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Indepth Govt, Supreme Court ColleGium aGree to diSaGree on judiCial appointmentS 44
issue Heading congress weakness (what it is depends
10 on your political leanings) is his
Volume 16
31 may 2019 Whether Rahul Gandhi consistent opposition to forces
New Delhi
decides to stay as Congress espousing the cause of virulent
President or steps down is his nationalism and his commit-
personal choice. It is not yet ment to the preservation of
clear if he is amenable to be India’s cultural pluralism.
dissuaded from giving up the More than his father and
E l E c t i o n 2 0 1 9
post. It would be unfair on the grandmother, Rahul Gandhi
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young leader to attribute the represents the traditions
party’s rout brought about by and values that sprang from
the widespread support Hin- the freedom movement and
Permutation & combination dutva attracted for BJP to him. empathizes with the country’s
rule the nation The blame cannot be laid on impoverished masses. India
certainly needs a party that
Rahul Gandhi for the tsunami
Though the exact numbers will be known only on May 23, when
results for all the 543 Lok Sabha seats will be out, the ongoing of Hindu revivalism that swept is big enough to embrace and
discussions among political parties and general public revolve
Narendra Modi to power. If the accommodate all communities
around the likely scenarios 10
voters did not weigh up social and sections of society and hold
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strife engendered by hardline the nation together. Rahul Gan-
Hindutva zealots, economic dhi is certainly suited to head
Rajya is stRong, failure and increasing unem- such a party. In the inexorable
march of time the tide is sure
ployment during. Modi’s 5-year
WheRe is the rule out of Hindu nationalist to turn. maruthancode, kanyakumari
sentiment, there was little
RashtRa? that Rahul Gandhi could do tamil nadu
about that other than criticiz-
ing the Modi government and congress party is domed
promising a better deal by the
With reference to the online report “Rajya is strong, where
is Rashtriya” Congress, if voted to power to As reported,Congress party
the impoverished masses. The has called for a meeting to dis-
answer to the question whether cuss its massive failure. The
I have always loved how Rajiv the party would have done reasons are very simple. It is just
ji is able to magnify the breaking better under the leadership of like writings on the wall. Con-
gress party thinks they are the
someone else would be in the
India forces at every level & negative. Electoral outcomes divine and permanent rulers
provide us with a much clearer are not an accurate measure of of India and that India belongs
leadership qualities. Measur-
to them. It is also riddled with
view of ground realities. The ing a leader’s worth merely multiple scams, scandals, cor-
portion towards the end where in terms of his or her party’s ruption etc. Rahul Gandhi has
he talks about the lack of supply performance in an election neither qualifications, merits or
experience.
excludes a raft of factors that
of solutions to this uprising influence the electorate. We are He has given resignation
caught me in a mixed feeling~ unable to think of a better tal- which will never be accepted .
It is a pure drama. Besides most
ent and more principled leader
happy that the concept of in the Congress than Rahul of the Congress leaders are
Rashtra is getting acknowledged Gandhi to lead and revive the involved in corruption, scams
& also there is a concern at the party when it faces its greatest and scandals.
trial. Rahul Gandhi is a foil to
Thus, there cannot be revival
lack of infrastructure to shape, Narendra Modi and is always of Congress party and is fast
modify & provide perpetuity to it. run down for his simplicity, heading towards doom. At the
humility and unpretentious same time now, Indian voters
demeanour. Should he swag- are quite wise, mature and
kali yug ger in the manner of Modi to be intellgent enough to judge.
perceived as a strong leader? S.P. Sharma - mumbai
Rahul Gandhi’s strength or

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