SP Rule In UP Has Begun With Bang-Bang

One of my favorite fables goes as follows:

It is about a scorpion asking a frog to carry him across a river. The frog is afraid of being stung during the trip, but the scorpion argues that if it stung the frog, the frog would sink and the scorpion would drown. The frog agrees and begins carrying the scorpion, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When asked, the scorpion says: “this is my nature”.

People are no different especially people who have tasted power and have stronger desires than morals. Politicians and hoodlums fit the bill better than most. Politics in UP Samajwadi Party came to power based on the strength goonda power (and of course vote bank politics). Of course the voters of UP forgot the state of terror during the past SP regimes, fell for Akhilesh Yadav’s charms and brought back the SP to power. The scion of the Yadav clan promised a goonda free raj and people bought it. Now we see that the new SP raj has begun, not with a bang but bang-bang. People have already died at the hands of SP supporters and it has not only been a week since the oath ceremony, As Meer Taqi Meer said: “Ibtadaae ishq hai rota hai kya, aage aage dekhiye hota hai kya.”

As we can see from the composition of the new Yadav ministry, we have nearly half of the ministers with criminal cases. Knowing UP politicians, we all know that criminal cases are seldom limited to financial crimes. In most civilized countries, most of these guys would be in jail. In a news article, the Rediff scribe is placing the blame on Yadav senior. But what can he do? If winning in UP means caste politics, placating the lowest common denominators in the Muslim community, dirty money and muscle, then does anyone with a clean record have a chance?

If Akhilesh Yadav thinks that he can somehow control his ministers then I would like to attract his attention to the aforementioned fable. Once a criminal, always a criminal. Poor guy. He may have all the noble intentions in the world but he is caught in a catch 22 warp. He cannot win without these criminals but he cannot function with them. Good Luck Akhilesh Boss! I wish you the best.

Again, I place the blame squarely at the feet of the UP voters especially the Hindu middle class. If they do not go out and vote properly then we will continue to see UP oscillating between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Of course this brings me to a question I often wonder. The UP voters voted for these guys out of sheer ignorance. Consequently their suffering is going to continue. My question is: Does the punishment here (the suffering) befit the crime (voting for the wrong guy)? It does not but that is democracy for you. We deserve the government we elect. On the flip side we have the “yatha raja, tatha praja” dictate. Good luck to Yadav but better luck to the UP voters. They will need it in spades.

Is Mulayam the 'remote control' behind Akhilesh?

Significantly, Mulayam' s younger brother Shivpal Yadav was facing nine criminal cases including kidnapping, dacoity, fraud, embezzlement as well as a case of attempt to murder. He was also known as the kingpin of the police recruitment scam exposed during the Mayawati regime.
The article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/is-mulayam-the-remote-control-behind-akhilesh/20120316.htm