Dinesh Kamath's Editorial '‘Merit’ and not ‘dynasty’ is the key word' that was published in Newsband

‘Merit’ and not ‘dynasty’ is the key word

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi remarks that India runs on dynastic politics. Dynastic politics has advanced the interests of few at the cost of merit and wider political representation like Samajwadi Party and RJD. The grand old Congress with its Gandhi family is also an obvious example. Even in the lower rungs of Bharatiya Janata Party, the dynasty formula is at play with several MPs and MLAs hailing from political families.

Dynasties create problems like the over-centralisation of power, lack of internal democracy in political parties and consequently paucity of talent, initiative and good ideas. Good leadership must also include delegation of power to able people. BJP should take its anti-dynastic position to its logical culmination and dismantle centralisation of power within its own fold.

The major problem faced by Indian politics is centralization of power with religion and caste becoming guiding factor. The Centralized leadership is also with BJP like Congress and other parties. All these parties are working on Caste, Dalit and OBC candidates for ensuring victory in elections along with bahubalis and business houses for free flow of money and muscle power for elections.

The true leader takes people along with him and derives power from them. Confining himself with close associates and considering the social engineering principal can give them power for some times but for countries’ progress they have to open up personal channel of communication rather than media based communication. With media based communication, leadership can do wonders.

India is on the way to become hub of lots of academic intelligence. It is merely a matter of time. So society will be dominated by these talented academicians, they revolutionize the Indian politics and only those who have merit to qualify for public representative’s post would be sent by public. But Congress intends to use dynasty card which currently has no buyers.

In dynasties vested interest of family overtakes merit and creates sycophants. Sonia takes pride in uttering statement like ‘bahu of Indira’ rather than displaying her talents and abilities. Rahul is the best example of dynasty’s inept leadership with no knowledge about what benefits the poor. Hence Merit and not dynasty should decide who should be the ruler.