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Hollow claims

Had Ms. Gandhi resigned when the President disqualified Jaya Bachchan, claims of morality and high values by the Congressmen would have passed muster. But with the resignation coming after the Government painted itself into a corner, such claims sound hollow.

N. Parthasarathy,
Mumbai

The editorial says adjourning Parliament abruptly was wrong and the Government's handling of the issue smacked of clumsiness and impropriety. How then does Ms. Gandhi's resignation take the sting away from the Opposition charge that the UPA Government was going to extraordinary lengths to save her from disqualification?

S. Hariharan,
Bangalore

Ms. Gandhi certainly has a great team of spin-doctors. Every time her advisors land her in a political mess, they not only extricate her from the mire but add to the halo around her.

V.V.S. Mani,
Bangalore

Why on earth is the resignation being called `Sacrifice Part II' when Ms. Gandhi herself has declared that she will contest the election from Rae Bareli again?

Arjun Narayanan,
Thrissur, Kerala

Ms. Gandhi's act cannot be called a sacrifice. She had to go despite the Congressmen's best efforts to prevent her exit.

Ramya Ballamudi,
Hyderabad

Ms. Gandhi has lost nothing by resigning. She will continue to be in the driver's seat of the UPA Government.

P. Ravi,
Chennai

If there is anyone whose power remains intact despite resignations, it is that of Ms. Gandhi.

V.S. Krishnan,
Coimbatore

Had Ms. Gandhi not resigned, she would have lost face. Where is the question of sacrifice in an act that is meant to escape from humiliation?

A.T. Sankarshanan,
Chennai

The strategy behind the drama is simple — resign from both posts, and get re-elected as an MP within six months by which time the convenient law on office of profit will be in place.

T.S. Narayana,
Hyderabad

The Congress would have never expected Ms. Bachchan's disqualification issue to boomerang like this. The party has been forced to swallow the bitter pill it administered to the former Rajya Sabha MP a few days ago.

Abishek Bhaskaran,
Tiruchi, T.N.

The resignation is the consequence of the fire started by the Congress camp. Had Ms. Gandhi not resigned, the Congress' prospects in the State Assembly elections would have suffered.

Piyush Gupta,
Kanpur, U.P.

The resignation cannot exonerate Ms. Gandhi of the charge that Parliament was adjourned and the Constitution subverted in a bid to save her.

C. Sriranjani,
Chennai

The Congress and its allies are now reaping what they sowed. The Congress party managers are trying damage control by making the inevitable look like another supreme sacrifice.

N.B. Subramanian,
Chennai

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