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How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
Much of the water have flown since 1998. Neither Sonia nor the Congress is same as in 1998 and even the political narratives have changed. The country’s polity is in a very much different shape altogether. Mood of the people is different and so is the entire political atmosphere of the country.
2019 elections have brought an entirely different political narrative in the country. Never before the opposition was so demoralised – not even during the massive mandate of Congress days. The regional parties face existential crisis and Congress’ spine of confidence is broken in pieces.
There are no spokespersons for people having dissent and diversent views.
When Congress is required to play a dynamic historical opposition, it is just fighting with itself. There is nothing visible which gives any hope for Congress. Each leader is going his own direction having forgotten completely the party discipline and direction.
With much of hypocrisy of shedding the dynasty, Congress is back to Sonia surrendering everything at stake and again proving beyond doubt that the party can not see beyond the family. Now Sonia is placed at the helm again expecting the same miracle to happen.
But miracles do not happen always and different times demand different strategy and perhaps different people too.
BJP realised this at an apt time of history, did away with the oldies and established a new set of rules of game and entirely new set of people at the helm. And all this without exposing itself too much. It identified itself with the changing time and enhanced its capacity to not only remain relevant but change the entire narrative of the country’s polity.
Unfortunately, Congress refuses to learn anything from anywhere. It has completely shut its doors and windows and not letting any air of change come in. But if one closes his eyes from the realities, the realities remain as they are, they do not change. Be it as it may, Congress has decided to go back to the family and expect the family to go on doing miracles every time and each time.
Sonia, for one, is apparently not able to reconcile her own family and the family itself appears divided seriously. Rahul lectured too much about accountability and also about making sacrifices. He also asserted in no uncertain terms that no one from his family will either succeed him or even be part of the process of selecting his successor. Now just the opposite has happened and Rahul is just keeping mum on the development. Surely, he has not welcomed it. He must not have accepted it too. He appears to have altogether a different vision about the way the party should be run and about his own role too. Thus Rahul does not enjoy the blessings of her mother for what he has done or proposes to do in future. Priyanka might have her own vision and mission, which is under the carpet.
So will there be three power centres at the top? Will Sonia be able to make Rahul fall in her own line, which will only be to place him again at the driving seat? For if at all Rahul had all the support from his sister and mother in doing whatever he did, the mother and the sister too would have followed him in putting in the papers and letting CWC free to do whatever it liked. But that didn’t happen proving that the family is very keen on keeping it’s grip over the party.
With failing health, Sonia may not be in a position to stretch herself too much. So will Ahmed Patel be the defacto chief and will he be able to command? Or will Sonia eventually select her own person to head the party keeping Rahul a Prime Ministerial candidate!
In any case keeping Sonia at the helm will complicate the issues than solving them. This inning of her has all the risks of her being seen failing in her endeavours!
Much of the water have flown since 1998. Neither Sonia nor the Congress is same as in 1998 and even the political narratives have changed. The country’s polity is in a very much different shape altogether. Mood of the people is different and so is the entire political atmosphere of the country.
2019 elections have brought an entirely different political narrative in the country. Never before the opposition was so demoralised – not even during the massive mandate of Congress days. The regional parties face existential crisis and Congress’ spine of confidence is broken in pieces.
There are no spokespersons for people having dissent and diversent views.
When Congress is required to play a dynamic historical opposition, it is just fighting with itself. There is nothing visible which gives any hope for Congress. Each leader is going his own direction having forgotten completely the party discipline and direction.
With much of hypocrisy of shedding the dynasty, Congress is back to Sonia surrendering everything at stake and again proving beyond doubt that the party can not see beyond the family. Now Sonia is placed at the helm again expecting the same miracle to happen.
But miracles do not happen always and different times demand different strategy and perhaps different people too.
BJP realised this at an apt time of history, did away with the oldies and established a new set of rules of game and entirely new set of people at the helm. And all this without exposing itself too much. It identified itself with the changing time and enhanced its capacity to not only remain relevant but change the entire narrative of the country’s polity.
Unfortunately, Congress refuses to learn anything from anywhere. It has completely shut its doors and windows and not letting any air of change come in. But if one closes his eyes from the realities, the realities remain as they are, they do not change. Be it as it may, Congress has decided to go back to the family and expect the family to go on doing miracles every time and each time.
Sonia, for one, is apparently not able to reconcile her own family and the family itself appears divided seriously. Rahul lectured too much about accountability and also about making sacrifices. He also asserted in no uncertain terms that no one from his family will either succeed him or even be part of the process of selecting his successor. Now just the opposite has happened and Rahul is just keeping mum on the development. Surely, he has not welcomed it. He must not have accepted it too. He appears to have altogether a different vision about the way the party should be run and about his own role too. Thus Rahul does not enjoy the blessings of her mother for what he has done or proposes to do in future. Priyanka might have her own vision and mission, which is under the carpet.
So will there be three power centres at the top? Will Sonia be able to make Rahul fall in her own line, which will only be to place him again at the driving seat? For if at all Rahul had all the support from his sister and mother in doing whatever he did, the mother and the sister too would have followed him in putting in the papers and letting CWC free to do whatever it liked. But that didn’t happen proving that the family is very keen on keeping it’s grip over the party.
With failing health, Sonia may not be in a position to stretch herself too much. So will Ahmed Patel be the defacto chief and will he be able to command? Or will Sonia eventually select her own person to head the party keeping Rahul a Prime Ministerial candidate!
In any case keeping Sonia at the helm will complicate the issues than solving them. This inning of her has all the risks of her being seen failing in her endeavours!
Where is the challenge? Can anyone ask her any question?