One question is there that continues to baffle whole of the
nation. The question is- How the Grand Old Man of India, Indian National
Congress reached to such a horrendous state. How did a party with so many
talented and shrewd people reached in such a deplorable state? Why the party
with country’s strongest family is today abusing its present condition?
Some decades ago
there was an opinion among the people of the nation that except Nehru- Gandhi
family, no one is able to govern the nation. But this opinion today holds no
ground among the intellectual people today. Today with the rising of so many
leaders and receding of Congress in so many areas either due to corruption or
the rising of new regional parties, the whole INC is facing a tough and
intolerable competition which definitely takes a hard beating. Today Congress’
s biggest antagonist if Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi strong image among people
and court’s decision exonerating him from the Godhra 2002 Case, have made the
competition tougher for the lagging behind Congress. With Modi- Modi and Namo
everywhere Congress has started watching nightmares. Something more that has
added fuel to fire is the direct competition between Rahul Gandhi and Narendra
Modi and if Narendra Modi gets accomplished in snatching away two consecutive
terms from INC, then the political future of Rahul Gandhi would also be
jeopardized.
Millions today has started loathing INC due to its
corruption record. Corruption at different levels has left no stone unturned in
discrediting the INC. With revelations of different scams like 2G, CWG and Coal
Gate during the tenure of UPA-II have seriously injured the public opinion
about the Indian National Congress and with the disclosure of suspected
involvement of Prime Minister of India Dr.
Manmohan Singh in the Coal Gate scam has also exacerbated the whole
problem. BJP’s Prime Minister candidate Narendra Modi has a clear and untainted
image which can help the opposition very well to win the game and with his
robust image as a good leader which has been formed on the basis of the
development and growth being portrayed by Gujarat under his leadership has made
Narendra Modi and BJP and much better option.
The other thing due to which people have got bored by this
party is due to the Nehru-Gandhi surname being attached to the party. Some
voters have been alienated from the party because they have got fed up of the
fact that nothing can be done in the party without the permission of people
from Nehru-Gandhi family and that’s why some people are just not ready to vote
for the party. The rubber stamp image working of Dr. Manmohan Singh has also
prodded and propped the above mentioned opinion in the minds of Indian voters.
Opposition has also succeeded to a very great extent in piercing this opinion
into the minds of young voters and has garnered a good support for them on this
basis.
The next thing is the fragile economy which prevailed during
the reign of UPA-II. During the UPA-II, the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) fell
by a huge extent and inflation was also not very much behind to kill the
Congress’s pro-progress image. Ills like inflation, price hikes of petrol, CNG,
diesel, problems like inequality and unemployment also have a handsome share in
the reasons behind the downfall of the Grand Old Man of India. With low
economic growth during the tenure of UPA-II, many people have made their mind
to vote for BJP. With huge economic growth in Gujarat, making Gujarat a
lucrative and enticing place for business, has also contributed very much to
the popularity of Narendra Modi who is known as a progress man in the whole
nation due to extensive growth in Gujarat.
The other thing is image of Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi has
started ameliorating his image now but still his fame is very low against his
competitor Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi has not been able to make his image as
tough leader. People are very much unhappy with him as he has not been able to
make people believe that he is their leader. On some issue like Damini
Gangrape, corruption during the Congress tenure, he was completely out of the
scene, didn’t even came out to console the rage and resentment among the people
of India. On the other hand Narendra Modi is quick and agile at such issues and
connects with people through his speeches and can make good votes in the
upcoming election.
States are definitely one of the most important parts of India.
But Congress has no leaders in states. This is the main problem with INC and
many regional parties have come up by getting advantage from the blunder
committed by the Congress. Narasimha Rao was a great leader from the state and
went on to become the Prime Minister too but today there is a lack of good state
leaders in the Congress and due to this it has not been able to reach the grass
root level. Today INC definitely needs more and more Raos.
Congress has given nation development but has also provided
us with so many scams and bad things to mourn and that’s why today people are
looking for better options. Now people have to decide the next thing.
Jai Hind, Jai Bharat
Jai Ma Bharti
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