Jaitly argued that the leaders would get busy with counter-

Jaitly argued that the leaders would
get busy with counter-accusations
pointing fingers at the role of BJP – back
when it was in power – in the development
of the scams, or even on completely
unrelated controversies of the
time. Therefore, Jaitley said, the opposition
was not interested in getting into
the same old routine that would eventually
lead to nowhere and was instead
seeking the resignation of the Prime
Minister first.
However, the BJP leader said the opposition
had no predefined strategy to
make the Prime Minister step down,
adding that it would continue its efforts
to mount pressure not only within the
houses of the Parliament but across the
whole country.
When asked why was the opposition
not going for a no-confidence motion,
Jaitley said that the ruling party still held
a lot of sway in high places across the
country, be it with politicians or ombudsmen,
hence the opposition would
not be able to succeed in its bid to effect
a change with that move. Without naming
names, he said that the ruling party
was in cahoots with many investigative
bodies and almost controlled most of
them.
However, he added, the people of the
country were not under anyone’s undue
influence. Hence, the opposition would
raise awareness about the issue across
the nation so that the government
would be forced to admit its mistakes
and either take remedial measures or
get ready to be overthrown.
Jaitley stated that the problem of corruption
in the country was a much bigger
one than a temporary disruption in
the parliament. Besides, he added, the
opposition had put its foot down for a
just cause. Jaitley pointed out that the
remedial actions for the telecom scam
would not have taken place two years
ago if the opposition had not held the
Parliament session hostage, adding that
the entire nation benefitted from the
move and at least some of the perpetrators
were brought to book.
However, Jaitley said the opposition
was better prepared this time and it indeed
had plan of action to ensure maximum
effect. He said many political
parties across the country wanted a serious
debate on the coalgate scam and
there were constitutional provisions to
demand such a debate, but such
processes would also end up getting disrupted
right at the time when some important
person of the government or
ruling party got on the verge of getting
exposed.