Congress Party & It's Impotent Leadership

The debate of what method must an affected party (Politically Speaking) should approach is as old as Indian National Freedom movement. While majority of congress party insisted on the method of petitioning and pleading to the oppressor (British) for a better deal without even realizing as to why British has colonized India in the first place, there was a significant section of Indian intelligentsia that contended with the top leadership of Congress that what they are doing is not only illogical but meaningless and argued for a support to some form of armed resistance. Such voices were not only sidelined but maligned as extremists or terrorists. That is why you have had Nehru writing to British Govt. referring to Netaji. Subash Chandra Bose as “Your War Criminal “.  And congress leadership i.e., Nehru & family hid their mediocrity under the garb of Moderates. This debate of Moderates v/s Extremists is very old in that sense. But what is more appalling is that congress as a political entity even after independence continued the same approach of petitioning and pleading with sworn enemies. This Political mendicancy is a symbol of impotent leadership which Congress party espouses. Hence, the non-action of congress government after 2008 terrorist attack was not a surprise to many, because pleading & petitioning is central to its obscurantist political thinking which it uses to cover up its impotent governance. 1971 Bangladesh liberation is indeed an exception.

It is only in this aspect the current day Modi govt. is different from Congress, for it does not believe in pleading & petitioning, that too when you are in a position of strength. Every political action warrants an equal amount of political reaction; at times such an action may be proactive. Hence, after a militant attack on Army in Manipur, the way Indian Army reacted and political will displayed by Modi as a head of Indian State is a departure from impotent leadership style of Congress.

It is fine if our armchair media commentators don’t want to give credit to Modi, as such an act of appreciating Modi would amount to moving away from their ideological position which they are not ready to do, even if it is considered as intellectual dishonesty. The impassioned argument of political parties, especially Congress is that the credit for this Hot Pursuit in Myanmar goes to Indian Army and not to Modi Govt. is certainly laughable. Are they ready to say that Indira Gandhi had no role in 1971 Bangladesh liberation, and the whole credit goes “ONLY” to Indian Army?