Amartya Sen : Dreaming of a coup through President
Varanasi. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, just yesterday was dreaming of an open revolt by people against Narendra Modi government over demonetisation. Nothing happened . On the contrary, Modi got unprecedented mandate in Uttar Pradesh.
Sen was not the only doomsayer; many others, including sitting judges, were expecting cash riots on the streets of New Delhi and other cities and towns . But Sen did not give up. Now he jumped into election campaigning in favour of Mahatma's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the forthcoming elections.These days, apparently, he is reading Indian constitution, whether a president can take political decisions overriding elected government and cabinet. Argumentative Indian thinks a sane, sensible and assertive president can act on his own to safeguard Indian constitution. He says, " President is not a rubber stamp".
Gandhi's candidature is not yet decided; but his credential are impeccable. He , two decades ago, had been a babu for a few years in Rashtrapati Bhavan serving as secretary to then President KR Narayan. And then Rashtrapati Bhavan was allegedly used to undermine and destabilise Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. Vajpayee governmewnt survived the conspiracies before it was ousted in the general elections. In Modi's case his reelection is all but certain in 2019; so babu's services are needed more than ever. Problem is that electoral equations are against the babu and his mentor Amartya Sen.
As things stand today, Narendra Modi's likely choice for Raisina Hills is Governor Mrs. Draupadi Murmu, a tribal woman from Odisha. And she, in all probability , will take salute as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces during Republic Day parade on Rjapath on January 26.
Varanasi. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, just yesterday was dreaming of an open revolt by people against Narendra Modi government over demonetisation. Nothing happened . On the contrary, Modi got unprecedented mandate in Uttar Pradesh.
Sen was not the only doomsayer; many others, including sitting judges, were expecting cash riots on the streets of New Delhi and other cities and towns . But Sen did not give up. Now he jumped into election campaigning in favour of Mahatma's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the forthcoming elections.These days, apparently, he is reading Indian constitution, whether a president can take political decisions overriding elected government and cabinet. Argumentative Indian thinks a sane, sensible and assertive president can act on his own to safeguard Indian constitution. He says, " President is not a rubber stamp".
Gandhi's candidature is not yet decided; but his credential are impeccable. He , two decades ago, had been a babu for a few years in Rashtrapati Bhavan serving as secretary to then President KR Narayan. And then Rashtrapati Bhavan was allegedly used to undermine and destabilise Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. Vajpayee governmewnt survived the conspiracies before it was ousted in the general elections. In Modi's case his reelection is all but certain in 2019; so babu's services are needed more than ever. Problem is that electoral equations are against the babu and his mentor Amartya Sen.
As things stand today, Narendra Modi's likely choice for Raisina Hills is Governor Mrs. Draupadi Murmu, a tribal woman from Odisha. And she, in all probability , will take salute as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces during Republic Day parade on Rjapath on January 26.
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