'Pioneer-Dilli Billi'-3rd.January.2010

2010 is a year of celebration for the Congress. 125 years ago Congress set it’s a mark. There is no doubt that today this party has nothing to fear. It has no competition and its actually the single most popular political party today. After winning the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, this party regained it’s confidence and it’s worker got new life. It went on to come back to power in several states. Right from Jammu and Kashmir to Maharashtra and Tripura. With the Gandhis’ in control and a clean capable Prime Minister in place along with the Council of Ministers who are experienced, delivering and are any day more honest than any other Governments in the recent past. Even with the price rise and few acts of terrorism the aam admi is not feeling insecure or hassled. They know they are in capable hands.
The opposition parties are in tatters. Fighting among themselves and have more or less resigned to being on sidelines. They do try to perform their duties while instigating the public but fortunately nobody pays attention. Its not a unique situation when you see political parties going through a tough time when they are out of power. It has happened to the Congress many times, when the Congress had been in the opposition. Even though today the Congress is in power in 12 states only. It has got a larger image profile. The public has definitely realized that the Congress men at the top are top caliber and the image of Manmohan and Sonia leading the country ahead in the most secular way possible has made them the party gain ground.
The country’s voters today there are the 65 percent youth and obviously they are for Rahul. Rahul Gandhi is dedicated to bring democracy in the Congress by having elections in the Youth Congress and the PCC. If he manages to really make this party a democratic party he will be a clear winner. There are great hopes from this Gandhi scion. Congress members in the states are always vary of office bearers being selected from the Central High Command. This on the behest of just some chamchas who’s main agenda is to be seen in the powers of corridors in Delhi. They feed wrong information which only suits them. Most of them are loosers from the states they belong to and hence their insecurities does not encourage the democratic system that Rahul is trying to get into the party.
They would much better prefer observers from the Centre whom they host, dine and wine exclusively by themselves and fill his ears by feeding him what suits them. Old family connections are also exploited to do the same. Even though most of these guys are heritage pieces now and corrupted over time. They will send their guys only to meet the observer. No other can get an appointment. The High Command has to make sure that any Congress man should be allowed to fight elections of the party and the best man may win. If Rahul manages to abolish sycophancy and stop groupism, the Congress will never face defeat in any state. This democratic system within the party will give more confidence to an ordinary Congress member and make the Congress stronger for tomorrow.
Fair election is only possible if the observers are neutral and allow everyone a chance to say their mind. They should only be sincere to the party and not a person. They have to get over personal grudges and favourism. Rahul has to make sure his plans are all put in a place honestly and with dedication.