Sunday, November 18, 2012

Unwilling contestant

The AICC General Secretary tours the country to enlarge his constituency

For four years Rahul Gandhi did what he felt was right. He seemed oblivious to advice from partymen. He concentrated on Amethi and his mother’s constituency, Rae Bareli and refused to look beyond these two constituencies. He delivered simple speeches. Unlike other politicians, he has refused to make empty promises in his speeches. And in an effort to take the higher ground, he has refused to play politics with the dead body of a farmer.

It is only after four years that an extremely adamant Rahul Gandhi has come out of his constituency to ‘Discover India’. This is again purely his decision. According to Congress sources, it is Rahul who has now realized that in politics one can not survive without playing mind games and do it all over the country.

Politicking may not be his cup of tea, but now it appears, Rahul is learning. From a man who believed in being a silent worker, the Gandhi scion is turning another leaf. Seeking to expand the Gandhi Nehru magic, he now spends nights with Dalit families, plays around with their children and enjoys photo-ops with Dalit children on his shoulders.

His visits, mostly low-profile and sans publicity, is aimed at attracting the soul of India, in the words of his planners. In his own way, he enquires about the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) and other developmental schemes and loan waiver for farmers. Party workers believe that even though he is a late starter, he has started off well.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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