Demand for referendum on FDI in retail

Arvind Kejriwal's demand for referendum on FDI in retail is entirely correct. The government has won the game of defeating the motion for withdrawal of FDI in retail trade moved by the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj. But it is not a matter of gratification or joy, but an indication of degradation morality and lack of clean politics, Together with the DMK President M.Karunanidhi, the BSP Chief Mrs. Mayawati and the SP Chief Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Congress party and the UPA government have enacted the most foul scenes of dinner diplomacy, inducement, cajoling and bullying, besides arm twisting and blackmailing of the above regional political parties . Politics in this country has fallen deep into decay and lip service, double speak, blustering, time serving, ditching, switching sides, finding scapegoats have become the order of the day, which shows the state of Indian Politics. But it is gratifying to note that all the political parties except the Congress Party and headed by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and Nationalist Congress Party headed by Mr.Sharath Pawar is opposed to the move to allow the multinational retail giants to set up retail shops in the country. Of course all these three leaders (the DMK President M.Karunanidhi, the BSP supremo Mrs. Mayawati and the SP supremo Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav) are time servers and dishonest persons. Therefore, the people of the country never expected that they will stand firmly on their policy of opposing FDI in multi-brand retail trade. But many believed that at least on this anti-people and anti-national issue, they may stick to their stand. Mr. Karunanidhi has always been saying that his party was totally against FDI in multi-brand retail trade. In fact executive council of the DMK party passed a resolution stating that it will not support the government on FDI in retail trade. And participating in the discussion on the motion against FDI in the Lok Sabha on 04.12.2012 the DMK MP, Mr. Ilangovan, stated that his party was totally against FDI in multi-brand retail trade because it would affect the livelihood of millions of traders. But in a manner characteristic of his party leader, he stated that DMK will not vote against the government. What an absurd stand? SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav stated categorically and emphatically that FDI in retail is not in favour of the country. He also said that the retail in FDI would not create jobs in the country and therefore his party was totally opposed to the move of the government to allow multinational retail giants to open shops in India. Yet he said his party will not go with all the arguments made by the opposition. What a comical stand? BSP leader Dara Singh Chauhan said that FDI in mutli-brand retail is not good for the country.But BSP abstained from voting thereby paving the way for the victory of the government. What a ludicrous position? People should bend their head down for voting such parties into power.The Times of India, Dec10,2012