Deal or No Deal? It is a question chewing up the minds of millions of people across the country since the past few months, and with the current scenario, the situation has intensified even more. With Left withdrawing its support from the UPA, the entire political situation is on the verge of a breakthrough.
It all started when SP, after suffering humiliation at the hands of Congress a few years ago, suddenly made up the mind of backing the UPA. God only knows, apart from the people involved, what price would have been asked for such a favor!
And now, it has become nothing more than a number game. With 261 MPs backing the government and 259 opposing it, the benchmark of 271 will be decided by 22 odd MPs, with whom, ‘negotiations’ are being carried. So the fate of the government and of the deal lies in the hands of 4 small parties and 4 independent MPs!
The interesting thing is the nature of the negotiations. MPs which were never considered important are being given constituencies and promises of seats in the parliament. It is as if people are trying to buy people! Think of the time when similar thing happened centuries ago with white people buying the black people for doing their petty work. The only difference being the work done might not be that petty this time.
The most intriguing thing, though, is that the MPs who have been imprisoned for years for committing criminal offences are being released on bail to support the government, or otherwise. Besides, with some Muslim MPs backing the government, the argument of the deal being an anti-muslim affair still hangs in the middle.
Deal or whatever the reason may be, it is certainly proving beneficial for the small parties! And with the deadline for proving majority in the Parliament coming closer, it is all going to be more and more interesting.
What’s in store for the people of
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