Love Aaj Kal

With all the huffs and puffs regarding the price rise being the front page news nowadays, one wonders how our leaders will tackle the issue when they are busy in resolving their strained ‘love affairs’. In recent days we have seen all that we usually do in similar situations of crisis – bandhs, upheaval in the Parliament and resentment among the public.

In spite of all this, the only progress that we read on the papers is the truce between two parties. In the end we are back to square one – paying more out of our pockets.

They say, you feel the true value of something when you don’t have it. So must be the case with NCP. From what they called a disgrace to having an Italian rule their party, it’s the same foreigner they are running after and trying to court for survival. The tiff between the Congress of Gandhi and the Congress of Pawar has been going on for ages, but they always seem to realize their true love for each other only when the opposing parties seem to threaten their supremacy.
Likewise for BJP, who has been time and again the victim of infidelity. Be it the Sena snub during the President election or the BJD during the Orissa elections, the Saffron Brigade has always been sweating it out to find permanent friendship.
But it is really amusing to see the funny game called politics. The price rise and uproars seemed to fall on deaf ears and draw little attention from the ruling party, and ultimately led to the traditional enemies; the Left and the Sangh Parivaar join hands and go for the Cut Motion. But just when it seemed they might have it their way the JMM, the ‘Yadav’ Army and Maya Madam backtrack, instead going with the UPA. It could not have been more embarrassing for the NDA and Left, which is fast losing popularity even where they had a stronghold.

Nevertheless, the betrayal of JMM turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Gadkari and Co., as they now stand a chance to capture Jharkhand following Shibu Soren’s admitting defeat and paving the way for a BJP chief Minister. This will not only be a blow to JMM in Jharkhand, but also might be the much needed comeback for BJP ahead of the Bihar elections.

Although Maya and her BSP have never had any love for Congress or the UPA and still look for a chance to hit out at them at the first instance, they too, decided to stand by them in the Cut Motion, citing the reason of reluctance of allowing a ‘communal’ force from coming into power. It should seem funny the BSP, an ace in ‘Gundaraj’ alongside its arch rival the SP, points a finger at the saffron party for being communal when they themselves do not leave an opportunity to hit out at the upper castes.

The blame game will continue; the relationships will get strained and resolved, but it is less likely that the issue in concern shall ever be addressed, and we shall be destined to throw out some extra Rupees. If EROS had not the copyrights of the movie, I would certainly plan a remake of LOVE AAJ KAL starring our master Politicians. And this would definitely have turned out to be a bigger hit.