Incidence of throwing shoe over Mr. Chidambaram by Jarnail Singh has changed the election environment in North India. It is apparent that Mr. Jagdish Tytler would have asked for this favour before the end of current election but Congress has done mistake by obliging to accept this request. Well there is no question of CBI working independent from home ministry so it is the government that decides the Major actions of the CBI.
1984 Sikh riots has been a very emotional issue for the community. By giving clean chit just before the election, the government has ignited the fire in north India. By throwing the show Jarnail Singh has brought this issue to national media and most of the TV channels are also giving enough attention now.
Now legally, Mr Tytler is eligible to contest election from anywhere in the country but as a congress party candidate, he brings lot of burden on the national party to justify to the people about his candidature. Sikh population is not too much in the Delhi to be considered from the electoral point of view but it has send wrong signal in other states as well. Punjab is seeing strong protest against this and this will reach other states very soon.
For the parties it is not about the moral issues while selecting the candidates any more. Parties needs someone who can win the seat so that the party has more numbers to get benefits of being party in national politics. Jagdish Tytler can bring one seat to the congress party but the problem is some of the party candidate might lose in other states where is close fight between the congress and BJP and Akali dal.
BJP is considered a party of upper class hindus rich people and anti-muslim. If BJP promises to reopen the cases against Mr. Jagdish Tytler, it can see a large swing of vote in its favour. So congress has to consider this issue. But at the same time if they dump Jagdish Tytler at this moment, they will lose one seat from Delhi and it might also send signal that Party did support his candidature despite knowing his crimes.
Other option of the Congress is to let him not fight the general election and bring him into the Rajya Sabha, upper house. In couple of months, issue will be relatively calm and other parties will not shout their lungs out so can again slip into the Parliament from back door.
Whatever happens, this incidence has completely changed the election politics in some of the Northern states and decisions will be taking by the parties in the light of larger political interest rather than moral values, people's choice or welfare.
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