WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

Bikash Choudhury

Apropos “testing time for Naveen”; some how I disagree with the title though the article was a good read after temporary silence of National Media on the subject. In my contention, the unfortunate events on and after 29^th May 2012 has actually created a window of opportunity for Sri Naveen Patnaik. First of all BJD supremeo contained the threat to his Govt. from London exemplified the amount of ground swelling support he commands and his control over the party organization and Govt. Further, subsequent events have now proved beyond reasonable doubt, who is actually the nucleus of Biju Janata Dal and who has blessings of people. Naveen Babu had delegated a sizable amount of authority and not ceded control at any point of time and that was done out of strength and not weakness and some amount of confidence owing to old association which was eventually betrayed. Timing could not have been worse; when BJD supremo was spearheading initiative in National & International arena for the benefit of people and polity of Odisha.

Pyari Babu became a victim of media created image of him; apparently, he took it seriously for a moment. Further, he was also led in the garden path by his small coterie of advisors for their own selfish interest. Pyari Babu forgot to ask one question to himself—will he ever consider delegating the amount of authority he was delegated to one of his colleague? Those who have met Pyari Babu come back impressed and would have found a sleeping author & philosopher in him. He should cut his losses and should drive down to “Naveen Nivas” as boldly as he had done many other things to just say that five letter word that make many complex issues & life much simpler and proceed on a natures trail for some time to get a clearer view from a distance. May be, a gubernatorial assignment would be his for the asking.