Right now, the government's priority is simple - to prevent discontent from turning into anger. Because if that happens, the will suffer what the Congress suffered in the last few years of UPA. Once India decides the BJP has failed, there will be no going back. Hence, all the...

...circus acrobatics we see. The peacocks, the toys, the desi dog breeds, and the continued emphasis on what the Congress did once upon a time. Because to not do so would mean embracing accountability and saying "we failed" and that's not what these guys are about. So in order...

...to maintain the pretence of being incapable of making a mistake, they will try to somersault their way out of this. But the thing about circus acrobatics is that the same trick doesn't work twice. It takes continuous variety and creativity to keep people glued to the live...

...telecast of their own destruction. And if the telecast pauses for even one minute, people become aware of the fact that they are standing in waist-deep water, without money, without food, and without jobs. And then they get angry, not just because they are poor, but also...

...at those who kept them from seeing it. So the government's many distractions are a matter of survival right now. Without spokespersons being clowns, without acolytes being open hate mongers, without media being deceitful, they would simply sink without a trace.