POSTED BY Buzz ON Apr 14, 2010 AT 15:17 IST ,  Edited At: Apr 14, 2010 15:17 IST

If P. Chidambaram represents one end of the spectrum in Congress party, Digvijay Singh personifies the other. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister joins issue with his party colleague in the Economic Times:

I have known P Chidambaram since 1985 when we both were elected to Parliament. He is extremely intelligent, articulate, committed and a sincere politician, but extremely rigid once he makes up his mind. I have been a victim of his intellectual arrogance many times, but we still are good friends.

In this case, I have differed with his strategy that does not take into consideration the people living in the affected area who ultimately matter. He is treating it purely as a law and order problem without taking into consideration the issues that affect the tribals. When I raised these issues with him, he said that it was not his responsibility.

I strongly believe in the collective responsibility of the Cabinet, and as home minister, it is his responsibility to take a holistic view of the issue and put it up to the Cabinet rather than opt for a narrow sectarian view. The home minister is also a member of the core group.

As far as law and order is concerned, the buck stops with the chief minster, not with the home minister. The Centre provides central forces at the request of the state government and their deployment is the responsibility of the state government. In this incident, where was the state police? I believe it was represented only by a head constable. Why is the home minister taking the flak when it is the chief minister who should be answering the questions?

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Of course, the AICC general secretary says these are his personal views.

POSTED BY Buzz ON Apr 14, 2010 AT 15:17 IST ,  Edited At: Apr 14, 2010 15:17 IST
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Diggi Raja is one notorious Neta who is hell bent on Appeasing Mulim vote to such an Extent that even a Dog wud b ashamed of it's habit of Licking .
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12/D-74
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Digvijay Singh has met PC under goading of Anthony.Instead of saying sorry Digvijay raised the stakes by asking HM to expedite the cases of Indian Mujahidins and a special cell be created to deal with Hindu Insurgency.

So now further serious divisions are being created for UP Elections and Minority Votes ? Indira and Giani Zail Singh traversed this route in Punjab.Consequences we all saw.Ultimately self created Frankenstein Bhinderwale was the cause of Indira's assassination.

Today Indian Mujahidn's involvement in Pune German Bakery has been confirmed .

DIGVIJAY SHOULD NOT TURN OUT TO BE ANOTHER ZAIL SINGH !
a k ghai
mumbai, India
10/D-3
Apr 21, 2010
01:31 AM
It is sad that the standard of discussion on public affairs is low, with the emphasis more on personalities than on policies, principles and substance. Issues like the Naxalites and Moists are complex and intertwined with social, political, economic and national security undertones. The net effect of each of these issues can be one of serious damage to the local and national economy, social cohesion, and public confidence in the system. This leads to growing frustration and people taking law into their own hands.
It is good to see that the political leadership is trying hard to solve all these problems in a systematic manner. But their efforts have been able to bring only limited results; in some cases, the results are negative and divisive. What has been lacking is a strong and enlightened national leadership, inspiring people to broaden their vision and raising their consciousness to national dimensions. People must be helped to see how their local issues could affect India as a nation. Their freedom from misery lies in a prosperous united India and not with selfish local politicians.
People need to be educated about the progress that the country has made in various sectors and the growing opportunities that are becoming available for them if only they could develop the required skills. The growing economy of the country is making more and more demands for educated and skilled people to join the productive forces. Leadership at all levels should make efforts to support this trend by creating an environment that would help the poor people to become more skilled and creative, thus becoming productive members of the society. In other words, the salvation for many of the social ills of India lies in encouraging the population at all levels to become more self-reliant and free themselves from the opportunistic exploitative politicians.
The greatness of India is in being united, hardworking and productive.
Giri Girishankar
Voorhees, NJ, United States
9/D-75
Apr 20, 2010
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So now disease called DIgvijay Singh has spread to all over india from MP. He blithely supervised over grwoth of SIMI and IM in Madhya Pradesh during his 10 year rule. Underground casinos were discovered by Police recently in Indore in Muslim areas of city.After ruling MP like Laloo lorded over Bihar minus the social dignity Lalu provided to lower castes, now Mr Singh wants to harm India as well
Anshul Gupta
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8/D-53
Apr 16, 2010
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This is another dangerous game that Congress is playing. They did the same thing during Batla encounter. On one side, they set up investigation and confirmed that it is not fake encounter and at the same time sent Digvijay to Azamgarh to meet terrorist's relatives. It looks like Digvijay is a go to guy to play for other side.'

MAHA

Indira Gandhi too had her own Gaini Zail Singh who discovered Bhinderawale.Now Dig Vijay Singh .Let us see what misfortunes he brings for the Country and the Family.
a k ghai
mumbai, India
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