Sonia Gandhi a few years back went on a two-day long
visit to her constituency Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
She was to stay at the guest house of the National
Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) during her visit.
Her first day in the constituency was quite hectic.
She attended many public functions, met several people and addressed a couple
of public meetings.
As an exhausted Sonia Gandhi retired to the guest
house at the end of the day, she found the air-conditioner of her suite not
working due to power failure. She was furious.
She straightaway phoned and chided Sushil Kumar
Shinde who was the power minister at that time.
There were two reasons for Sonia Gandhi calling
Sushil Kumar Shinde. Being the power minister, it was his duty to see that the
country got sufficient power supply and as the ultimate boss of the NTPC he was
responsible for the maintenance of the NTPC guest house at Rae Bareli.
The phone call had the desired effect and within
seconds, the air-conditioner in Sonia Gandhi’s room started working.
Sonia Gandhi a couple of days back was in Haryana to
meet the family of a rape victim who has committed suicide.
Was it necessary for Sonia Gandhi to visit Haryana
where rape incidents have become a routine affair?
What jolted Sonia Gandhi out of her complacence and
make her visit Haryana after as many as 12 women and girls had been raped – assembly
elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh? 2014 general elections? Charges of
corruption against the Congress in general and his son-in-law in particular?
The way Sonia Gandhi called Sushil Kumar Shinde for
power failure; she could have easily phoned and rebuked Haryana chief minister
Bhupinder Singh Hooda when the first incident of rape had been reported from the
state.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda is a known loyalist of the present
Gandhi family. A phone from Sonia Gandhi would have definitely worked. Had
Hooda taken stern action after the first incident of rape, 11 more rapes could
have been checked.
A 15-year-old girl was raped some time back in Jind
district of Haryana. The victim later committed suicide. Sonia Gandhi on
Tuesday met the family members of the dead rape victim. She has promised that
apart from money and police security, one member of the family will also get a
job.
Let’s shift our focus to Uttar Pradesh and rewind a
bit once again. Mayawati was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at that time
and Rita Bahuguna Joshi was the Uttar Pradesh Congress President.
Rape incidents were rising then in Uttar Pradesh and
Mayawati was announcing money as compensation to the rape victims.
Rita Bahugana Joshi had made unsavoury comments
about Mahaywati offering money to the rape victims. The Bahujan Samaj Party
members were incensed and had attacked Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s house in Lucknow.
Now that Sonia Gandhi is offering compensation to
the rape victims of Haryana, would Rita Bahuguna Joshi make some comments or
express her views?
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