CONGRESS PARTY
A cyclone
with potential to weather both communal and pestilent storm!
Elections
can certainly prove a climax but in no way can it convey an outcome, much less
a verdict because the popular mandate, as is commonly made out by nation and
media, may not necessarily have the divine nod.
Does one need astrological astuteness to read in to history for clarity
on this assumption regarding one’s perception?
Arvind Kejriwal missed out at this very logic and had to settle for a
position of fence sitter right in the middle of a dream empire located far away
in the wilderness of his wild imaginations.
Now, what is all the euphoria about Narendra Modi kicking dust to do a Don
Quixote for a slot at the centre?
It
is very unfortunate that history does not have a three dimensional application
to enable people look before they leap. No
wonder that because the world started talking tsunami only after it occurred
beyond the periphery of an oxford dictionary.
And by the time it did piece out a reality, many lakhs had got trounced
to eternity. It was then that a pensive
world sat up to brood over a subdued expression called ‘acts of God’ much
beyond the dimensions of human imagination.
So
cheer up all. Do not lose heart because
the communal devils and pestilent clowns cannot measure up to staging a ‘holier
than thou’ pose to the elite people – read Congress Party and UPA Government - the reins of which are fully in the grip of a secular
majority. As such, await the divine nod
before anticipating a storm by communal hooligans and pestilent people.
People
of all hues and in a special way the secular elite of this vast nation need to
bear in mind that despite all the religious fervor, communal rituals and
pestilent commotion, India never proved to be answer to divine wrath. Whenever a communal storm started brewing in
the horizon those root states which housed these communal criminals had to
experience tremors of divine backlash.
The state of Orissa which has hordes of naxal / maoist and Bajrang Dal criminals
has always bore the brunt of divine wrath.
Gujarat which feeds many communally
surcharged criminal elements has always had to stick its neck out for fear of divine
tremors. Similarly the states of
Madhyapradesh, Karnataka, Uttarpradesh etc. have always been kept on
tenterhooks with its people feeling weary of a divine strike which could rob
them of their communal peace.
Hence
UPA government under Congress Party and all secular citizens of this cherished
land may take pride that their country can never be ransacked by communal criminals. Incidentally, it is also important to reflect
that even an invincible British Empire had opened up the door of independence only
at the behest of the Indian National Congress, which solemn event was respectably
offered on a platter in to the benign hands of Congress Party luminaries who had
for long watered the flowering buds which people of honour and dignity survive
even to this day for steering the wheel of this august and democratic
institution.
Democracy,
rule of law or elections etc. do not imply a forgone conclusion at the hands of
pestilent mob or communal criminals for weaving a creed of extremist bend. These human apparatuses may invariably send a
streak of suspense to people around but the nation need not unnecessarily be
perturbed or alarmed at such instances of hollow drum beat by odd elements
acting highhandedness.
Then,
how come the general public in India all on a sudden started seeing the need to
look for an alternative to Congress Party, Congress rule and the UPA government
for replacing the very government that was brought in to replace the NDA
government that got rejected at the hands of these very people during 2009
elections. How is it that all of a sudden the masses started
seeing development plank as an excuse to clamor for a man who not only
demoralized the society, state, nation and the world on account of his
extremist stand which culminated in not only distancing him from making an
entry in to USA but even to disallowing a VISA for the future as well? What makes the illiterate mob in India classified as communal criminals see any good
in the very person castigated for having murdered many innocent citizens of the
land and eminent men of India
2009
elections were a pre-cursor to many instances of agonizing pestilence which
more or less stole the very identity and peace established by the Indian
National Congress for steering the nation out of most perilous evils that India
A total of 206 seats adding up to 262 with
UPA allies was no mean achievement for a party of Congress stature, which acted
as a clean opposition when the NDA took over the government.
Moreover, Congress Party or the UPA allies
never portrayed any shine all along they were in power from 2008 till date as
did NDA when they were in power from 1998-2004.
The nation will reminisce with delight the
fact that although the NDA government’s term was to expire on 1st
June, 2004, it was a notion of “India
Even prior to NDA opting out of the
government for an early election, the Indian people had seen through their
tricks of making the Indian public smoke through an illusory shine which never
existed. The cat was then out of the bag
and their – BJP and the NDA allies – continuance in power was nowhere a forgone
conclusion.
And that was what happened to Congress Party
and its UPA allies on 22nd May, 2009. After obtaining a clear majority with much of
the strong results coming from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, Congress Party succeeded in forming
the government with the help of UPA allies.
Public
memory lasts only till such time as an occasion for amusement does not show
up. As a matter of fact, it did during
May 2009 when BJP under NDA depended on their communal stars for a romp home
with a second term inside their NDA kit.
Contrary
to all illusions of a myth working in the way of Congress Party, it was all the
more a vote for the Gandhi family under Smt. Sonia Gandhi whom the Indian
populace had eagerly dreamt of propelling to a position of PM after having
witnessed the lambast by the communals under the venom “foreign hand’ or
“dynastic rule”.
This
was clearly an indication of a massive response in the form of votes thronging
the citadel Delhi from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
There was no sort of myth or
hallucination about the way UPA government made the much shining NDA trip off
the deck of their illusions and imaginations.
During
the rule of BJP and its NDA allies the administrative machinery had come to a
standstill and the NDA government too became a flop with sinking image and
sagging fortunes of a beleaguered PM in Atal Behari Vajpayee whose only concern
more than the interest of the people and boosting of the welfare programs of
the nation was diverted and concentrated on to his ailing knee.
Vajpayee
was the NDA’s unilateral choice but the knee was Vajpayee’s choice to be
preoccupied with and not the interest of the nation. Mismanagement, misgovernment, downright
administrative failures as well as providing opportunities to extremists and
misguided elements to take the nation for a ride was the forte of BJP and the
NDA allies who spent nearly a whole decade shattering the glories piled up through
years of suffering and painstaking efforts by renowned men and women of
yesteryears.
BJP
under NDA rule wasted the previous years which were the climax of modernization
that Smt. Indira Gandhi and in succession Shri Rajiv Gandhi gave shape to. The BJP and NDA not only damaged the rhythm
and mechanism of a fully advanced nation but even allowed it to be diluted
through extremist cult and communal menace.
The
entire NDA drama during the period 1998-2004 amounted to not only boosting self
and personal prospects of people and parties but even wasted huge amounts
through irresponsibly allowing a neighbour to bully the giant that is India
In
a nutshell the nation during the rule of NDA government was converted to a
spent cartridge at the hands of communalists under self centred elements styled
RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, Ram Sena etc.
Not only the welfare of people was eroded within, but the reputation of
a nation built up by Nehru-Gandhi combine was flung to the grabbing hands of
communalists to raze the name and reputation of India to depths of Ayodhya
while extremists in Kandahar made hay while the sun of NDA shone in the hands
of BJP, RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, Ram Sena.
Consequent upon achieving freedom many who
managed to derive the fruit of their association with Congress Party started
taking undue advantage of the benefits so accrued. Even those in whom the nation trusted to
endure within the Congress Party as loyal citizens started finding ways and
means to differ with the party for their narrow objectives.
It was the prime responsibility of Congress
Party not to pressurize such people who decided to part ways. After all Congress Party emerged out of the
Indian National Congress which took everyone in its stride to achieve a huge
victory which was contributed to by all without exception.
As such Congress Party was bound by the
precepts of Mahatma Gandhi and other eminent men and women, who deemed it
prudent for the nation to adopt a Constitution framed for the purpose of
governing the people as on 26th January, 1950.
The situation was made volatile by the then
hardcore elements namely the RSS and similar outfits. Immediately after attaining freedom the
attention of the leaders was diverted to pacifying the immediate neighbour
namely the undivided Pakistan
Added to the problem was the menace of
communalists and other elements under the RSS who kept brainwashing people in
to forcing a divide. Even today the
nation is reeling under the venom of these very communalists namely RSS, VHP,
Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, Ram Sena etc who have the daggers drawn behind the back
of a unified India.
Whereas the entire nation always stood as
one, these communalists have left no stone unturned in destabilizing the nation
which brought about the Gujarat-2002, Orissa-2008 and Karnataka furor which made the
North-Eastern people flee the state.
Indian National Congress assisted by a
number of likeminded regional allies have been managing the government single
mindedly. The allies aired no
differences which may have existed within them inherently as each of them being
followers of different parties with specific agenda or ideals.
A
democratically elected government under the able guidance of Congress Party
functionaries and officials fully capable of managing the affairs of the
nation, is today well entrenched in the saddle, which government and party are
fully capable of safeguarding the tomorrow of the nation.
UPA (United Progressive Alliance
The Opposition has infact thrown up many
slogans against corruption, price rise and mismanagement, which have hitherto been
replied to in details and will be further discussed during the course of
time. However, Congress Party denies all
such allegations as a ploy to capture power.
This was also the issues raised by BJP during their gathering in Madhya
Pradesh on Sunday 28th July, 2013.
However, the panic so exhibited by BJP, the
main Opposition Party does portray the existence of some kind of wave in favour
of Congress Party. Indeed, Congress
Party and Congress Government have in a closely knit fashion worked hard for
the progress of the nation but the menace from the main opposition and stray
elements have been hampering the government from going ahead with the well
designed and ably worked out schemes for the welfare of the nation and people.
Incidentally, the random few unscrupulous
and corrupt elements bent on destroying the peace of the land have been taken
to task by a determined government which has not allowed a let up in the
progress the nation has been making ever since.
Moreover, the Indian majority stands firmly
behind the government and every one strongly denounces the disgruntled
hooligans that keep on creating hurdles against the efforts being put in by
government for carrying the aspirations of people and nation to a stage of
excellence.
No doubt despite all the mayhem being
created by the opposition and stray elements the process and functioning of
government and the works related to development are going on in full swing
which is there for all to see!
The government at the centre is active and
decisive with a firm will to establish a corruption-free society. However,
there are hurdles that need to be tackled through legal process and procedures
by keeping the prestige of the nation in mind. There are areas which need to be
preserved from prying eyes of foreign countries, others which need to be kept
away from ordinary public and then to clear the hassles for ridding the nation
of evil forces at work will need to be done cautiously without stepping on to
the rights and privileges of people at different levels.
Every democratically elected government
functions within the framework of trust and confidence. And every citizen must
abide by the norms, laws or bylaws of discipline and confidence, reposing the
same measure of trust in the larger interest of the millions for whom the
government is striving to bring about an extraordinary period of advancement.
Accordingly, the primary responsibility of
every citizen is to abide by the norms, laws or bylaws of discipline by
extending a hand of cooperation to the government. However, the present day mob
has unevenly twisted the values and ideals of democracy to press for their
arbitrary and unilateral demands without heeding the presence of government put
in place.
After Smt. Shiela Dixit took over the government
she brought about tremendous reforms both at the government level as also in
the people to people as well as the people to government relation.
Her
initiative in promoting the “Bhagidari” (people’s participation in the process
of governance) apart, she was one of the first to enforce the RTI Act in letter
and in spirit. Moreover, one should not
sideline the coveted United Nations Public Service Award 2005 which improved
transparency, accountability and responsiveness in public service.
Smt. Shiela
Dixit has contributed extensively for the welfare of all including the constant
influx of people from far and near in search of greener pastures. The vast populace which Delhi is presently
holding ought to remove any doubt in the minds of the electorate that the
Congress Government has at any time ignored any area or overlooked any single
activity undone or half done.
And,
the many successeses and achievements which make the name of present Chief
Minister praiseworthy for not merely now but for ages to come should prompt the
electorate of Delhi to vote for Congress Party to bounce back with a resounding
success.
Under
Smt. Shiela Dixit, Delhi
She not
only made the capital famous for numerous thrilling achievements like Common
Wealth Games and other related sports activities but was even responsible for
the huge potential created by way of infrastructure and other amenities all of
which made Delhi the shining capital of a
vibrant India
Having
traversed the last over 40 years through various stages of development that
made Delhi stand out prominent as a star city in the whole of India, this
writer can convincingly pick out the three tenures of the present day Chief
Minister namely Smt. Shiela Dixit to have made the maximum progress and the
work so done by the CM is especially laudable.
Incidentally
the present Chief Minister Smt. Shiela Dixit has many pluses and a string of
fabulous chain of major achievements to her credit. These include the many roads and highways
which account for approximately 33,500 kilometres as also many bridges and
overhead pedestrian footpaths all of which make Delhi
Smt.
Sonia Gandhi is today the UPA Chairperson managing the government under
Congress Party. She was named the third
most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Magazine in 2004 and was ranked 6th in
2007. In 2010 Smt. Sonia Gandhi ranked 9th as the
most powerful person on the Planet by Forbes Magazine. She was also named among
the Times 100 most influential people in the world during 2007 and 2008. The New Statesman of Britain
In
effect, Smt. Sonia Gandhi has equaled or suapassed the charisma held by her
Mother-in-Law Smt. Indira Gandhi as the greatest personality in India
Indeed it is the charisma within the leaders
who founded the party which emboldened the party workers and followers! Charisma which made the founding fathers of
the party to stand united for this long.
It is that very charisma which gets translated in to large heartedness
among its followers. That show of
charisma which blooms both inside the party workers as well as towards others
who come in to direct contact with the party.
Congress Party has been blessed to have high profile leaders with noble
blood within them which, as a matter of fact, makes them portray that show of
devotedness towards the nation and its people.
Agitation within the periphery of democracy
ought to be suggestive and constructive for the government but stretching the
rights and opportunities granted to people to extreme levels is making a
mockery of the very Constitution adopted by the nation for a self rule by way
of democracy. This attitude does not
augur well for a democratic nation (India
Incidentally, such approach only favors the
extremists or unsocial elements. It amounts to harboring mistrust towards
government or looking the other way, while the extremists gain a free hand to
move about unchecked.
People have a notion that the government is
there to work magic and they hold a constitutional right to hammer down their
demands. This manifests scant regard for priorities, bypassing of general good
and future of the nation.
If the public cannot see eye to eye with
the government, if the public cannot put forward their points of view across
the table without allowing the government to legislate with due regard for the
entire nation, it would imply a certain amount of disregard for values that
matter viz. honesty, reality and truth.
Invariably, at the very drop of a hat, the
mob runs amuck looking for scapegoat, and the only one they pick to pour out
their fury is the government! Thanks! Had there been no government, imagine the
number of innocent human beings who would have fallen victim to these
extremist-tainted mob who would leave no stone unturned to bury their ire
taking a heavy toll in its wake.
Where exactly are we right in our
intentions that the determined extremists are not? How do we distinguish
ourselves as peace loving citizens, but miserably fail to compromise with day
to day problems arising out of our own culpability and place the onus on the
government? If everyone attempted to do some soul searching for the causes and
reasons for the unfortunate incidents, we might as well find ourselves at both
ends i.e. the perpetrators of the act as also the victims!
The prime responsibility of people is to
trust the government, abide by laws and norms of discipline and extend a hand
of cooperation. No amount of control can ward off the extremist elements if
people look the other way. There is no magic wand and if people harbor mistrust
about the rulers such a situation can only favor the terrorists, hence the
blasts!
Congress
Party is a consortium of elite people from all sections of society, people
belonging to different faiths, people speaking different tongues, people
adopting different customs, cultures, habits, moods or feelings. Yet, unlike the regional and communal
parties, Congress Party in a very special and conclusive manner portrays that
singular image capable of dispelling from the minds of all and sundry that
undue fear of an individual ever becoming victim of high-handedness, neglect,
prejudice, partiality or deprivation.
What makes Congress Party unique in every
sense? What enables Congress Party strike
a rapport with people of every hue, of diverse attitude, divergent approach,
contradictory mentality, varying perceptions, fluctuating temperaments and
converging directions? What makes
Congres Party symbolize a centrifugal force at which everyone’s rage too gets
directed? What makes Congress Party a
focused target for opposition by every other party, national or regional,
communal or communist, biased or prejudiced, individual or collective and
mediocre or advanced?
What
makes the officials, functionaries, workers and supporters of Congress Party
reveal that outward glow of inward shine, that dint of unreservedness, a blend
of bliss-like liveliness, universality of attitude and a semblance of
gracefulness?
Flexibility
of view, stand-point, approach, focus and execution is the forte of Congress
Party which makes the party, its leaders, party functionaries, its office
bearers and party workers convey an enduring appeal among its adversaries,
opposition parties and the nation as a whole.
The party maintains a show of equanimity with all who come across its
path that is laid out with a distinct show of earnestness to achieve that
excellence which ought to make all citizens and people stand out prominent as a
unique nation. The party has a constant
thrust and focus in all its endeavours with a determined will to ameliorate the
sufferings and hardships endured by its people.
Even
so, what clinches that strong appeal from people towards Congress Party in a
particular way is the charisma exhibited by one and all. What in effect could have made this party
especially different from others? A
genuine pride! The pride of having been
shepherded by none other than charismatic leaders like Mahatma Gandhi,
Jawaharlal Nehru, Smt. Indira Gandhi, Shri Rajiv Gandhi and today these same
people take pride in saluting that one lone female personality with tremendous
grit and determination, who single handedly steered the nation to keep the
flocks together under the banner of Congress Party.
Smt.
Sonia Gandhi is today the UPA Chairperson managing the government under
Congress Party. She was named the third
most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Magazine in 2004 and was ranked 6th in
2007. In 2010 Smt. Sonia Gandhi ranked 9th as the
most powerful person on the Planet by Forbes Magazine. She was also named among
the Times 100 most influential people in the world during 2007 and 2008. The New Statesman of Britain
In
effect, Smt. Sonia Gandhi has equaled or suapassed the charisma held by her
Mother-in-Law Smt. Indira Gandhi as the greatest personality in India
Indeed it is the charisma within the
leaders who founded the party which emboldened the party workers and
followers! Charisma which made the
founding fathers of the party to stand united for this long. It is that very charisma which gets
translated in to large heartedness among its followers. That show of charisma which blooms both
inside the party workers as well as towards others who come in to direct
contact with the party. Congress Party
has been blessed to have high profile leaders with noble blood within them
which, as a matter of fact, makes them portray that show of devotedness towards
the nation and its people.
Congress
Party possesses the necessary skill. It
has the necessary input, people of element, people with experience and people
with vision. They are genuine Indians who carry along with them the entire
nation with a focused mind and resolute determination. They celebrate during moments of their joy
but are in the forefront to take on adversaries when challenged by the foe and
lend their hand of support in time of gloom.
Can a nation like India
Congress
Party is not merely a national party. It
is an international emblem as well.
Strategically the world identifies Congress Party as the core of Indian
culture. Congress Party is an all
encompassing identity professing secular values, religious tolerance and
upliftment of downtrodden with a determined resolve to settling all disputes or
differences that may arise amicably and through peaceful means.
Congress
Party is viewed by outside world as the supreme force behind formation of
governments in India year after year, term after term and era after era. For the outside world Congress Party is an
everlasting emblem portraying the shine of an unending chain of successes which
make India India
on its part nods in acknowledgement as a mark of profound salutation to people
who made India
Indeed
Congress Party was, is and will be always remembered as the torch that will
carry the flame of invincible power to set the world alight for India
Congress
Party has established roots in all four corners of India and its renown extends
to every nook and corner of the world.
Congress
Party has a registered presence all over this vast country. The followers of Congress Party deem it
their bounden duty to lavish their wholeheartedness for the growth of people
and the country. The party has been
unanimously forging ahead under a government set up by it with the cooperation
of its like-minded allies. However,
there are teething troubles which need to be attended to. There are priorities which have to be taken
care of. And primary among them being
the uncalled for interference by segments of the very part and parcel of the
government, which in effect, deem it their authoritarian right to poke in to
the affairs of the government. Should
Constitution allow such high-handedness?
Or should the government act defiant to such manoeuvres by people acting
People have a notion that the government is
there to work magic and they have the constitutional right to hammer down their
demands. They have scant regard for priorities, the general good and future of
the nation. It implies that the general public is unable to see eye to eye with
honesty, reality and truth. To be precise, the public lack in judgment. In their quest for a scapegoat, they
frantically run around like headless cock to let go their fury at the first
name that strikes uppermost in their minds.
And the closest and the easiest prey to pour their ire on to happen to
be the government! Thanks! Readers must
read between the lines. Here is hard cash – take it or leave it! A pause.
This is India and India, as everyone is
well aware of, is abode to over 1.3 billion populace who would undoubtedly have
only demands of endless nature. But if
the national Opposition or the general public deem it expedient to elect a
government of their choice and then keep slamming it from all sides because
their choice did not find acceptance and disallow the government from
functioning in line with policies framed by them, then democracy loses meaning
and all that might appear conducive to such a situation is to acknowledge
failure for which a long drawn out freedom was fought by people of eminence.
Can we all acknowledge this?
Rise up – for it is never too late – and
acknowledge our loyalty to the nation and government. Rise up to a new age. Rise with a ray of hope. Congress Party, the trusted ones of the
dignified days of freedom struggle, the elite of Mahatma Gandhi’s chosen guild,
the chosen ones of the independent India which stood undeterred to steer the
nation clear of hurdles under a charismatic leader in Smt. Indira Gandhi
followed by a dignified icon in Shri Rajiv Gandhi and which India made giant
strides to this very day under the spectacular guidance of Smt. Sonia Gandhi is
beckoning you to assert yourselves forthright.
Secularism is our symbol – secularism our emblem – secularism our
birthright and secularism our guiding feature.
Abide by the concept of secularism and the
nation would make headway. India is a
crowd and we need to individually acknowledge that the crowd must set aside the
idiosyncracies of yesteryears to stand firm and loyal with the government. India is not without a government and the
government was elected by its own people. So be forthright and act with it than
against it. Rise and take heed – it is
in the interest of the nation, the people and that of India.
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