Rahul Gandhi is a fifth-generation politician from the Nehru-Gandhi family, a senior Congress leader and party MP from Wayanad in Kerala.
His entry into politics happened in 2004 when he decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the family seat of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. He subsequently won three times from there but lost to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019. However, Rahul Gandhi, remained an MP because he won the election from Wayanad. He became the Congress party chief in 2017 but quit from that post after the Congress’ disastrous show in the 2019 General Elections. Cutting across months of 2022, 2023 and 2024, Rahul Gandhi has taken out two yatras — the 3,750-km Bharat Jodo Yatra (from Kanniyakumari to Srinagar) and the 6,700-km Bharat Jodi Nyay Yatra (from Thoubal in Manipur to Mumbai).
Shekhar Gupta ji a renowned journalist is passionately exhibiting his hate for Gandhi family. The fact remains that it is war of ideologies.Hindutva or inclusive vibrant democracy.so let us watch who really wins the race .
Politics is increasingly all about dynasties in India, unlike in several foreign countries. How many times you have heard of a US president son coming back to become a President? ( Barring Bush). In India there is so much of power and pelf, that dynasties will continue. Modi may not have a family, but Amit Shah has a son! It’s all about paisa, this dirty world of politics!
The whole of Italy is in lockdown mode. People of other countries have been advised to avoid any contact with Italians. It seems that Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia has taken this advisory to the extreme!
What about DYNAST CREAMY LAYER in IAS./ Govt Jobs….?…Why should an “SC/ST IAS Officers/ Govt Job Holders son” also write IAS/Govt Job Exam with SC/ST Candidates with “Age and Mark’s Relaxation”. Once a ST/ST Candidate gets a Govt Job, he and his entire Family should be declared a “Creamy Layer” for generations to come as Govt Jobs are limited and few “Creamy Layer People ” can’t keep “Cornerning Govt Jobs” benefiting his “Entire Family Members “.
The political development in MP with Scindia quitting the Congress with his followers enmass is not a surprise at all.It was writing on the wall for Congress. The trend is most likely to repeat in other states like Rajasthan and Maharashtra where young aspirants like Sachin pilot and Milind deora will take the leaf out from Scindia and follow suit soon.
Congress has reached a point of no return and decimated completely with the never ending dynastic
Politics of not going beyond the Gandhis at the helm. As long as the old cronies like Mani Shankar iyer ,Digvijay Singh ,Anthony etc who rally round the Gandhis blindly are not weeded out the Congress will be a history in times to come.
Yes i do agree.
well said & appreciate for bringing down my heart felt.
Good riddance for congress party. Or is JS joining BJP as a mole?
Prescient.
I believe in Gandi mukt bharat. I do not believe in congress mukt bharat. Cong as a national opposition party is essential for our democracy to try and take on the juggernaut of Modi . Merit is of no consequence in the Cong. Its a khaandani party that today is nowhere near the autocracy of indra. Indra too used to break up everything in order to retain her kursi in the Party or of PM of India. The current generation of gandis say … let the Party disintegrate as long as they are heading it. The young ones like Pilot baba must try and kick the Gandis out of cong and india. India has suffered the Gandi Virus of Appeasement & Self-Righteouness for far too long. Get rid of them -Liability. It will be Good both for cong & India. In the meantime BJP got the much needed solace from the Maharashtra outcome. No Mercy for Thakreys either. He too will become dhobi ka kutta, na ghar ka, na ghat ka. Look at the overbearing “birthright” type of Dynasts. Time to dump them all together.
Shekhar Gupta writes: “… One reason the Gandhi family has lost its pan-national appeal is because several new dynasties — at least 15 of them politically-significant — have risen in key electoral zones of India….” Utter nonsense. The simple reason for the failure of Congress party is the visceral hatred of Sonia and her family towards Hindus of the country. As the saying goes, you can fool some Hindus all the time, you can fool all Hindus some times, but you can not fool all Hindus all the time. Hindus are finally waking up the monumental oppression that they have been subjected to under the Congress rule starting from Nehru. There will be ups and downs, but the Congress party under Sonia’s family will eventually wither away.
I fail to understand intellect of faithful Congress supporters. How they can not understand or criticize or at least dare to tell Rahul the way he reacts and his speech.Even school students know how he reacts which shows his inability to explain or Express. It seems faithfulness is beyond intellect.
Congress mukta Bharat is becoming a reality again. What the Modi haters do now? Their last hope of Congress’s revival has shattered. They stand completely unmasked on anti-CAA stand. What they will do now? Some should embrace Islam as they have publicly claimed and some should leave India to USA/UK/CANADA and other European nations as they have said on several occasions.. India without Congress and its army of left liberal cabal would be far better and peaceful place. Modi bhakts should donate begging bowls to them so that they can beg in their new country.
Dream on bhakt. How many states does your favourite party control now ? The people are fed up of hatemongers bent on breaking the country. They will teach them a lesson- with or without Congress.
Sonia ka chamcha
Congress may disappear. But the ideals that moved crores of Indians during the freedom struggle will survive through someone or the other. As Kanhaiya Kumar says it is a rivalry between Gandhi and Godse. I have no doubt that Gandhi will thrive. Modi had a role to play to the extent that he has given a shocking blow to the obscurantism of Muslims. So far so good. But ultimately Modi has to move over.
“”Congress mukta Bharat is becoming a reality again”? Are you not concerned at all tht Bharat is already “BJP MUKT”? Where is BJP? It is all Modi, Modi, and Modi! If there were BJP around, there would at least be some voice from such a big party critical of Modi, or even opposing him! Have you heard sucha voice from BJP? NO! That means there is no BJP, and Bharat is “BJP MUKT” !
The ” Pandavas ” ( like of Mahbharat ) of Congress are Maneka Gandhi and Varun Gandhi. They are true inheriter of Indira Congress. Varun Gandhi is great Leader himself on his own. He should be invited to be Congress President.
Mr Shekhar Gupta lease put a hand on your heart and tell readers if this is a honest, sincere analysis of the situation that Congress is finding itself today ? You say that the Congress failed to do this, failed to do that but moot point is what is Congress ? Congress means Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka. If other dynasties are cropping up in states as per your analysis what prevents the Gandhi dynasty from growing and spreading its clout. The fact of the matter which SG tries to avoid is probably the main reason why Congress is in on brink of extinction today. The fact iin Rahul the Congress has a inept, lazy, frequently vacationing leader who is also seriously short of intellect. Whenever he opens his mouth he exposes his own limitations. The other dynasts like Scindia and Pilot are much more smart, mature, suave, crisp communicators and have large followings in their respective bastions, also know their politics well. Why would these assertive and ambitious leaders ever want to work with a man almost in his fifties, whom media eugolises and keeps on giving fresh chances after every election loss ? In politics as in every sphere of life merit finds its own way to the top and can’t be suppressed. Scindia and others like him know we’ll that till there is a Gandhi family member available in politics they can never aspire for a meaningful role at the top but can only be the sidekicks of the Gandhi dynast. Also the Gandhi family, including Rahul know we’ll that they can’t allow leaders like Scindia to grow their stature in the party else their own limitations will be thoroughly exposed and they will be threat to the family in the long run. In all this drama the usual loyalist in the media like Shekhar Gupta are also doing a great disservice to their Congress masters. They don’t have the courage to tell Rahul or Sonia on their face that they simply don’t have what it takes to be a leader of a national party. There are smarter people all around and that the likes of Rahul, Priyanka and Sonia herself are no match when compared to people like Scindia, Pilot, Jitin Prasad etc. Thta is what I am saying that Guptaji’s analysis of this Congress ignominy is dishonest. Perhaps these doormat mediamen know that if the Gandhi family is not there on the scene then whatever perks and priveleges they enjoyed for so long under Congress rule may never come again. Hence they avoid naming Gandhi’s and generalise the issue by saying that Congress failed to do this, failed to do that. Mr Gupta have to courage to call spade a spade. Gorw up. Show some maturity, some courage, some impartiality.
You have nicely braided all the dynastic strands of India’s politics. Some day, please write an article of dynasties in the judiciary. That will shake up a few placid judicial gowns!
Sonia Gandhi (Rahul Priyanka included) must quit. The left liberal cabal must force her to quit if they want a healthy opposition party with two-major-party system to emerge in Indian politics.
Very wise comment and truth of double standards of congress right from independence to till now. And also the leading all corruption collection of Dr.MMS inefficiency of parallel game of unseated Sonia miracle of corruption now with advancement of social media.
No one can deny these reasons is root cause of these DEBACLE. Jai HIND.