Congress Under Attack

The poor Grand Old Party, Congress is under attack from every quarter. Surprisingly the criticism about the internal matter of the party comes from its opponents and allies. Left and right are ruthless in condemning the election management abilities of the party under the command of Sonia Gandhi. With the straight fifth loss in the state assemblies, she is charged with directionless leadership. Punjab, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have fallen for the opposition camps. In these big battles, BJP is the big gainer by winning three states and its ally Akali Dal triumphing in Punjab.

A forthright introspection of the Congress misdeeds will point finger in many directions. Let us see the vital gaps in the party.

1. The local elections are managed from the centre
2. No space and scope for the state leaders
3. Too much of corruption, cronyism and casual attitude at the centre
4. Sycophancy is at the peak
5. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are misguided by the central leaders
6. The blame game after the defeat should be stopped. When the party wins, the credit is given to Gandhis and when it gets defeated the buck is passed on to the grassroots failures. This silly kiddish behaviour of the responsible leaders must stop immediately
7. Various election coordination points are working at cross purposes
8. Truly there is no internal democracy. Some of the leaders responsible for internal elections are highly corrupt. The posts are sold for highest bribe payer.
9. All the frontal organizations are sleeping. Especially the youth wing is silent when it is supposed to act and react.
10.The young MPs are busy playing polo and disco dancing than seriously strategising for party's development. Give more autonomus responsibility and make them accountable
11. Only sincere and proven leaders should be given crucial tasks
12. Disciplinary actions are must against those who violate the party norms. Hariprasad who abused Modi personally in Gujarat and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who mudslinged Chandrababu Naide were left scot free. This kind of encouragement for below standard politics puts the party in the same line with other third grade ones in the country
13. Congress cannot beat at both sides. One end arguing for secularism and the other end allocating money for Madrasas to celebrate national days like 15 August
14. With the rising tide of BSP and various Muslim parties around the nation, Congress party's weaker section votebank is under severe threat
15. Organise booth level meetings and highlight people's problems in all states
16. Activities should be throughout the year rather than election oriented paraphernalia
17. Hardworking cadres should be taken care. They should be rewarded suitably with jobs and adequate incentives. If there is no regular connection between the cadres and leaders, the party machinery gets defunct during needy hours
18. Use technology and the latest means to develop the party base
19. Party and government management should be clearly demarcated
20. Sonia Gandhi should interact with grassroot cadres regularly to infuse interests in the party's mobility