The verbal war intensified today –
as expected – throwing up catchphrases like ‘master of half-truth and beautiful
lies’ and ‘diversionary tactics’ – and as expected – it is expected to run a
hot spell for some more days.
But here is a wild thought – wild
because this ‘normal reaction’ has become so rare in Indian politics – that now
no one talks about it – in fact, the party that entered the political scene
with a ‘promised intent’ to change all such practices fights till the very last
to protect its offices – with an attitude ‘we are write, we will prevail, come
what may’ – certainly an ominous proposition for democratic values.
Anyway, like happens – as the
universal norms of the politics of probity demand – can Arun Jaitley resign till
he clears all doubts/allegations requesting a probe into all allegations that
have been levelled against him in the DDCA scam?
Agreed that such charges/allegations
have been around there for quite some time now, so why the demand now?
Because their verbal display has
never been so intense!
We need to accept that AAP has
successfully shifted if not totally diverted/deflected the glare of CBI raid
against Arvind Kejriwal’s Principal Secretary to the intense debates on ‘Arun
Jaitley and the DDCA scam’.
And there are controversial
elements – SFIO report, DDCA report and Delhi High Court report – with highly
scathing comments – and even if Arun Jaitley is not named there, the politics
of probity demands that he step down in the name of ‘collective responsibility’
and help actively in tightening the noose around real culprits.
But then, thinking about the ‘politics
of probity’ in these days of muddied waters is again a wild thought! Isn’t it?
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
