secure a foothold in Ker- seem all the more haughty in the too easy, so much so that its cies can be learnt from the noted "Chipko considering that both Kerala Movement" which started from Rajasthan and ala. But the move has only con- context of the surprisingly admirers like H.D. chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan firmed its essentially communal accommodative initiatives of the Kumaraswamy, M.K. Stalin and emulated on a large scale by the natives of and former CPI(M) general sec- and pseudo-religious outlook. The Congress's other mistake be a good omen for 2024. BJP, notwithstanding the reputa- Tejasvi Yadav can believe that Uttrakhand to save the trees by practically hug- retary, the Stalinist Prakash Rahul's southern venture will is to go it alone in Delhi. The However, it is also possible tion of both Narendra Modi and Rahul can be the PM even when Karat, have let it be known that ging them and remaining steadfast in that position serve hardly any purpose, there- decision, however, is seemingly that the Congress hasn't shed its Amit Shah as being cold and there are doubts that the Con- they will try their best to defeat fore, to counter an already weak in keeping with the belief that the inborn hauteur even after the immodest. gress can reach the three-figure to prevent their felling. They coined a slogan Rahul since their dialectical BJP in Kerala and will only take party has for all practical purpos- recent electoral setbacks, includ- Although several senior lead- mark in this election. (IPA) "Ecology is the permanent economy" . Chipko liter- ally means to stick to or hug something. It may Anil Anand is contesting from his father's sound slightly out of core context but is loaded constituency. he writing was on the The trigger currently is Sha- and brimming with the message that it is the peo- wall which perhaps the BJP's transitional pangs trughan Sinha as he has been BJP veterans now mem- ple alone who have to rise, voice, preserve and T former Finance and External pared the next generation of independent candidates to third highest civilian award. He more vocal out of the disgrun- bers of the 'Marghdarshak tled lot. Till recently Yashwant guard natural sources. Sources of water like lakes Mandal' refused to read. Veter- Affairs Minister Yashwant Sin- leaders including those who are protest against the highhanded- is the luckier one among the which besides providing us water, are home to dif- ha is already out of BJP and so currently ruling the country ness and humiliation meted out veterans as his desire to replace Sinha was also acting in a sim- ans such as L K Advani, Dr ilar fashion but he seems to have ferent types of fish and water birds, fowls and other Murli Manohar Joshi, Mr Shan- is editor turned politician Arun would take any drastic action at to them, "Yes I strongly feel him by his son from the same Shourie, cine-star turned politi- the twilight of his political they should do that......" and he constituency was fulfilled. controlled his diatribe against vertebrate and invertebrate life, water bugs, frogs, ta and others thought the storm Modi-Shah duo after his son would be over soon but little did cian Shatrughan Sinha after career and life. However, the left it at that without clarifying In the same vein octogenar- turtles, herons, plants etc and need constant vigil denial of mandate has joined roughshod manner in which he whether he had broached this ian tribal MP from Jharkhand and Union Minister Jayant Sin- they realise the changing cir- ha was again fielded from Haz- and measures to keep them unharmed. Not only cumstances and that the BJP, Congress and set to contest was conveyed the party's deci- issue with Advani or Joshi. Kariya Munda has also been elections from Patna Sahab and sion to declare his intention of Besides Advani, Shanta sidelined despite his wish to aribagh, Jharkhand. Owing to are their mere sight or a glimpse providing a sooth- the party which they had this reason he is learnt to have painstakingly nurtured, has both External Affairs Minister not contesting elections, is the Kumar (85), Kalraj Mishra contest the election this time ing touch to our eyes but are also helping boost Sushma Swaraj and saffron root cause of his hurt and a sim- (77), Bhagat Singh Koshyari also. He too first entered the dropped his plans to contest the economy by serving as favourite tourist spots.