Pioneer- Dilli Billi - '6th.June.10'

WORK YOUR WAY TO THE TOP
The Andhra Pradesh’s former Chief Minister YSR Reddy’s son is being a problem for the Congress at the moment. Jagan Reddy is on a high and is also an angry young man in a hurry. These to me are all wrong ingredients for a mature politician. It was a sad incident which shook the country when YSR died in tragic circumstances. Everyone right from the Prime Minister to the common man was praying that YSR would be found alive somewhere in the jungle but the whole nation fell into silence with grief when the scattered torn bodies and the broken aircraft were found.
Immediately after the tragedy and finding the dead body Jagan’s men started the hype for Jagan to step into Chief Minister’s chair. It was of course an absurd and impractical agenda.Jagan’s men did all that they could. They started blackmailing the Centre High Command of the Congress into letting Jagan takeover or there would be a revolt in the Andhra State Congress. It was a wrong move. Jagan is known for his extra curricular activities and business acumen which were not hidden from anyone including the leaders of the Congress in the capital. The High Command acted wisely and appointed an old faithful as Chief Minister. Jagan of course started manipulating and creating a ruckus for the new Chief Minister. This impatient young man with his unaccounted wealth was not the one to sit in the shadows. He obviously has underestimated the leaders in the Centre and by his immaturity has rubbed them all the wrong way. Politics is not a business and C.E.Os’ of the company cannot be your advisors. Jagan does not have the acumen to form a new party. In Andhra you have enough parties already. It would be advisable for him to sit still and work on the grassroot level. Or is he feeling that his sympathy vote bank will disappear as time goes by? His father YSR had enough support from all quarters. And becoming Chief Minister is not dynastic rule. You have to prove your mettle. Not by having media presence and holding rallies in various parts of your State. It will work against him and not for him. He will be perceived as nuisance value rather than an asset. And the High Command is today powerful enough not to give in to pressure tactics. He should have taken a cabinet post in Andhra Pradesh and then worked towards becoming Chief Minister.
Jagan could leave the Congress and form the party but we know by now that no one is above the party. It is the party which makes you; it could be a Natwar Singh or a Jaswant Singh or even an Amar Singh. Till they had the backing of their respective parties they had enough influence and power. But today not many people have time for them. Jagan should get the message loud and clear that you cannot come to power through blackmail, violence, threats or money. You need to be subtle, mature, know which right button to press at the right time and not be taken in by your chamchaas who are bad advisors.