ravishingravi Posted July 23, 2012 Author Posted July 23, 2012 ^What was the point of highlighting that portion O wise man
Sachin=GOD Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Why Congress' projection of Rahul Gandhi is a mistake Jul 23, 2012, 04.30AM IST C P Bhambhri Middle-level leaders of the Congress party, like Digvijaya Singh and Salman Khurshid, have been publicly urging Rahul Gandhi to lead the Congress party from the front. It is a part of the style of the Congress culture that a 'reluctant' leader has to be persuaded to accept the leadership of the party, especially when the party is faced with a serious political crisis. So, Rahul Gandhi, like his father and mother, is expected to act as a 'saviour' of a party in trouble. Rahul, on his part, in a speech on July 19, said that "the decision has been taken" and after eight years of political apprenticeship, he was ready to play a bigger role in the party. There must be compelling political and electoral reasons why the Congress, two years before the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, wants to change horses in midstream by making Rahul accept the role of the real leader, and centre of power, of the party. It is one thing to expect that Rahul can rescue the sinking ship of the Congress and energise it to fight big electoral battles, it is another thing to surmise, on the basis of available public evidence, that he has leadership capabilities or has proved his talents as a political leader. A few facts may be mentioned to substantiate the argument that these 'mysterious and hidden talents' of Rahul as a leader have yet to be noticed in public life. First, with great fanfare, Rahul launched his project of democratisation of the Youth Congress and making it strong enough to act as an 'electoral army' during elections. Not only has he not shown any capacity to make the Youth Congress a fighting force of the party, but he has even abandoned this 'agenda' without achieving an iota of success. Second, his winning capacities during the assembly elections in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have been found completely inadequate. The Congress party expected that Rahul will be able to revive the almost-dead Congress in Bihar and, in its wisdom, decided to fight the assembly elections on its own despite the fact that Lalu Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan were eager to form an anti-Nitish Kumar alliance with the Congress. Not only did the Congress suffer a humiliating electoral defeat in Bihar, but its proclaimed objective of reviving the party organisation also failed to materialise. Has anyone noticed Rahul visiting Bihar after the electoral defeat? Rahul spent five years, from 2007 to 2012, to prepare the Congress party for the assembly elections of 2012. He even took special responsibility for Uttar Pradesh, but his 'special efforts' did not bear any fruit and the Congress, despite an alliance with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal, collapsed like a house of cards. This political record proves that Rahul is all pomp and fury, without any substance. He also seems devoid of any fresh thinking that can inspire his party cadre. Even his record of interventions in Lok Sabha debates from 2004 to 2012 is nothing to write about. The Congress-led government was encircled by anti-corruption crusaders like Anna Hazare and united opposition parties on the issue of corruption charges against UPA Cabinet ministers. The media along with Anna Hazare and the combined opposition parties demanded an anti-corruption Aladdin's lamp in the shape of a 'strong' Lokpal Bill. But Rahul was conspicuous by his absence when the opposition parties were obstructing the UPA's effort to pass a Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha. Almost at the last moment, Rahul suddenly proposed that the Lokpal Bill should be part of the Constitution of India and, for this, the Constitution should be amended. It speaks volumes about his sense of timing while intervening in a belated manner on an issue of great public controversy. The Congress is like a drowning man clutching at straws and Rahul, instead of being a 'saviour', is himself a man of straw. The party is putting all its eggs in his basket despite the fact that Rahul is completely out of his wits while dealing with the complexities of Indian politics. Rahul was compared with Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party during the elections and, in comparison, Akhilesh, under the protective umbrella of his father, seemed a much better campaigner than Rahul. Rahul Gandhi began with great assets, but his failure on the leadership qualities front cannot be attributed to any adverse factors. The anti-dynasty issue in politics is as dead as a dodo, rather, it is the personal appeal and acceptability of the leader that is recognised by the voters. Clearly, the Rahul 'brand' does not sell. The Congress is projecting a failed and a non-performing leader to save the party, which is a mistake especially given that Rahul has not emerged as a leading pan-Indian personality. Economic Times
The Outsider Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Rahul Gandhi has been in active politics for over a decade now and by the next elections would be a two time MP. Based on performance, there are very valid points against him but the dynasty politics thing hardly applies anymore to him than it did to Hillary Clinton.
1983-2011 Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Rahul Gandhi is a Member of Lok Sabha from Amethi since 2004, General Secretary of the Indian National Congress since 2007, Chairperson of Indian Youth Congress and National Students Union of India since 2007. What more do people want him to do?
Lurker Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Rahul Gandhi is a Member of Lok Sabha from Amethi since 2004, General Secretary of the Indian National Congress since 2007, Chairperson of Indian Youth Congress and National Students Union of India since 2007. What more do people want him to do? Thats like saying Ranadeb Bose averages 15 as a bowler in West Bengal Ranji games against Assam :hysterical: Amethi is the safest seat for Congress, specially for a Gandhi clan-wallah. Rahul's optimism is to be appreciated but surely his criticism is definitely merit-worthy too.
ravishingravi Posted July 24, 2012 Author Posted July 24, 2012 Thats like saying Ranadeb Bose averages 15 as a bowler in West Bengal Ranji games against Assam :hysterical: Amethi is the safest seat for Congress, specially for a Gandhi clan-wallah. Rahul's optimism is to be appreciated but surely his criticism is definitely merit-worthy too. :hysterical::hysterical:
Desi Cartman Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 the Gandhi family always preferred that Rahul's sister, Priyanka, enter politics, as she was judged to be more intelligent and savvy Yea I saw her intelligent remarks during the UP election campaign
Guest Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Rahul Gandhi is a Member of Lok Sabha from Amethi since 2004, General Secretary of the Indian National Congress since 2007, Chairperson of Indian Youth Congress and National Students Union of India since 2007. What more do people want him to do? can you give us any links which shows the improvement made by Rahul i Amethi...i always wonder why they didn't publicize the tremendous growth in Amethi which was solely done by Rahul
1983-2011 Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 can you give us any links which shows the improvement made by Rahul i Amethi...i always wonder why they didn't publicize the tremendous growth in Amethi which was solely done by Rahul do i ****ing look like a Rahul's PR, u do it urself
Guest Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 do i ****ing look like a Rahul's PR' date= u do it urself NO..you just look like ****
Sachin=GOD Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Rahul Gandhi has been in active politics for over a decade now and by the next elections would be a two time MP. Based on performance' date=' there are very valid points against him but [b']the dynasty politics thing hardly applies anymore to him than it did to Hillary Clinton. I disagree. I think it applies to him more than it does to anyone else in the country. You just said that there are very valid points against him - now tell me why/how is it that despite this fact he is still the "crown Prince" and all Congress leaders all over the country project him as the one great hope that the Congress Party and India has. Do you think that having the Gandhi surname is not the only reason for all this?
The Outsider Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 I disagree. I think it applies to him more than it does to anyone else in the country. You just said that there are very valid points against him - now tell me why/how is it that despite this fact he is still the "crown Prince" and all Congress leaders all over the country project him as the one great hope that the Congress Party and India has. Do you think that having the Gandhi surname is not the only reason for all this? I have nothing against criticizing Rahul Gandhi and in fact I would join the queue, but only as far his actions and policies are concerned. IMO, he has reached beyond the stage with a decade plus experience in politics where he can be differentiated from Sanjay Gandhi wielding much more power than his MP stature or Rajiv Gandhi becoming the PM within a 4 years of joining politics to disregard the dynasty argument.
Raghav_12 Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Rahul Gandhi has been in active politics for over a decade now and by the next elections would be a two time MP. Based on performance' date=' there are very valid points against him but the dynasty politics thing hardly applies anymore to him than it did to Hillary Clinton.[/quote'] There would be around hundred leaders in Congress who have won MP elections two times and with their own efforts from seats far more difficult than Amethi (which has been reserved by Congress for propogation of dynasty culture), how come they are not being considered for a bigger role? There is no way you can seperate dynasty politics from Rahul Gandhi. Justifying his elevation in politics based on his two tenures from Amethi is like justifying a business even if that is built on stolen money. Business may be legitimite but very foundation of that is not clean.
The Outsider Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 There would be around hundred leaders in Congress who have won MP elections two times and with their own efforts from seats far more difficult than Amethi (which has been reserved by Congress for propogation of dynasty culture), how come they are not being considered for a bigger role? There is no way you can seperate dynasty politics from Rahul Gandhi. Justifying his elevation in politics based on his two tenures from Amethi is like justifying a business even if that is built on stolen money. Business may be legitimite but very foundation of that is not clean. How does Hillary Clinton stand up to a counter example and why don't people moan about her marital ties with the former President?
Guest Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 I have nothing against criticizing Rahul Gandhi and in fact I would join the queue' date=' but only as far his actions and policies are concerned. IMO, [b']he has reached beyond the stage with a decade plus experience in politics where he can be differentiated from Sanjay Gandhi wielding much more power than his MP stature or Rajiv Gandhi becoming the PM within a 4 years of joining politics to disregard the dynasty argument. where is the proof that he spending 10 years in politics improved/helped his ability towards improving his constituencey let alone the country..
The Outsider Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 where is the proof that he spending 10 years in politics improved/helped his ability towards improving his constituencey let alone the country.. Where is the proof for anything? You and I don't have it for sure.
Guest Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Where is the proof for anything? You and I don't have it for sure. isnt it easy in this case ? all they have to do is show the progress Amethi done in last few years..i guess lot of cities/towns developed massively in India even with low profile politicians leading them
The Outsider Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 isnt it easy in this case ? all they have to do is show the progress Amethi done in last few years..i guess lot of cities/towns developed massively in India even with low profile politicians leading them Are you a political newbie? Amethi did not show any tangible growth even earlier? Now?
asterix Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 The Samajwadi Party swept the Gandhi bastions of Amethi and Rae Bareli in central Uttar Pradesh, winning eight of the 10 Assembly seats in the parliamentary constituencies represented by Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi respectively http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2967740.ece
Guest Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Are you a political newbie? Amethi did not show any tangible growth even earlier? Now? thats different..now it is lead by future PM....so they had a great opportunity to build his image
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