Centre sees Spooks

Centre sees hand of bigger forces
SANJAY K. JHA
New Delhi, April 8: A section of the government suspects that “bigger forces” are using the fight against corruption to achieve their “not-so-noble goals” perhaps even unknown to Anna Hazare.

Although nobody would go on record, senior functionaries said in private that the destabilising games of some corporate and even international players were behind “the entire show”.

“The RSS and other anti-Congress elements might have jumped in with their own little vested interests but the real players are acting from behind the scenes,” a senior government functionary said.

The government did not speak about “these forces” publicly because its prime objective is to end the agitation, growing in size and appeal by the day.

Top ministers were reluctant to give in to what they saw as “anti-democratic demands” of the protesters, but sources said Congress president Sonia Gandhi was desperate to draw the curtains on this politically damaging television-induced movement.

The issue was discussed at a meeting attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, her political secretary Ahmed Patel and ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Kapil Sibal.

The government does not see this agitation in isolation, the sources said, arguing that the “destabilisation games” began months ago.

“The forces exploited the general cynicism among the middle class caused by a series of scandals with the sole aim of pulling down this government,” a senior leader said, admitting that Hazare might not have had any inkling about these designs.

“Like many well-meaning boys and girls from our society, even seasoned players sometimes become pawns in the hands of invisible forces,” the leader said.

In the highest echelons of the government there is a feeling that “a deliberate attempt to disrupt emerging economies and markets” has been at play for quite some time. But the leaders chose not to clearly articulate their fears.

Although not willing to debate these questions at this stage, many senior ministers are asking in private how the “robust back-up” — the endless media coverage, the logistics or the mobilisation — was organised in such short time.

In official circles there is fierce speculation that a section of corporate groups unhappy with the government are playing a role.

There is also surprise at the anti-corruption drive bearing a strong anti-Congress tenor.

Schoolchildren in uniform were paraded at Jantar Mantar, with teachers guiding them to shout anti-Sonia slogans, and all the pamphlets and bills being distributed at the protest site relate to the Congress.

“It is interesting to find no pamphlet on the BJP, no word on corruption in BJP-ruled states, no mention of tainted politicians from other parties,” a senior Congress leader said.

One pamphlet said: “Sonia Gandhi Bharat Chhor, Sab ghotalon aur bhastrachar ki naag mata Sonia Gandhi, asli naam Antonia Maino.”

It is difficult to believe Hazare or his supporters Arvind Kejriwal, Swami Agnivesh or Kiran Bedi would speak such language.

The above is from the Telegraph.

It seems the government is seeing a spook everywhere and blaming everybody but themselves.
The fail to realize that this is a spontaneous outburst just like the public public against the government after 26/11 attack on India by Pak sponsored mercenaries.
They fail to understand that the people are fed-up with the corruption existing in all walks of life because it is sponsored by the government and its allies.
If one person by the name of J L Nehru had taken action against Pratap Singh Kairon when that person was involved in miscellaneous corruption charges, the small germ at that point would not have blown up to such epidemic proportion that the very foundation of India is being dis-stabilized.
With China breathing ominously down our necks, ready to attack at any time, our government wasted time. They delayed just as they did when the 2G scam was first exposed. It was only when Jayalalita agreed to back the government that they got the courage to ask the corrupt minister Raj to resign.
Similarly when the government saw opposition politicians supporting Anna, the government got cold feet and bowed down.