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the Delhi High Court in March, that certain
“foreigners” are also involved in the “War
Room Leak”. Who are these foreigners? Why
has the government not disclosed their
identity so far? What action, if any, has been
taken against them so far? In a grave matter
like the “War Room Leak” in naval
headquarters, why did the government allow
unconscionable delay in action against the
accused? Isn’t this delay a part of the coverup
operation? Couldn’t the delay have helped
the accused to tamper with the evidence?
Finally, who are the political patrons of those
involved in these twin scams? I would like
the Prime Minister to break his silence in this
matter.
Serious political and legal crisis
I must make a special mention here of the
outstanding role played by the judiciary
and the legal fraternity. They did
everything they could to stop the Congress
government’s assault on the Constitution
and defend the citizens’ fundamental
rights.
I also pay tribute to those courageous
journalists, editors and newspaper owners
who risked a lot to support the mass
movement for restoration of democracy.
We must know that the clamping of
Emergency was not an accident, not a
whimsical decision by an unpredictable
leader. Two factors contributed to the
making of the Emergency mindset in the
Congress party.
The atmosphere of personality cult and sycophancy had led Congressmen to believe that
the Nehru-Gandhi family was the natural leader of the nation and, therefore, if the
Constitution had to be subverted to protect their leader, so be it. As the opposition,
judiciary and the media began to ask uncomfortable questions, and as anger against
corruption developed into a mass campaign, the Congress leadership concluded that
subversion of institutions of democracy was the only way to shield itself.
In the past years, we have seen many instances of undermining of Constitutional bodies
and Parliamentary institutions by the UPA government. Governor’s office was blatantly
misused in Bihar, Jharkhand and Goa to subvert the mandate of the people. We have
seen recently how the Congress-led government abruptly curtailed Parliament’s budget
session in order to introduce an ordinance to save its President from disqualification in
the office-of-profit controversy. It is only when the Congress leadership realized the high
risk involved in doing so, that it quickly changed its strategy and enacted the “Sacrifice
Drama” yet again.
The decision to adjourn Parliament sine-die, without even consulting the presiding
officers of the two Houses, demonstrated that the Congress party is even today willing to
go to any length to protect the Dynasty. That the Congress party could not execute its
undemocratic strategy shows that democracy-loving forces, led principally by the BJP,
are far more powerful in 2006 than they were in 1975. It also shows that anti-democratic
forces are far weaker today than they were in 1975. We must therefore resolve to
increase the strength of the former and decrease the strength of the latter in the years to
come.
India’s Emergency experience also showed the close link between corruption and
dictatorship.
All over the world, dictatorships have tended to be far more corrupt than democracies.
Corruption can take place in democracies too. But the institutions of democracy place
many checks and balances to curb corruption and to punish the corrupt. Therefore, those
who are prone to corruption and have no genuine faith in democracy always try to
subvert the institutions of democracy in order to secure protection for themselves. In
extreme cases, they try to banish democracy altogether. This is what they did in 1975.
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