All those who understand the need for healthy and progressive democracy in
India , want a strong opposition party at national level, that can question THE Modi government , if and when necessary,
with dignity , facts and figures and logic.
Today, apart from BJP, Congress is
the only national party in India , with all the other parties essentially being
regional outfits. CPI and CPI (M) are fast losing theIR foothold and do not
look like regaining the earlier
stance as an effective voice at national level.
Under such circumstances, the only
party that can play it’s role as a credible opposition party at the national level is the Congress
party. Unfortunately, given it’s present
structure and functioning style, Congress party has become a family party for
all practical purposes.
A family oriented party cannot be a
national party in it’s true sense and would
not command the confidence level of the cross section of the people. If Congress party were to become a credible opposition party now and effectively
challenge B J P in the next
parliamentary election, it has to shed it’s image as a party representing the interests of
one family. This can happen , only if
Sonia and her daughter and son would leave space for more capable and knowledgeable persons to emerge as leading lights in the Congress
party.
The recent exit of Jyotiraditya Scindia and the near exit of Sachin Pilot
clearly point out that Sonia family would not give up the control of the
Congress party and allow anyone to challenge the leadership position of Rahul
and Priyanka in the Congress
party.
Many people in India , who think that
Congress party should be reformed and energized
, have been of the view that two faces namely Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot could be the persons fit and credible enough to become the top leaders of the Congress party,
with capability for guiding the party in a progressive way , so as to win
the confidence of the large section of the country men.
Both Jyotiraditya Scindia
and Sachin Pilot are still young, well qualified, knowledgeable and
charismatic. Certainly, there
have been much expectations from these two persons amongst not only
members of the Congress party but also general public . Unfortunately, expectations that
the leadership of the Congress party would be vested with these two young men would not be
met.
Why is this situation ?
Everybody knows that Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot have much better leadership qualities, sophistication
and balanced views more than Rahul and Priyanka . Rising of these two persons in the Congress
party to top positions would mean that Rahul and Priyanka would become ordinary members for all practical purposes.
Sonia family can not like this , as it means that the Congress party will go
out of the family control.
Therefore, it is in the interest of
Sonia family that Jyotiraditya Scindia has gone out of the party and in the same way, Sachin Pilot
should go out of the party or should be humiliated in the eyes of the public that
would effectively spoil his public image. Both the tasks have now been “successfully” executed by the Sonia family.
When Jyotiraditya Scindia protested
against the treatment meted out to him and he decided to quit Congress party,
no worthwhile efforts were made to retain him. His quitting served the
interests of the Sonia family.
In the case of Sachin Pilot,
conditions were created to humiliate him, so that he too would quit the Congress party
or his image would stand diminished and
he would not be in a position to
challenge Rahul and Priyanka for top leadership in the party.
Sachin Pilot was insulted and humiliated by being dropped from the position of Deputy
Chief Minister of Rajasthan and leader of Congress party in Rajasthan.
Certainly, Ashok Ghelot , the Chief Minister of Rajasthan , would not have
dared to humiliate Sachin Pilot without THE blessing of Sonia family.
The humiliated Sachin Pilot has been reduced in stature in Congress party
and amongst the people , as he was left with no other alternative other than “surrendering”
to the Sonia family and accepting some
face saving formula, which really meanS
nothing.
In the present condition of Sachin Pilot, he has
lost the battle in the Congress party to seek top position.
Congress party has lost the opportunity of getting out of the vice
like grip of Sonia family and get a charismatic leader like Sachin Pilot to
lead the party , that would rejuvenate
the Congress party.
Sonia family has won by ensuring that Rahul and Priyanaka would
remain unchallenged in the Congress party , with no difference between Sonia family loyalists and Congress
party loyalists.