Cong in a state of disarray
It is sad
that the oldest and largest national party in the country doesn’t have its
house in order. The conflicting signals given by its leaders are not in
national interest
The
countdown for the 2014 General Election has begun. It is more or less clear
that the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate would be none other than Gujarat
Chief Minister Narendra Modi. As for the Congress, it is still not decided who
its prime ministerial candidate would be. Though there is speculation that
Rahul Gandhi may don the role, it is said that he has still not decided whether
he wants to head the oldest and largest political party in the country. There
are rumors that he would prefer to rule from behind the curtains like his
mother. Why be the king when one can be king-maker and there is someone else to
take the rap for every wrong.
It’s a shame
that one of the biggest national parties in the country doesn’t have its house
in order. It is the party worker who suffers. He can’t decide who the real head
is – is it the person who is ruling or is it the person who controls from
behind the real power centre.
In the
Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, after crossing many hurdles and giving
into pressure at the last minute, the congress had fielded Himachal Congress
chief Virbhadra Singh. Though it was the right thing to do, it came a little
late in the day. In Gujarat, Modi wants to know who will lead the Congress, but
as usual the party is in disarray. Its partymen are becoming masters of
goof-ups.
One doesn’t understand
how the people in the advertising campaign could make such major blunder? Nothing
could have hit the party more than the fact that the picture they used for the
poster was picked up from Sri Lanka and UNICEF. Why did the company not take
fresh photographs would probably remain a mystery. Every news channel splashed
the pictures of the advertisement. If this was not enough, the news that the
BJP had amassed wealth meant for the poor Gujarat took centre stage.
It is
unfortunate that the money meant for the upliftment of the poor has been
diverted into useless schemes and projects by Modi. One hopes that the locals
in Gujarat watched the news and are aware of the ground reality. It is time the
people saw the true picture of their leaders.
Meanwhile,
the Congress would be in a dilemma if Rahul Gandhi says no to be the Prime
Minister and lead UPA-3. The question is – who would become the Prime Minister?
One hopes that whoever sits on the chair has people’s interest at heart. In
fact, I wish the person would have certain traits of a dictator. The country
needs a head who can rule with an iron hand, who can take spot decisions, who
can lead the nation by setting an example himself and take the youth in
confidence and move forward. We need a person who can take a leaf out from the
experience of the senior leaders and combine it with energy of the young
Ministers at the Centre.
When one
talks to the aam aadmi on the streets
of Gujarat there is a startling revelation – the people may have forgiven but
not forgotten Modi’s role ion Godhra riots even though his name has been
cleared. They have forgiven him because of the developmental work that has been
undertaken in the State. His authority over administration and the confidence
has impress many. The business houses who have invested in his State are happy
with how smoothly things move in the State. Unlike other States where there are
many leaders and hence there are conflicting signals, in Gujarat Modi’s word is
final. This makes it easy for things to move. The projects undertaken are
passed with a single nod from Modi.
Many say
that Modi is like a lion who has smelt the power of success even though there
is a hint of arrogance in his stance. This is because, for now, he is the
undisputed king in Gujarat. One will have to wait and watch how much time it
takes him to reach the power corridors of Delhi and who are the people who
would act as roadblocks I his journey. Let’s see how many hurdles he would have
to cross since he is man who is in a hurry to reach the top.
Would Rahul
Gandhi challenge him or will the regional parties, who have their own agenda,
be able to stop him? This is an era of collision politics; the real heroes are
the regional parties who will have the last laugh.
Sadly the Congress appears to have become more
of a regional party than a national one. Count the number of States it is in
power. In Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh the party is in a mess. No Congress
Chief Minister today has confidence in the High Command that even if he is
elected he would be Chief Minister again. The High Command is capable of doing
another Bhajan Lal or repeat what they did in Uttrakhand. 
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