BJP considered to have a political advantage over congress especially in middle class is creating a lot of cacophony against this deal which most of the urban middle class people endorse. What would be the reason behind this?
If we look back in to past decade, BJP government did perform better in the past and in fact campaigned solely on India shining concept. Relations with US started going in a positive direction in their reign only..In fact their policies are more right and distant from "left" than congress. It is interesting to see a party changing its poles from communal to communist...
The deal might be very much helpful to the energy starving India. But it doesn't matter to a political party as long as it does not bring them votes..after all credit goes to the ruling party..so opposition is showing their opposition...
The deal was once opposed by Kakodkar is embraced by the same person when US conceded to the Indian demands. I really don't think we can get any better deal than this..How much it is justifiable to reject a deal solely for the purposes that we are going too close to US..That too this foul cry is being made by those political parties which are more skillful in changing colors than a chameleon...
The reason behind the BJP's strong opposition to deal i guess are
- They want to show to the people that coalition govts can only be run by NDA, if they get an opportunity to collapse the govt for any reason they will do so. As close relations with US will effect Communists, they want to align with them and make sure that govt falls to it. Even if the policy is very close to heart and help India in attaining energy security.
- They want to flush their continuous electoral debacles from public mind, so they are raising a concern in nuclear deal. they lost the UP elections wherein their party president is from UP and also they brought in kalyan sing whom they have once expelled. They fought a dirty presidential election and lost it. They didn't even agreed on vice presidential candidate and fought only to loose.
- The lesson they learnt is middle class population might be sizable in India but they are not the vote generators, after all BJP learnt it hard way in last election. So they want to associate with the population which votes and have short memory. This is an ideal opportunity to brainwash voters and create an impression that they are more pro poor and care for them than congress which is siding with the capitalist US by signing a nuclear deal..after all to a common man who can not understand what nuclear deal is..who might in a view that nuclear deal is all about some hi tech thing which wont generate roj ki roti...
But if we go back on a deal now India stands to loose both at home and outside..how is it we will see in next one.....
