Let them choose their leader.

 

Some days ago Mulayam Singh Yadav cried the foul in his party meeting by asking his partymen to brace for elections in September this year. Yadav’s assistance is very much crucial for the present government to thrive on but no one took Yadav seriously as after some he became a child who first cried wolf and then laughed at his joke, as he himself didn’t do anything on such a serious matter.

 But let’s leave Mulayam Singh Yadav’s statement as the voters would have definitely made their mind. In politics, perception is the biggest thing which can ensure one’s win or defeat. Some politicians always hope that a miracle will take place at the eleventh hour and will save them from falling in the ditch of defeat, but that’s not a good deal. Here in India people regularly make perception about you, your every work is counted and every perception matters. It was told that Marxist in Bengal were flabbergasted by the stunning victory of Trinamool Congress of Mamata Banerjee, although no one else because they were expecting a last minute turnover which did not took place. James Harold Wilson has given a wonderful aphorism in this respect “A week is a long time in politics” but it’s also true that years are not as once an image is being made in the hearts of people it will not change. On one side the common man of India wants a new face to lead the country while on the other hand people are unhappy by the government over the removal of subsidy over the LPG cylinders, and many issues are there which the government has to address and due to all the discrepancies of the government Narender Modi is getting a huge rapt audience who wants him to come ahead.

Now let’s talk about the new face that Congress promises to give the country, Rahul Gandhi. Rahul is somehow a complicated person. He is 42 and has been in the party for a long time but has never held a post despite of the fact that his party is leading the country. The other thing upto some level the genetic or dynastic feature could work, but on such a huge level now it’s a passé. Rahul could have, in last 8 years, become a central minister to prove that he is having the leading element which his grandmother and father had in them but he didn’t, remained reluctant and never addressed people on real distressing issue. Everyone acknowledges the fact that he is a youth but being a youth doesn’t mean that you are eligible for becoming the prime minister of India as it’s not a small thing to be worried about. Age bears less importance than ability.

The voters are influenced by facts not claims. Now the perception that only a handful people or only one family doesn’t exist because many new and experienced people are there who have shown why they need to be there. And this is the thing that Narender Modi has. He has shown his competence and efficacy by facts not claims. He addresses people and talk to them and that’s why is praiseworthy.

But the real decision lies in the hand of people and they have to judge who is going to lead the country.

Jai Ma Bharti

Jai Hind Jai Bharat