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Is Sonia's resignation a sacrifice?

[Tan]

yes ofcourse its a big sacrifice.
but what she did is correct.

[m_pathak]

I don't think it is any kind of sacrifice, she did as per the rule.

[cpavan]

its too bad ! bcz of her resignation public money&time is wasting! its a very big mistake! we should stop this type of ....mistakes !

[Rena]

HI,



Gandhi resigned as MP and NAC chief on Thursday.That resignation took place only after they have been exposed.The party has received a first attack when Jaya bachchan had been disqualifed.According to me,that is not a sacrifice.If she did this before,we can consider it as an sacrifice.But all happened when herattempts to be against law gone useless andafter she came to know that the President would not sign an ordinance to bail her out of the office of profit controversy.She resigned to be on the safer side.Before she is caught,she resigned and all r telling it as a sacrifice.She knows that if she continues to be in that seat,Congress would face the danger.





As Advani said,her resignation is "not a sacrifice but a compulsion, not morality but drama."

[ssrkraju]

Hi All,


Sonia's resignation is depicted as a sacrifice in the lines of her rejection to higest coveted post of Prime Minister two years ago. I would like to mention that the conditions in May 2004 and March 2006 are very different and needs a deeper look to distinguish both. In May 2004 when Congress was elected to lead the country, she although not born in India, had an Indian citizenship. She became a Member of Parliament, which implied that she was in all respects eligible for the post of Prime Minister. Then came her rejection on basis of her inner voice. It was a personal decision as hailed by party cadre. It was a sacrifice, to gain more political mileage and given that the post would go to a well deserved Finance Minister Manmohan Singh who drove Indian economy with his bold decisions in late 80's.


Coming to Sonia's resignation in March 2006. Let's first consider the circumstances where she resigned. It all started with the term "Office of Profit" which is not defined in our Indian Constitution. Not holding any profitable office under government is one of the eligible criteria for an Individual to contest for the post of Member of Parliament. The Jaya Bachan case, she was holding a post of UP film development chairman which is an office of profit and supreme court has ordered her withdrawal of her candidature as MP. If Sonia has resigned after Jaya went out of Parliament would have been a sacrifice. Instead they waited.


The actual purpose of ordinance is that when the parliament is not in session and any emergency situation to bring in a bill can be brought through ordinance which requires President's approval. Congress tried to bring an ordinance by stalling the proceedings of the Parliament which is unethical. Next as the media played its role of bringing the consequences to light. The indications from Rastrapati Bhavan not in favor of Congress led to the resignation of Sonia. This is not at all a Sacrifice and is just a face-saving measure which came at wrong time. The moral responsibility is not adhered to as she also said that she is going to contest again. Rather she should have left politics. Now, her victory from Rae Bareli is anyway confirmed and the ordinance willpull the NAC post from office of profit. Now, Sonia will agian have her MP post as well as NAC post will a small gap. Is there anything she is losing?


Wishing you all success.