Conflicts galore, Amar Singh-Mulayam, Deve Gowda-Yeddyurappa, Hockey players, Telengana

By O J George

It is an amusing scenario, where in many corners of India, conflicts grab the headlines.And there is cause for concern.

The great Amar Singh, who can handle any tricky situation, has fallen foul in the Samajwadi Party, and has called it quits.

In one breath he says, it is for medical reasons. He has had a kidney replacement and his family members want him more in the non-political arena.

In another breath, he says Ram Gopal in SP and his people do not want him to continue in SP.

Naturally, there is something more to it than meets the eye.

It seems Sanjay Dutt and all would follow the Amar Singh line.No doubt, Amitabh Bacchan has always been with Amar Singh, who now says the SP should rise from the ashes, meaning, the party is dead and buried.

Often a politician’s no has to be taken as yes. Now he says he would not join the Congress Party.

Down in the South, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal leader Deve Gowda has called BJP Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa names.

Gowda was fuming before the media about the dubious role played by the BJP CM with regard to land acquisition for Bangalore-Mysore corridor project and other schemes.

He says the farmers have been duped, not a single rupee has been paid for their land. The company for which the land was acquired is looting the farmers.

Of late, Gowda has apologized for the derogatory word he used against the CM.

In Andhra Pradesh, the Telengana issue has been making the state a boiling cauldron.

Now TRS chief K.Chandrasekhara Rao, after meeting Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in Delhi, has admitted he would wait for more time.

The PM wanted time for peace to return in other areas of Andhra.

And elsewhere on the border, Pakistan has been resorting to firing and provocative acts.

Lately, a bSF jawan has been killed and a few others injured in the Pak firing in Poonch sector.

This is at a time when the Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is in Delhi to enter into many deals against terrorism and for security interests.