Falling apart?
Apropos of your edit “Deepak Parekh’s angst” (February 20), Parekh’s comments were very mature observation from the highly respected banker. As a political party in the opposition, the BJP had fiercely opposed reforms in insurance sector and host of other progressive measures but BJP-as-the-ruling-party is zealously promoting these very policies. Nuclear liability bill is classic case where the BJP’s strong opposition has now become an embarrassment for the party. The BJP, proud at having secured a powerful majority in the Lok Sabha, has been disturbingly blase about ramming crucial legislations through the ordinance route but has achieved very little in terms of investment. The most disappointing feature has been confrontation with all other political parties and this has resulted in even arch-enemies like the TMC and the Left have come together. The inability of the BJP leadership to control fringe elements who have been speaking out of turn has alienated minorities and the middle-class and the recent election results in Delhi amply bear this out. Ambivalent stance on article 370 has delayed the formation of the popular government in J&K and in the process the party is slowly losing its sheen.
MM Gurbaxani, Bangalore
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