In a state of shock, awe and
indecision and a collective face as deadpanned as Mr. Manmohan Singh himself,
what the United Progressive Alliance government, or should we say now the
Congress party government, should do after the DMK pulled out of it taking away
its 18 Lok Sabha members?
That depends on what the Congress
party strategists are thinking at the moment. The options may be:
- Whether the Congress party is trying to save its skin
- Whether the Congress party is trying to locate that
elusive face saver
- Whether the Congress party is trying to cling to the
power at any cost
The above three options are based
on the sort of politics the Congress party has been practicing after the
coalition era in the Indian politics began.
Alternatively, the young blood,
if we believe Rahul Gandhi is really trying to change the face of the Congress
party and so the Indian politics, may push the Congress party to do something
radical, something very un-Congress party, going for morals and principles,
opting to take the road of uncompromised political ethos.
What could be the options then
for the grand old party of India
if that be the case?
- Whether the Congress party is thinking ‘enough is
enough’ and no more compromises
- Whether the Congress party is reading the writing on
the wall desisting it from taking yet another ‘even if unethical, be in power
anyhow’ decision
- Whether the Congress party is realizing the mistakes
done in the past and trying to base its decision of the moment to save the
day for its near future
- Whether the Congress party is realizing that it is
staring at a certain electoral defeat in the upcoming general elections
and that has more to do with its anti-people policies and unethical
political practices than mere the simple anti-incumbency factor
Though the signals as of now are
giving mixed responses, the political developments say the Congress party is
inclined more towards the first set of options mentioned above.