Rahul: The King in Waiting

There are agreements and disagreements among political commentators on considering Gandhi’s role in India’s political struggle against the British. Some passionately argues that the contribution of Gandhi is unequivocal, his is the most. Whereas some others even criticize calling him ‘Father of the Nation’. In my opinion, Gandhi did some really great work for the nation, but the only thing he did wrong to the nation is selecting Nehru as the leader of the nation. It is because of his sole support, Nehru turned out to be an unquestionable leader in the modern India. The problem of Gandhi is not in supporting Nehru, but his lack of farsightedness, he failed to see that instead of democracy, we would get Nehru Dynasty in India. See the decision of CWC( Congress Working Committee) to select Rahul Gandhi as the next leader of Congress and therefore, the nation.

The leaders representing the nation should not have any other interest other than national interest. If we check this decision based on this criteria, what argument do they have in support of Rahul. How he can lead the country in the most difficult days? Does he prove himself in any way in the past? Does he have any leadership quality? Is he an able orator, or an efficient administrator? We can’t give any positive answers to these questions without a shadow of doubt. The problem is that Indian National Congress is not a democratic party. If the party is democratic, the leaders will have some kind of national interests instead of vested interest. If that was the case, even the name of Rahul won’t be there in the Congress.
We need a change. The real challenge that lies in front of India is not Pakistan, not terrorism, not economic issues, but making India a democratic secular nation.