JOURNALIST; Mr, Ambassador, Rajiv Gandhi is pursuing a patently imperialistic policy in the South Asian region and has virtually taken control and management in most of the area. AMBASSADOR: That’s Right.
JOURNALIST; He has shown no hesitation in using India’s military might to imposes his will and to promote his personal image, be it Sri Lanka, Maldive or Nepal.
AMBASSADOR: Very Correct.
JOURNALIST: How far, do you think, his imperialistic policy will help him in fighting urgent domestic problems like the growing demand for greater autonomy to the states and the chronic poverty?
AMBASSADOR: Not in national interest to disclose.
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JOURNALIST; Mr. Ambassador, Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, ruled out clearance for the controversial Telegu Ganga project “if it infringes upon the rights of any other state.” AMBASSADOR: That’s right.
JOURNALIST; He said he would like Karnataka to apprise him of the State’s stand on the river waters dispute, including the cauvery water dispute.
AMBASSADOR: Very correct.
JOURNALIST: How come Rajiv is deliberately infringing upon the rights of Punjab over its river waters and insisting upon the digging of Sutle Jumuna Link canal? Is it because he wants to destroy Sikh farmers in Punjab?
AMBASSADOR: Not in national interest to disclose.
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JOURNALIST: Mr. Ambassador, riots erupted in opposition ruled Andhra Pradesh after the death of a Congress (I) M.L.A. in which Congress (I) hoodlums killed 30 persons and injured 200. AMBASSADOR: That’s right.
JOURNALIST: In the adjoining opposition ruled state of Karnataka, Sikh students were brutally murdered and Sikh homes and businesses were burnt by Congress (I) hoodlums. AMBASSADOR: Very Correct.
JOURNALIST: Don’t you think riots in opposition ruled states are being engineered by the Congress (1) to neutralize opposition leaders demand for punishment to the publically indicted perpetrators of November 1984 anti-Sikh riots?
AMBASSADOR: Not in national interest to disclose.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 6, 1989
