Finally the BJP somnambulance has ended. Much awaited and much delayed opinion of the BJP on the Lokpal bill has come in the form of Arun Jaitley’s statement in which he has made some very pertinent points. Sadly, the party, the largest in the opposition, reneged on its duty as the opinion maker in the Indian politics. With an excuse that it has not been invited or asked, it allowed itself to miss out on an opportunity to have positively influenced both the government and Anna’s team to bring about a draft bill generally acceptable not only to the government and Anna but also to the opposition.
Dr Mookhi Amir Ali
Mumbai, M.S.