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SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2018 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior What Arun Jaitley means to Modi ? Established 1965 Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra Anil Anand emerged much stronger after this still not returned to the corridors Government. The fact that Subra- a time when none other among the significant that the duo has given defeat and rest is history. Many of North Block, the Finance Min- manian waited for Jaitley to be BJP's top brass could even fath- no credence to anti-Finance Min- erhaps he is one of his kind prophets of doom, mostly within istry headquarters, but he has back in action even though par- om such a scenario. ister Tirade. in Indian politics, apart the BJP, who were counting Jait- more than made up for his tially, to announce his decision, is There is considerable truth It is not a hidden fact that from the indomitable Indi- Bullet Proof scam in P ley's days in politics after Amrit- absence from office through blog- self-explanatory about the current that he did not enjoy full support though Modi singlehandedly won ra Gandhi, who emerged stronger sar debacle are either left licking ging ,social media and video con- power structure in BJPparticular- of the RSS and that Nagpur, 2014 Lok Sabha elections for BJP after a crushing electoral defeat their wounds or striving hard to ferencing. ly in respect of Finance Ministry. though not daring openly know- but he recognises Jaitley's contri- Police Department that too in the midst of a strong maintain their relevance. Most of Was the acting Finance Min- Jaitley, as is widely known is ing Modi's backing to him, was bution in setting the stage from Narendra Modi wave. Perhaps he them including some big names ister Piyush Goel in awe of his where he could take off. Jaitley laying with the lives of those for whom life is one of his kind who remains a politician without a base despite opposed to various moves of the are already on the margins with senior colleague Jaitely as the for- had acted as the back room boy indispensible never mind if having spent a life time in Delhi's Finance Ministry. The irrepress- protecting devices were required to be little chance of their fortunes mer refused to occupy the Minis- long before run up to the elec- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is politics and having been elected ible Subramanian Swamy coming arranged , hoax and duplicity with intent to being in for revival. ter's chair and instead thought it tions. P ruling the country or in opposi- as president of the prestigious out of the political wilderness to A darling of the media but at safe to operate from a sofa-set The Modi-Jaitely relationship make illegal pecuniary gains worth crores of tion. Be it the Atal Bihari Vajpay- Delhi University Students Union merge his one-man outfit Janata the same time hated with no less perched across in the Finance did not suddenly blossom on the rupees, were reportedly resorted to in State Police ee or the Modi regime his position (DUSU) long back. He was nev- Party with BJP to ultimately bag intensity by its other section. To Minister's office? There definite- eve of last Lok Sabha elections. has not only remained secure but er known to carry money bags till a Rajya Sabha seat was not with- Department. The scam has surfaced which is some in the media he is a story ly is an element of awe and at the Ostensibly, he is believed to have he has continuously been on the he made big in legal profession out a plan. And the ploy behind unprecedented in its structure and in its form, teller and source of news, to oth- same time strong sense of indis- played an important role when ascendency. but still he managed to remain in his political resurrection by RSS ers he is akin to holding a darbar Modi was stuck on a muddy wick- involving purchase of bullet proof vests, headgears That is Arun Jaitley for you. pensability that deterred Goel the limelight and be darling even was to use him as a checkmate with media persons in attention to et in the aftermath of infamous and bullet proof covering of gypsies, thus brazenly He has many friends and sympa- from moving ahead. So the theo- of the veterans Atal Bihari Vaj- against Jaitley which is evident carry the tales forward while there Gujarat riots. Probably, the thisers, but list of his detractors is ry, propounded by the prophets of payee and Lal Krishan Advani. from regular tirade and criticism compromising with the protection cover to security are others who wish to watch him shrewd Jaitely was foreseeing also spread far and wide both doom and Delhi's tale carriers, Many of us would not believe that Swamy has been launching personnel from bullets. from a distance even in the hal- future political developments and within BJP and elsewhere. He that he has lost confidence of the when Jaitely, much before 2014 against the Finance Minister. The lowed Central Hall of Parliament. had as Leader of the Opposition This fraud of suspected wide range warrants a might be one of the most influen- Prime Minister and that his wings Lok Sabha elections, started talk- one possible strong ire of RSS You love him or hate him but in Rajya Sabha led from the front tial leaders of the party but those might be clipped proved wrong. ing about the then Gujarat Chief against Jaitley is said to be his probe of higher level and complete unearthing of all you simply cannot afford to miss to attack and corner the UPAGov- in awe of his multi-pronged capa- Or else a direction from the top to Minister Narendra Bhai Modi as close proximity to the high and the nuts and bolts of conspiracy, planning, modus him. This dictum befits Jaitley's ernment on all fronts while keep- bilities are a sizable chunk. It is Goel to occupy the Finance Min- the Prime Ministerial candidate in mighty corporate. multifaceted persona. He is loved ing Modi in mind and backing operandi and other relevant pieces of evidence another matter that they only ister's chair would have complet- the days to come. Initially no one Swamy and certain frontal and hated by his supporters and him for a bigger role ahead. including illegal money trails which made this scam whisper and squirm as they can- ed the task at least acted as an indi- took this seriously but Jaitley's outfits of the RSS including opponents with the same intensi- What remains to be seen now not match him move by move. cator of changing times to him. persistent argument that only Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh have possible. It is reported that the purchases of over ty. But still the Jaitley saga lives is how actively would he be There were many, more with- The decision of Chief Eco- Rs. 100 crore were made by the Police on. Modi with his "Gujarat success been brazenly criticising Jaitley involved in formulating strategies in the BJPthan outside it, who had nomic Adviser Arvind Subraman- It is in this backdrop that the story" and "frugal and honest" and blaming him for certain for 2019 Lok Sabha elections to Headquarters for the Jammu and Kashmir Police written his political obituary after ian to step down came only after latest chapter of his illness that led image could bring BJP back to financial policies as they dare not ensure Modi's return as Prime during the last fiscal and intentionally and knowing- he lost Lok Sabha elections from Jaitley came out of the hospital to kidney transplant and subse- power ultimately prevailed. directly target the Prime Minister. Minister? Will he confine him- Amritsar in 2014 by over 1.25 and he took to tweet to explain the ly, sub- standard purchases were made of these quent recovery has to be viewed. Many would not believe that However, he has remained self, as Finance Minister, to lakh votes while his other party development and put it in proper life saving devices and bullet proof covering of gyp- Despite the fact that the lovers and Jaitley was ready to forego his unscathed and his position as defending the Government on the colleagues and coalition partner perspective. It should be viewed haters prayed in equal terms for political guru and the 'Rath Yatri' Finance Minister and a think-tank issues of demonetisation and GST sies, thus criminally imperiling the lives of the candidates romped home riding from the point of view of Subra- his quick recovery and be back in Advani who scripted BJP's story of the BJP has also remained or will he go all out simultaneous- Police personnel, those who usually are at the fore- the Modi wave. But not he and manian, and at the same time the action, the army of prophets of of transformation from an oppo- intact despite total silence on the ly to plan electoral strategies? real reasons for his defeat are still front of fighting armed terrorism in the State. doom did not let the opportunity explanation was meant to quell sition to a ruling party. Definite- part of Modi and BJP chief Amit This would be known once he gets to be counted. To put dust into the eyes of the people whose tax go. Their predictions regarding rumours that he was leaving the ly, he was reading the political Shah. It is important that they back into full gear after full recov- In the ultimate analysis what- Jaitley's political future have job as a dissatisfied person or over money is it all about, what was initially selected by currents rightly and accordingly have not come out openly in Jait- ery.