Congress ' Focus And BJP ' s Paranoia !
BY R.K. MISRA Does a red rag provoke a bull? No, it does not, for bulls are colour blind. It is the movement of the cloth that irritates them, causing them to charge. The idiom, however, lends itself to political adaptation. When individuals and entities concern themselves with surface political conflicts, they make the mistake of the bull in the ring-of charging the cloth-and hasten their own decimation. Headed for a 30 year long rule in Gujarat and half that time in the country, the BJP finds itself in precisely such a predicament in relation to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi . The worst in language has been used to denigrate a political opponent. The comments range from the fanciful to the farcical and distasteful to derogatory- morkhon ka sardar - mahagyani - pappu to fused tubelight and even hybrid calf- it is a never ending litany that speaks a tale of moral degradation in public life and the mental levels of the ruling guardians of culture, in particular. In stark co...