A little research shows that Advani cannot blindly follow the BJP trail of visiting all states under the party. It is so because, out of the misuse and ill rule of the BJP, Advani is likely to face maximum backlash from these very states. Thus according to experts the few states that he can still consider are Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and the dilemmatic Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
Gujarat is already submerged in the Lokayukta battle, and the black marketing of alcohol. Madhya Pradesh is buried in rampant corruption, along with the CBI enquiry of the Shehla Masood murder, an activist who was fighting against BJP to stop the illegal mining activities. Chhattisgarh has no Lokayukta again, yet it has Babulal Agrawal who is taunted as being the richest bureaucrat in the country with illegal assets worth Rs 253 crores. Uttarakhand has recently seen the shuffle of the CM, which is inherent proof of rampant scams facing the local government. Bihar does have Mr. Nitish Kumar as a saving grace, but along with him there is also the 11,412 Crore treasury scam and Rs 1784 Crore of mismanagement and irregularities in the implementation of government funded schemes as pointed out by CAG. Jharkhand remains an option with Munda. But he has his priority set on remaining a CM, as the state has a tendency to chuck them out.
On loosing most of these BJP ruled states there are not too many option left for Mr. Advani. He can choose Maharashtra, but it has a BJP and Shiv Sena battle raging that will not work in his favor. He can choose Karnataka, but that would be the suicide of an anti corruption Yatra, because major scams have hit the state in the past and Advani cannot dare to speak on them openly. Uttar Pradesh remains as the last option, but here again there are no BJP ministers with the right backing to give Advani the welcome and stay that he would have in mind.
Conclusion
The question still remains, if the BJP ruled states are out of question for the Yatra, then where exactly can he go, and what is the underlying objective behind this entire move. Is there actually a net benefit that can be achieved, or is the entire decision of taking a Yatra, one of haste and hypocrisy?
The absolute truth will only be found once the Yatra begins, in whichever direction that he may plan to take it. The true shades of the vested interest will be visible, the minute the real issues are nor talked about nor highlighted bleakly. The conclusion that faces the masses of this country today is this; L.K. Advani’s Yatra is not one designed for a real fight against corruption or for the masses. It is not even aimed at achieving a better shade for the BJP. All that remains as of today is the hope of doing well for his own image, and to collect whatever networks and funds that might be available along the way. One can clearly say that such a hasty decision is not what was expected of him, and never has been. To have such a farsighted yet unclear aim, without a planned path is an act of naiveté and resulting hypocrisy. Which will be found in the form of no gain, for Advani’s Rath Yatra?
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