The Failures

The Congress supporters and cadres are perplexed and agitated when the Congress campaign fails despite its strengths and speaking truth. The RSS, BJP wings exploit weaknesses, emotions, passions and negativity. People fall for all lies, succumb to their covert propaganda.

Congress fails to use its strengths. They are to do this with their preexisting weaknesses. Most of them are known; some are not apparent but embedded in their characteristics. They are open and cannot act covertly, surreptitiously like RSS is doing it underground.

They lack aggression and look defensive despite speaking the truth. But that is one of many reasons troubling them. Even in BJP, apart from Modi, Shah, Yogi and some small-time leaders and converts, most of the others are not offensive overtly but are vicious discreetly.

Rahul is aggressive with facts. People know he talks the truth while Modi lies. Still, it does not move them to change position towards Congress due to a lack of ground-level connectivity to convert them. The organisational structure is eroded and weakened.

The opportunist leaders shift to the organisation which has dubious roots but pays and promises them a future. They forget that neither the past nor future of such divisive forces relying on lies, propaganda is credible and sustainable in the long term under any circumstances.

It was not the fault of Rahul if he trusted his friends who ditched him. He remains a democrat to accept their right to choices. But the opportunism of these ‘educated intellectuals’ will not be forgiven by others. They could have joined AAP specially designed for this group. 

Perhaps these opportunists are abnormally ambitious and choose to join the BJP. It is a fact that they are truly irrelevant, not so principled but were only power-hungry. Congress, Rahul wasted their time in investing in them. They could have trusted, tested others. 

The Scope

Rahul said many leaders, workers at the grassroots are principled, passionate but are disappointed and remain underutilised due to a lack of opportunities. They could have become mass leaders with better ground connectivity, in place of ‘opportunistic class conscious’ leaders.

Drastic changes are required in Congress organisation and its way of working. But it is a long process. Sometimes the changes and actions are to go on simultaneously. The short term action should include searching and opting for mass-based leaders like @AcharyaPramodk.

It is not a loss for Congress if some of its parched, flaky skin peel out. But inner health is to be set right. There is too much focus at the top but not at the bottom. Internal democracy is to be restored with error-proof, failproof mechanisms for solving internal disputes.

The grievance in Congress is a perennial source of discomfort. The short-term ad-hocism to please and persuade dissent becomes a permanent source of dissidence everywhere to try their chances. A strict redressal system to filter out genuine cases without appeasements will help.

No one is striving for mature discussions. No one opens mouth except for power bargains. Everyone wants to benefit from incomplete discussions and incoherent conclusions. Most of the contents are more like ‘Tu Tu Main Main’; Arguments never end. But our lives do end.

Problems, internal or external, originate as there are no enlightened discussions on the merit of issues. It is almost nonexistent. But Congress should open up, record, propagate and establish the truth about every issue. It will strengthen its stand and command. No one stops it.

The discussions, clarity are needed to propagate, reverberate truth from everywhere. That will become a truth offensive to kill all lies and mischievous agenda. The process is both internal and external. Congress has the ability and responsibility to launch it.

Daring, unsparing, outspoken leaders are to be identified and deployed. They can launch this aggressive campaign conveying and serving to spreading truth among the people. It will also serve as a counter to the parties, media and all supporters of lies and falsehood.