"CONGRESS LOVES THE BLIND EYE"
Despite the fact that the Congress has taken a beating in most of the recent elections, its Central leaders refuse to admit that their party is in the throes of a recurring crisis.
The million-dollar question doing the rounds is whether the Congress is, indeed, in a serious crisis. As far as the grassroots workers are concerned, the party is in turbulence. What is sadder is the fact that senior leaders, both at the Centre and the State, are convinced that their party is not going through any bad patch.
Obviously, the Congress has a very positive outlook. The same can’t be said for the common man though. Every time one travels abroad, there is only one question people ask: What is happening in your country? This bothers us. The party has lost almost everywhere, be it Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab or even the municipal elections in Maharashtra. Yet, there are smiling faces at the Congress party’s headquarters in Delhi.
The Congress in Himachal Pradesh took a beating in the local elections, losing their bastion to CPM for the first time in 25 years. The BJP stood at No 2, the Congress at No 3. Congress’ defeat has been blamed on infighting among its leaders.
When a leader capable of delivering is humiliated and is asked to step aside for opportunists, the message is loud and clear — infighting is being encouraged and fuelled by Central leaders. State leaders who are hardworking and have faith in their voters usually don’t come to Delhi for chamchagiri. They don’t need to give in to the pressures of the High Command or show their loyalty by giving expensive gifts.
It is the duty of AICC general secretaries and top office-bearers to ensure that sycophancy is ignored. There is an urgent need for them to find people who can perform and deliver what they promise. A true leader is a person who will work in the interest of the people.
It is not in good taste that Central leaders give orders sitting in New Delhi and appoint controversial people as leaders, ignoring workers who have been working hard for years. The Congress can’t make a mockery of the voter and the worker and expect them to abide by wrong decisions. In this day and age, nobody takes any wrong decisions lying down.
The aam admi gave ample proof of his anger, frustration and irritation against the arrogance of decision-makers (in this case the Congress) — they didn’t vote the party. The party needs to understand that such decisions don’t help anyone — not the party, not the common man.
Unfortunately, the public doesn’t have a choice. There are two major national parties — the BJP and the Congress. On the face of it, there is lot of infighting in the BJP as well. The Congress is facing one crisis after the other. The regional parties are taking advantage of the mess. The municipal elections in Shimla are a good example of how other parties gain ground when main ones fight within themselves.
One thing is clear. The Congress is demoralised. The grassroots and the State level leaders feel that the party is on a suicide mission. It is time the Centre went beyond caste politics. It needs to appoint people who are honest. It cannot experiment anymore. This is not the time to be merry-making but for boosting the morale of the party workers and delivering what is expected from the Congress. The party’s brand image is zero. In order to take corrective steps, the party needs to turn to its experienced leaders and build on lost glory. The young leaders can wait. This is not the time to gamble.
The public is angry and it has shown this time and again by rejecting the Congress. This is one wake-up call for the party which no one is, sadly, listening to or heeding!
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