Different parties are giving conflicting messages to the public, leading to confusion. There is need for a leader who can rule the country with an iron hand

The news that the survival of the UPA-II Government is at stake once again, after DMK withdrew support, has become a joke. After the CBI raid on Stalin, the statements given by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and several other Ministers that they had nothing to do with the raid, proves that the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.

One wonders why Manmohan and Sonia had to give separate statements. Just the Minister concerned should have issued a statement. But the fact that so many people came out to and gave an explanation that no one at the Centre knew about the raid on their most important ally appears strange.

If this was not enough, two days later, came the controversial statement by Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. The incident was unfortunate as both were good friends at one point. In the wake of this, came Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s announcement that the rebels will not be forgiven. Probably the announcement was made to instill confidence in workers at the grassroots level. But giving preference to leaders like Verma, doesn’t send the right message down the party line.

Verma’s support system still hinges on the workers of his previous party. Due to this, the partymen in his constituency will get frustrated. This, in turn, will make them want to rebel. Most people will say such a rebellion is justified. After all, the party had taken a wrong decision. By attacking Mulayam, Verma has used his position within the Congress to settle personal scores.

In my opinion, such politicians have no loyalties to any party. They are loyal only to themselves. If things don’t go his way, he will part ways with the Congress as well.

Meanwhile, the formation of the Third Front may become a reality. The news is definitely, not in the country’s favour. In fact, its formation will bring bad luck. This is because leaders like Mulayam, Agriculture Minister Sharad Yadav, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Mayawati have only one agenda — to become the Prime Minister. All games will be played to reach there. Everything will be used or misused with no care to what will happen to the nation.

One wonders where the country took a wrong turnIJ Till six years back, India was shining. But in a large democracy like ours, there are ups and downs.

It will be wrong to assume that one party will keep wining each time. However, it is the coalitions that are running the nation. The 2014 lok Sabha elections are going to be no better.

The problem lies in communication. The conflicting messages and statements made by our leaders has left the common man rather confused. He doesn’t understand what the leaders want to achieve. Does the reason for this confusion stem from the fact that the leaders want to keep the aam admi in the dark or does it mean that our leaders are confused themselvesIJ

Considering that most people don’t know what is happening around them, there are many brilliant minds at work even today. The feeling that there is need for a leader who can rule with an iron hand can’t be ruled out.