I am sure my readers would have read about Don Quixote. If not have a look at the wiki page here
We seem to have a modern day version of the legendary character amongst us. It is none other than the nitwit Congress projects as the PM in waiting - Rahul Gandhi.
It is one thing to revive the party that is moribund in many States due to over centralization of the past decades. That needs solid planning, organizing, leadership and hard work - none of which our 40 year old veteran hasnt even heard of. All he does is visit these States during the elections, face crowds organized by the local goons on money received from Delhi and read out pre written absurdities. Oh yes! He does visit some sanitised Dalit houses for photo ops to show how compassionate he is towards them. It is another matter that the development statistics of his pocket burrough Amethi is one of the worst in UP, and that is saying a lot in a State that is notorious for its backwardness. This despite one of the Gandhi scion representing the constituency for donkey's years.
So what is the result of his supposedly Quixotic obsession of reviving Congress in States like Bihar, Tamil Nadu, UP, Bengal? Well, if Bihar is any indication, the opposition is rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of Rahul Gandhi's 'vote catching' ability. Congress, which got 8 seats in the last election (this is out of 240 odd seats), and 'expected' to get enough seats to play the king maker (in the words of the Quixote) got 4 Seats. And the Quixote did not show his face to the media once the results were out.
Now, he is off to Tamil Nadu, a State where Congress is a non entity. I just hope against hope that Congress will decide to go it alone in TN. They have sufficient vote share to tilt the verdict in favour of either DMK or AIADMK, whoever they align with.
Our Quixote did some wonderful things before. He ensured a novice like Omar Abdullah headed J&K when the State required a seasoned hand like his father. The resulting chaos has pushed J&K back by at least a decade. The recently disgraced Ashok Chavan, CM of Maharashtra was another of his hand picked men. The goof ups are mounting, with nothing to show on the credit side. He is obsessed with keeping the aam aadmi poor and as a vote bank, not realizing that India has moved on and the poor have realised, as the results in Gujarat and Bihar show, that they have to vote for those who govern well than those who give lip service to their upliftment.
Must we suffer this Quixote?
