Gone To The Dogs - Literally !

Mr. Nitin Gadkari as a National President of BJP concluded his party workers conclave with a Hindi song -' ज़िन्दगी कैसी है पहली हाय' . . . I am sure the lyrics of the classic number are coming back to haunt him! But a new song probably is his new ring tone now, ' ज़बान सम्भालके , ज़बान सम्भालके ' . . . for making a 'derogatory' remark while speaking of other opposition leaders viz. Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav of the RJD and Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party. Both these Yadavs expectedly have done their tandavs over the issue but what I have to SAY is about the 'derogatory' part!
The remark came in a rally held in Chandigarh , in reference to the last minute ditch that BJP suffered at the hands of the above stated leaders, in a cut motion against the UPA, recently. It can be loosely translated from Hindi as (and for a change it doesn't get lost in translation) these leaders roared liked 'Lions' but ultimately when threatened with CBI cases all they did was to lick the feet of the Congress President, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi like 'Dogs'.

Now, that you know the 'long' history (its always long when I am narrating it) you would agree with me that the remark was 'derogatory'! But, to whom is my question. in my opinion, to the poor Animals !
I'll tell you how! Mr. Gadkari calls the leaders 'Dogs' because he felt they deserted his party when it was needed the most. How erroneous could he have gotten with his comparison? Doesn't he know that being 'faithful' is a canine characteristic more than human. I know it since standard first in school as I was like everybody else given a model 'composition' (essay) - My Pet- Moti!
The remark hasn't gone down well with anyone. Along with the Samajwadi party leader Abu Azmi in Mumbai, The Dog Federation of India has strongly condemned the attack and appealed to all political parties to keep their community out of mud-slinging. If Mr. Gadkari does not unconditionally apologise, the DFI is threatening to go on a hunger strike.
The BJP in the defence of its President has said that, he is from Nagpur, Vidharba and in that region such remarks are not treated as insulting. By that logic Mr. Gadkari must be the head of the party in Nagpur and not at the national level. Its again a problem seen with humans more than it is with Dogs- including the stray ones. I mean they never leave a particular part of their area. They know their limits!
Along with BJP, another Animal breed (another here means along with Dogs) is a worried lot these days! Its the Hippopotamus! All India Board For Hippopotamus Rights have already approached eminent lawyers and are assessing legal options as they are fearing a backlash against Mr. Gadkari, which in turn might hurt their sentiments.
In all this the grand old Fox (the same political party who feet were being licked) has said nothing but rubbished Mr. Gadkari as a 'spoilt child'. The media was disappointed as a human example was cited! But, its not as if the Fox has never abused animals. Mani Shankar Aiyer, now only a senior Congress leader had said that Mr. Lal Krishna Advani was a Alligator who shed Crocodile tears. The Congress party got away with that remark as the inter-family rivalry between the Alligators and the Crocodiles came to the fore and they could not fight the insult strongly. And innumerable protests have been made by the Indian Association of Elephants against the use of their picture as the party symbol in Mayawati's BSP. But, the Election Commission of India is yet to pay any heed to it. The Committee for Preservation of Bengal Tigers have quite frequently requested the media to not compare them to a toothless, hapless, aging 'Tiger' (self-proclaimed) residing in Mumbai. They say they would rather prefer being extinct!
What would be extremely interesting to know is what another Mrs. Gandhi who happens to be an MP from BJP has to say about the insult being meted out to animals. Mrs. Maneka Gandhi who is the only hope the Animal community have in the political domain as she without fail takes up their cause at the most glamorous podiums.

By the examples cited above, our Parliament should resemble a Jungle or a Zoo. In reality it is a Jungle Raj when it comes to the kind of governance we have or even a Zoo where the Animals (here politicians) are free and the only caged entity is Indian Welfare.

And now to end the post I would like to make it amply clear that it was meant to be in a lighter vein. I hopefully have not offended anyone or their sensibilities. I did not mean to do so! And to borrow a line from Mr. Gadkari's defence after the fiasco, " I did not directly/indirectly call them Animals. I was only citing a comparison. They are all respectful leaders and If anybody is hurt, I take back my post! "

Till then be Happy and try and spread the cheer ! . . . . . nP