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| Time fast running out for young Omar Abdullah? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 22: The present State government started its innings nearly three years back championing the cause of the common man and its campaign against corruption. Ironically, nearly three years are about to be completed but both the common man and the crusade against corruption has been lost in the din of confusion and chaos generated by poor governance, lack of accountability and the crumbling of systems those are the cornerstones of any good government.
State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah undoubtedly started his innings as the Mr. Clean. Both corrupt politicians and civil servants believed they had finally come to the end of their road when Omar took over the reins of power. The first announcement made by the Chief Minister was that the State anti-corruption organization would not only be strengthened but would be empowered with sharper teeth to deal with the menace of corruption.
With hindsight it looks as if the crusade against corruption and the promise of better governance were both mirages those were lost permanently in the sands of political expediency and the quest to cling to power at all costs. Accepted that running a coalition government is not an easy task. Accepted that those running the affairs of the government at the senior positions in bureaucracy had entrenched themselves firmly in the soil of self-interest when the present government took charge. Even after the inherent fault lines of the coalition Omar Abdullah heads are not the Chief Minister's creation and yet the man at the top must take both bouquets and brickbats for the successes and the failures of the government he heads. There is no escaping the fact that whatever the political compulsions, Omar Abdullah as the forward looking youngman in hurry should have been able to break the cobwebs those his father and grandfather could not clear due to obvious reasons.
The predominant majority of Omar Abdullah's voters are the youth those do not believe in the baggage of history. What the land reforms of the 1950s ushered in by the Chief Minister's grandfather did for the poor peasantry of the State might weigh heavily with older generations of the people but they have no relevance for today's youth. The youth of today are facing more pressing imminent problems those cannot be brushed aside because of the achievements attributed to the past of the ruling NC. For the youth on whose shoulders are placed the responsibilities of their career and future, nothing that was done to improve yesterday can be of any significance. The failures of today cannot be offset by the successes of yore. Omar Abdullah has already lost most of his goodwill among the youth of the State who in 2008 strongly believed the days of the older generations of politicians had passed. The failure of the young Chief Minister would also convey a strong message that despite all the IT savvy instincts and fingers on the twitter.com Omar Abdullah has not lived up to the expectations of the youth. In politics of any State, politicians who squander away their today have no tomorrow. This is truer in a State like J&K. The clock is ticking fast. It might not be long before it comes to a sudden full stop. Age might be on the side of the Chief Minister but time mostly probably is running against him. Would he unshackle himself from sycophants, disastrous advisors and bureaucrats driven by nepotism? |
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