The Congress Party, after decades of ruling the country, has lost horriblly ìn the last general elections.
Scam after scam, indecision, throwing the buck on others,not taking responsibility squarely on their own shoulders, ťoo many formalities in making even a simple decision, has çost them heavily. Top this up with a makeshift Prime Minister who was incapable of making decisions of his own,and seeing them through for ten years. He had no voice, a lackey to Sonia Gandhi, who could not reach out to the people.
When something ģoes wrong ,committes are formed. When there is still no answer, sub-committes are formed. There is no proper supervision over these committees,with the result that no work was done.
What is the value of a national political party of the Congresses' grace that they disregard their senior and more seasoned members and put a young 'kid' at the helm? He throws his weight with people of his father's age, is aggressive, thinks that by gimmicks he can win over the younger generation. And then for some reason he disappears from the scene totally for a month or two.
In my opinion, Mr Rahul Gandhi has to learn about India, and what it means to be an Indian. The common Indian is no fool.He is well aware of what is happening.
Secondly he has to study and mature as a politician. This cannot be done overnight. It takes years. Thirdly he has to respect his elders, and learn to seek advice. Then again he has to cut the apron strings that tie him to his mother.
Fourthly he has to develop a personality. Just being aggressive with his mother backing him will not do. He has to realise that the Congress Party doesn't belong to him or his family. He also has to take it in his stride that Sonia Gandhi is a person non-grata in Indian Politics today.
Rahul Gandhi is making a fool out of himself in the public eye. The Indian public is vibrant and mature, and can't be taken for a ride.
It will take time for the Indian National Congress to come up again. My take is that it will take quite some time. They need to find a strong leader with solid backing. At the moment they have none.
~ Dr Pranjal Rajkhowa
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