Swaraj caught

Sushma Swaraj may have done it out of ‘humanitarian’ way by asking UK Govt to help former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi to get his travel papers released. There is nothing wrong as far as  BJP  top brass are concerned but how can one forget that the minister who is in the centre of a controversy was unaware of Lait Modi’s status while recommending UK Govt for the release of his papers for getting his wife treated for cancer. Modi is on Enforcement Directorate’s look-out notice for his financial bungling in IPL. It is very naïve of  a Foreign Minister, whose daughter is advocate of Lalit Modi in the case  and there are charges of husband  taking favour from Modi for getting his nephew’s  admission in UK university. All these pattern weaved tighter makes Sushma Swaraj’s innocence of asking ‘what benefit did I pass or what did I change’ irrelevant. Looks either side  is trying  to be too smart  or the people are naïve to understand the intricacies. She instead of taking shelter under ‘innocence’ should  have put in her papers till she is cleared of the charges. How it can  be possible  that  one ministry-Finance Ministry issues a lookout notice through Enforcement Directorate  and the other Foreign Ministry under Swaraj  helps the accused  get his travel papers on ‘humanitarian’ grounds. Is it not the question of impropriety? Or misuse of office. It looks caught in an awkward situation BJP leaders  especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh  are trying to defend the  minister’s action  so that infighting in the party   does not come  in the open. It looks  Modi  magic is on waning  and the  realisation  must have  dawned  on mentors  of BJP, Rashtraiya Swamyamsevak Sangh (RSS) bosses, who literally set Govt agenda and is in fact defacto government which has Modi, Rajnath, Swaraj as faces. This was evident when senior RSS leader Indersh Kumar came out in defence much ahead of BJP clarifying the issue. All this shows Sushma episode has not  gone well and all is not  well within the BJP house itself.

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