The Election result and Sri Rahul Gandhi

 It is a difficult period for the Congress party. The party not only failed in election but also fell short of even winning enough seats, 10% seats, to become leader of the opposition. It is not easy in politics to fail because the party high command has to bear the brunt of it squarely. Ever since the election results came out Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were bearing the silent accusations of party workers for the dismal failure of the party, especially the young Rahul Gandhi, who the party workers expected to bring in victory against all odds.

The reason for the dismal performance of the party was obvious. The Congress party was at the helm of the Government for the last ten years and the incumbency factor along with price rise and corruption charges had reduced much of the shine of the Government before the public. No one could have changed the attitude of the people by any length of speech or party work.

There is a perception among the Congress workers that if Sri Rahul Gandhi were more spirited, things would not have come to such a pass. It is a wrong perception. When a party is in power for a decade people do get fed up with it and Rahall Gandhi can do little against the people’s desire for a change and he was the vice President of the party too. If he was a new face in the Party he would have had a fighting chance.  It is, therefore, not a verdict against Rahul Gandhi.
One other perception of the party workers that Priyanka Gandhi could have brought the party to victory is also not on reason as the factor of incumbency is still there.

 Sri  Rahul Gandhi is young and he has ample chances to  try his hand at administration.  In the meanwhile, as Emperor Marcus Aurelius said let him live his life on his own terms.








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Sri Narendra Modi's Nepal visit

The Nepal visit and utterances of Sri Narendra Modi had an unusual warmth which directly went into

the hearts of the people of Nepal and they only have praises to shower on Sri Modi. His speech at the Nepal  Parliament was an excellent one, he took care not to speak anything against their sensibilities and at the same time telling everything they wanted to hear from him. He was even careful not to utter the worn out word,’ secular’ when speaking about the constitution-writing of Nepal. Sri Modi assured help to Nepal Government in the areas of hydro power and infra structure and offered $1 Billion as concessional loan. Nepal has immense potential to make hydro power the excess of which can be sold to the needy and thus creating a permanent source of income to the country.

He visited Lord Pasupathinath temple and offered not only prayers but cash and sandalwood also.

I think Sri Modi’s great success of Nepal visit has also to do something with his contact with Jeet Bahadur Magar a Nepali youth who inadvertently landed at Ahmadabad and subsequently reached Sri Modi’s house and was looked after there. It is possible that at leisure times Bahadur talked to Sri Modi about his country and kindled enthusiasm about Nepal making him study more about its underlying problems.

The Government of Nepal should be thankful to sri Bahadur for his  unconscious help in making Sri
Mody  discover Nepal's problems.













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