Scindia crisis shows Gandhi family instinct for self-preservation outweighs Congress interests
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Scindia crisis shows Gandhi family instinct for self-preservation outweighs Congress interests

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Jyotiraditya Scindia’s resignation from the Congress sends out two messages: The implosion in India’s grand old party is unavoidable and uncontrollable; and the Nehru-Gandhi family’s instinct for self-preservation outweighs party interests. For once, the Congress cannot resort to self-righteous victimhood for the crisis that imperils its government in Madhya Pradesh.