Our government is not a government if its ministers cannot tell lies and flout laws.
But the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now facing harassment and rebuke following the sensational report, prepared by civil servant Sue Gray that published on Monday, where he was blamed for attending a party by breaking the Covid-19 rules.
At the very beginning when the matter was primarily disclosed, Mr. Johnson tried to hide the facts. Even at that time he told the parliament negative over the issue. He said that he had no previous idea about the party. But this technique did not work.
In the wake of huge criticism, a committee was formed headed by senior bureaucrat Sue Gray to unearth the fact. Finally, the report has been placed describing the British PM’s behavioral attitude as “difficult to justify.” Now the Metropolitan Police has launched a probe into the allegations.
Interestingly soon after the report was placed on Monday, Mr. Johnson told House of Commons that he was “very, very sorry for misjudgments that may have been made by me or anybody else in Number 10 and the Cabinet Office”.
What’s significant is that, the tendency of not telling the truth by the PM has annoyed the Britons. The PM’s critics were vocal even before Sue Gray’s inquiry had begun. But Mr. Johnson urged them to wait for Sue Gray’s report. Now, he is asking for waiting until the police give their report.
Definitely for Boris Johnson, it was a stinging blow. The Monday’s bureaucratic report categorically mentioned lack of leadership for which such law breaking parties could take place. So far it was known that — the 12-page Sue Gray report was the result of several weeks of investigations, in which hundreds of pictures and documents were gathered. The UK Parliament members, politicians and general people were eagerly waiting to know what really had happened on cocktail parties in Downing Street during the pandemic where Mr. Johnson and his spouse were present.
The British press on Tuesday appeared with a barrage of scathing headlines with running reports on the inquiry findings into various parties that held within Downing Street and government buildings during Covid-19 lockdowns. What’s significant is that anger and indignation have reflected in headlines, even in the pro-government media.
We’re surprised seeing that how the law takes it own course to probe into the allegations against a sitting Prime Minister, which is absolutely impossible in countries like ours. In our country, drinking alcohol in government offices during work time obviously will not be a big offence.
In our country, we’re familiar to see much more heavy offences at government workplaces than that of having a few pegs of liquor. Corruption is a regular practice here. The big ones don’t need to get worried about their misdeeds. In fact, corruption is the business of the government. Our people have no right to protest their wrongdoings.
The allegations against British PM have exposed a double standard of his government, particularly the PM. Can the PM and his staff flout the rules while insisting the rests of the country obey them? It’s a million-dollar question that needs an answer.
Our government has no idea about the parliamentary system or any system. The government is a personal family affair. The serious question raised in the British Parliament is if in application of laws there is double standard — one for the government and another for the general public?
Mr. Johnson attended the party ignoring personal protection rules against Coved-19 imposed by the government. That happened inside the premise of Prime Minister’s Office and residence. Many government’s Conservative Party MPs and few ministers did not hesitate to condemn the acts and demanded the Prime Minister’s to go.
In our country without double standard in application of laws and fabrication of truths we shall have no government like the present one. Here MPs need not to be elected. Most of the lies are made in the parliament. It is unimaginable for the MPs to ask the Prime Minister to resign for lying in the parliament or for remaining above the law.
In our country without double standard in application of laws and fabrication of truths we shall have no government like the present one. Here MPs need not to be elected. Most of the lies are made in the parliament. It is unimaginable for the MPs to ask the Prime Minister to resign for lying in the parliament or for remaining above the law.
