Why is dist Cong silent over Shetty?

By CT reporter
MANGALORE : The law and order situation in the distict-not satisfactory. The condition of the roads-not worth mentioning. Developmental works-not upto expectations. The district in-charge minister has failed to keep up his promises. Today each and every citizen of the district is very well aware of the district minister’s role in the recent violence in the city and its outskirts. But, surprisingly, the Congress leaders in the district seem not to have bothered much about this. They seem to have forgotten that they are in the opposition party in the state. Today, there is a doubt if there was some secret adjustment or understanding between the Congress and Shetty-more so because of the silence maintained by the party over Shetty.
All is fair in love and politics. A friend may turn foe and vice versa in no time. Recently, when the JD(S) district president Vasanth Bangera hurled a direct allegation against Shetty accusing his hands in the recent violence, the BJP leaders were a embarrassed lot. They never expected Bangera to make such an allegation. However, Bangera stood firm on his stand and even said he was ready to face any action. This furthermore irked the BJP which since then is moving heaven and earth to break the Congress-JD(S) alliance in the zilla panchayat here.
But, none of the Congress leaders here have the courage nor the confidence with which Bangera made such an allegation. Excluding one or two leaders who issued some statement, majority of the Congressmen were silent spectators and did not even think in terms of warning the government by staging at least a peaceful protest in front of the deputy commissioner’s office.
Even the DCC chief Blasius D’Souza has remained tight lipped so far on the issue.
To cite an instance, the North Block Congress had recently staged a protest against the ‘failure’ of the state government.
The press communique issued by the party prior to the protest, though launched a scathing attack on the BJP and the Sangh Parivar, did not mention anywhere about the district minister Shetty.
Considering all the above aspects, the possibilities of the Congress and Shetty entering into some secret adjustment, cannot be ruled out at all, say political observors.