The Lok Satta party supremo Dr N Jayaprakash Narayan's outbursts against the UPA government for bifurcating the state raise more questions about his own approach to the state politics.
While using strong words against the Congress leadership, Dr JP has not said anything about his own party's policy towards the demand for separate Telangana state.
Does his Lok Satta Party support formation of Telangana state? or Does it want the state to remain united? There are no answers to these simple questions.
Dr JP lambasted the Congress central leadership for driving a wedge among the Telugu people and betraying their hopes and aspirations for the sake of political mileage.
If Dr JP is opposed to the division of the state, he should clarify the reasons for it. If he wants the contentious issues like river water sharing to be resolved before splitting the state, he should spell out his formula for solving these problems.
Instead of offering solutions, the Lok Satta founder chose to make a belligerent political speech which will not help the matters at this juncture.
It is not clear what exactly does he want before the division can take place. He merely says that the Telugu people must be consulted and all their grievances must be resolved before going ahead with any decision.
If one observed Dr JP's recent public statements closely, one gets a feeling that his party is fast becoming a B-team of Telugu Desam Party. He is sounding more like a shadow of the TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu.
While attacking the Congress and YSR Congress Party for their failures and omissions and commissions, Dr JP, however, never utters a word against Naidu, giving rise to doubts in the minds of the people whether he is acting as an unofficial spokesman of the TDP.
Though he has no political presence anywhere in the state, the former IAS officer hogs media limelight with his grand sounding statements on politics and reforms.
Talking to reporters at Ongole town, Dr JP alleged that the Congress has struck a secret deal with the YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for the sake of "votes and seats" in the coming elections. His attack on Jagan appears quite similar to the TDP's outbursts.
The tone and tenor of his allegations show that he is indirectly speaking on behalf of Chandrababu Naidu.
Known for his cerebral statements and intellectual posturing that mainly appeals to the urban classes, Dr JP had even boycotted the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by the UPA government on the bifurcation, a stand similar to the TDP.
Though Dr JP's supporters often argue that he is the only politician in the state who has clarity of thought and a clear-cut policy on every issue concerning the people, it is very strange that nobody knows what exactly he wants on the issue of division of the state.
Dr JP has so far failed to spell out what exactly is his demand and how does he want to resolve the issue. One fails to understand how boycotting interaction with GoM could help the matters.
While attacking UPA leadership for messing up on Telangana issue and bulldozing its way to divide the state without taking into account the grievances of the people of Seemandhra, Dr JP has not come out with any concrete suggestions on how to solve the impasse.
The Lok Satta has all along maintained that it would welcome formation of Telangana as part of a comprehensive and amicable solution.
