Washing
our dirty linen abroad
Congress party president Rahul Gandhi appealed
to the Indian diaspora in Bahrain to support him in protecting the idea of
India. Gandhi hit out at the Modi government. When asked what would
be his top priorities if the Congress were to come to power again, he said the
focus would be on creating jobs for the youth.
Gandhi said revamping the education system and
making India a global hub of healthcare were the next key priorities. He said that his
party would win the Karnataka elections later this year.
Gandhi’s comment reflects his own immaturity in
politics in denouncing his own country in a foreign land and
carries its own comment on his promise of new version of Congress. When can politicians stop using divisive
politics to gain power? Is the lure of power so strong that they do not
hesitate to defame the country and that too in a foreign land? Why vote bank
politics is more important for the politicians rather than giving priority to
the national interests? Sometimes one wonders whether India is fit to have
multiparty parliamentary democracy.
It is essential to keep the ethos of democracy. Congress
has lost its dignity as a credible political party. No doubt the party has governed
the country for many years. However, Congress did not live up to the
expectations of minorities and lost the credibility of governing country
honestly. Some of them had too much vested interest and deviated themselves to
profitable business of gains for their own and families and friends. These
changes brought too many hatred towards the Congress. Media bashing and making
of scapegoats had become common.
Yes. Gandhi should give a new version of Congress;
one without him at the helm. He is now president of a very old party. His views
should be made seriously, and, his actions/behaviour should also show maturity.
It is a great pity that this "half-Indian--half-Italian" carries his
personal and political grudges in the country to an audience in foreign
countries. His list of 'problems' here and the solutions he hopes to make for
them read like a chapter in the party's manifesto. Will someone advise him to
keep his complaints to his own shores since it is a shameful act abroad to wash
our dirty linen?
Gandhi's views are alarmist and will likely
cause concern for investors. He is sounding like a small child who keeps running
around saying 'The sky is falling'. Does he realize that when you point a
finger, it points right at him? Journalists are shot dead in Congress
controlled states like Karnataka. Rahul does not want to take responsibility
for these.
Are people being killed for their views in
India? Are dalits, judges and journalists harassed or killed in this country
every day? He is spreading canards and giving the country a bad name in a
foreign country. IPC has provisions to deal with such people. People would want
such people be dealt with in accordance with law so that they do not repeat
such falsehoods and spoil the image of the country that too abroad? Does he
think his audience is morons and do not see through his game of hatred? Deriding
his motherland while in foreign countries is an act of a traitor.
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