The TMC pullout of the Congress-led ruling coalition, tilting the govt into a minority, is nothing much serious. Mamta and her TMC could come back to coalition at any time, the past story tells so. It is not for the first time the UPA 2 have came with anti-people policies and in all the occasions, after an initial protest, Mamta reaffirmed her faith in the coalition. And that is after getting a lush package for her government from the Centre. This time also, one expects, Mamta will return after discussion with UPA chair person Sonia Gandhi.
It is to be stated that decision of the Central Government to raise diesel price and open India's supermarket sector to investment from foreign chains are out and out anti-people. The prices of essential commodities have increased 15-20 percent with the diesel price hike. The price hike would not come down even if the diesel price is fully or partly withdrawn.
The question that whether the government survive or not is meaningless as there are several regional parties ready to fish in troubled waters. The support to Congress by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) is not based on any national interest but on personal gains.
K A Solaman
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