UPA 2 : All Is Not Well ?

    Mr. Sharad Pawar Union Agriculture Minister is a former Congressman and then made Rashtriyawadi Congress Party, right now one of the major alliance partner in the United Progressive Alliance (II) has recently made negative comments on his alliance which can make happy leaders of the opposition parties but certainly raise eyebrows of UPA alliance partners leaders. It can be sign to followers of politics that despite UPA is in power for second consecutive time and also with improve number of representation in the parliament from 2004 first term of UPA, but something is simmering behind the curtain and it may be because of sideline of other parties by Indian National Congress in the UPA or may be because of short span of UPA 2 which is slightly just over the half term in the office and on an average monthly basis scams, corruption charges are unfolding which is giving very tough time to its leaders to face the nation and media and satisfied them. Now as coded leader of alliance party has first time made anti alliance comments openly, although in the past it has seen that often alliance partners are vocal on different occasions and blame that they were not discussed while taking decisions like at the time of price increase of petroleum products. Mr. Sharad Pawar not only raises fingers onto the leadership of alliance but also object on to amount spend by government to give subsidies to the different section of society of the country.

      Recently function held in Mumbai hosted by Loksatta Mr. Sharad Pawar said that public is asking questions that why Prime Minister is not intervening on the issues’? He added that at the time when it was to show the public ability of leadership, Center is doing nothing. Different scams have tainted the image of Government, result of government’s inactiveness judiciary has taken score of good initiatives which are applauds by every categories of society. In this way Mr. Pawar has raised question on to the working style and efficiency of leadership that is Prime Minister of India; different scams comes into light government of India has not taken strong action against these scams, infect scams have weaken the leadership of UPA 2. Mr. Pawar further said that it is important that in the Centre there should be a strong government which should be able to fulfill the acceptations of public especially in a democratic set up, its example is that UPA 1 tenure was liked by citizens of the country that was the reason that UPA gets second term with improve numbers. He also raised the question on to the huge amount spend by government of India on to different subsidies which left little space for government of India to spend money on other subsides, like –

·        Fuel subsidies – 1.15 trillion rupees

·        Food subsidies – 0.80 trillion rupees

·        MGNREGA – 0.40 trillion rupees

He said that in a democratic set up elected candidates should execute their responsibilities strongly, other wise it give opportunities to societies other powers to expand its wings which is by no mean good for any democracy.

   It is first time that UPA’s any alliance partner raised questions by speaking openly against alliance, which points that all is not well within alliance partners itself, and open objection of alliance partner’s motive will unfold in future and until and unless it has given wind to people to speculate.