Since every person commenting on every event has a direct or remote vested interest in its success or failure, every step even if it is forward as being dependent on established development norms like empowering democratic institution, bringing about transparency, creating accountability makes the leader liable to receive both accolades and brickbats. Impact of e-age and the paradigm shift has created in politics also, strange relationships within and outside the party, on every issue which time constantly, unfolds before the people. It is now becoming evident that relationships are tending to overreach commitments. There are a few who are able to appreciate the trend and make use of it to bring about the necessary social change, for which we all are waiting patiently, in the era of directionlessness.

  The recent 2005 Sports Act enacted by the State of Rajasthan has its ardent silent supporters and sharp vociferous critiques. Around March 2004, when the idea was projected for the first time by Vasundhara Raje, she expressed herself in the following unambiguous words-

    "I want the youth energy to be utilized in state and national development. I want them to get out of dirty politics during their vulnerable years, when they are exploited by manipulators who have deep rooted vested interest in the existence of chaos and have no serious national development strategies. The drink and dinner diplomats continue to thrive for wealth and power assimilation and at every step the youth becomes an easy prey. This ultimately leads to frustrations and depressions amongst youth and manifests itself in form of violence and crimes. Sports will mature them to face defeat and enjoy win, sports development will certainly bring about some constructive and positive thinking in the youth of Rajasthan."

  What followed was four months of hard intellectual labour by those who believed in Vasundhara Raje and the concept. What followed was also dirty power politics by those who did not want the State of Rajasthan to be the pioneer in creating a regulatory mechanism, the first of its kind by a BJP State Government. Every step forward was sought to be thwarted and the entire exercise was sought to aborted several times. Every clause was sought to be sabotaged. The open arguments raised by the supporters who were thriving and making merry in the unregulated sports industry for last more then 40 years were to the effect - Why Rajasthan should be the leader; State must only create roads, but cannot put green, yellow or red lights to regulate the traffic. State is not concerned if accidents take place. This will lead to interference of Government in unregulated Sports industry. What if we dont win, we still participate etc. etc.

  However, inspite of all efforts, the political will of Vasundhara Raje refused to wilt and with stood all internal and external pressures. It was quite revealing for Vasundhara Raje also as to who was for and who was against a miniscule regulatory mechanism, without any governments inference in the most neglected but politically important industry effecting youth of the state and the nation.

  Then came BCCI election and Lalit Modi. Though cricket was one of the 40 sports and games in the list which can get medals in Asian, Commonwealth and Olympics, but the comment even in the BJP higher circles was "Undoubtedly the 2004 Ordinance seems to be a very useful piece of legislation, but the intention for making seems to be obviously wrong." Having realised the impact of a vision which had transformed itself into creating a legal structure, which alone can bring about the necessary social change, the only way to make it a pulp was to impute intentions.

 Lalit Modi seemed to be an easy prey and the perception that was tried to be created, by those who had nothing to loose but corruption, was that the 2005 Sports Act was the crown created by Vasundhara Raje for Lalit Modi and that one vote by Lalit Modi in BCCI election was the only thing which a well born industrialist was looking as a life time achievement.

  Dalmiya played his cards as every businessman would wish, by using best of both the political worlds in Bharat. He was able to bring Sonia and Arun together on the same side, which nobody has been able to achieve till date. But this clearly exposed Arun's personal agenda over that of BJP. What restrained Arun from supporting BJP in Rajasthan and why is Atal Ji, Advani Ji and RSS and all those who support Arun, are silent and waiting for storm to run over, is a million dollar question. It is a redeeming feature that we can still resist the coming into existence of Hitler by democratic process. Nobody appreciates or support Dalmiyas style of autocratic functioning, who has successfully played his inning and is now trying to play another by remote control and to whom both Sonia and Arun have fallen a calculated prey.

  Is it not decipherable, that the people who are cheering the 2005 Sports Act are those who believe in the cherished principles which form the basis of our culture and heritage, but are silent spectators of its deterioration

  Is it not decipherable, that we have forgotten the history of freedom struggle and only antinationalist and people with personal agendas, with deep vested interest are opposing the 2005 Sports Act.

  Is it not decipherable, that the people who created the 2005 Sports Act and believe in development of youth energy for national building, were never aware of the existence of somebody called Lalit Modi and are silently waiting and watching for it to be finally upheld or struck down by the Supreme Court and resolve the issue of direction of our country.

  Is it not decipherable, that at the time of war people show their true colours of supporting those who have same interest and nature and people either belong to the Ravana sena or the Kauravas or who belong to the Ram sena or the Pandvas and that discloses who is on the side of false hood and treachery and who is on the side of truth and justice.

  Is it not decipherable that the greatest wrong which led to Mahabharata was Bhishma Pitamah joining and protecting Duryodhana

  Is it not decipherable, that it is our true nature and vested interest coupled with the goal we have in our heart and mind, which makes us all move and take action in the direction of our cherished goals, how much so we may try to conceal it from public eye but we will all be exposed one day.

  Let us do some serious introspection, if we are serious about development of Bharat and join the sena of our true nature without fear and guilt and fight the war.

  Aruneshwar Gupta.

March 14, 2005