Ref: – Why Sonia not prosecuting Swamy for charges of USA (through her) blackmailing India in Indo-US nuclear deal?
Dear Sir
This refers to allegations hurled by Subramanyam Swamy (of Rashtriya Swabhiman Manch, the National Prestige Forum) against Congress President Sonia Gandhi (the de-facto ruler of India) during last week T.V. interview that the Indo-US nuclear deal has been finalized under pressure from USA on Sonia (which tantamount to pressure on India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh) by using blackmail tactics on Sonia because incriminating documents in Volcker report (on UN’s Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq) against Sonia are allegedly in possession of the Government of USA.
Swamy further said during this televised interview that Bush administration would make these incriminating documents public in case Sonia does not ensure the successful completion of this Indo-US nuclear deal.
In India, normally various allegations are hurled by politicians on each other hence prosecutions are rarely initiated for defamation by the defamed even when the victim believes that the allegations are false and mischievous.
But in this case: –
(1)- Volcker report left serious doubts about its honesty & integrity, the way the removal of Natwar Singh the ex-Foreign Affairs Minister was handled. Because matter related to the letter of Sonia Gandhi to the Government of Iraq (which was the genesis of this so called scandal) has not been properly / thoroughly investigated & reported either by India or by UN (a euphemism for USA in this matter).
(2)- Though Sonia has unnecessarily / unethically been harassed by lot of Indian politicians regarding her foreign origin. But given India as it is, these under belly striker politicians of India will see to it that this black mail allegation stick to Sonia, so that they can take (during coming elections of Legislative Assemblies and Parliament) advantage out of her foreign origin (therefore comparatively more vulnerable to such sell out charges).
(3)- This alleged blackmail involves the reputation and credit of USA. Hence Sonia owes it to international legal ethics & to the Indo-US friendship that this doubt of black mail is cleared at the earliest through the prosecution of Swamy by her, for defamation.
(4)- Indo-US nuclear deal which has been finalized allegedly under black mail pressure is related to the most important and serious issues related to India’s sovereignty, security, strategic matters and defense. Hence Sonia owes it to India also, that this black mail allegation is cleared.
Therefore, not only in relation to Indo-US nuclear deal and the Indo-US bilateral matters but also in the interest of India’s sovereignty, Sonia without any further delay ought to prosecute Swamy for defamation if Sonia feels that Swamy has leveled unfounded and mischievous allegations of USA black mailing India with the instrumentality of incriminating documents against Sonia under the possession of Bush administration.
Yours truly
Hem Raj Jain
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