12-25-2007, 11:31 PM
No heads to roll in Congress
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Tuesday, 25 December , 2007, 17:20
New Delhi: Heads are unlikely to roll in Congress, at least for now, in the wake of the stunning defeat in Gujarat with Congress President Sonia Gandhi suggesting that there should not be any blame game as all are responsible.
Modi becomes Gujarat CM for the third time | Graphics: Thus spake Modi Almighty | Full coverage
Gandhi said this during a meeting on Monday with senior party leaders to introspect over the poll debacle that has shocked the organisation and led to pointing fingers as to who was to blame, party sources said.
AICC General Secretary B K Hariprasad has also echoed similar view saying "everybody is responsible" for the defeat.
Hariprasad told PTI that resignations does not solve the problems. "You should take the resignations if anyone has faulted somewhere", he said adding that action could be taken only in case where there has been purposeful and intentional work against the party.
Party sources said the post-mortem of its dismal showing at the meeting chaired by Gandhi saw senior leader Pranab Mukherjee emphasising the need to draw up a new strategy to counter the saffron forces which have been holding sway over the Western state for more than a decade.
At the same time, Mukherjee insisted that the Congress "cannot think like a regional party".
HRD Minister Arjun Singh did speak at the meeting but it was unclear as to what was the real import of his remarks and they led to some debate.
As many as 11 rebels were in the fray in North Gujarat whose presence affected the party, he said.
The role of Union Minister Shankersinh Vaghela and his followers has also come in for criticism from a section of the leaders.
Incidentally, Vaghela had said that the "excessive reaction" of the BJP to Gandhi's remarks affected the Congress prospects.
What was needed, a senior leader said, was the removal of factionalism in the state unit as the election saw "everyone thinking in terms of strengthening his group which ultimately affected the party".
According to another office bearer, the powerful Patel community stood by the BJP in Saurashtra, the home turf of sulking leader Keshubhai Patel as the former Chief Minister did not leave the saffron party.
A Central leader said the battle in Gujarat was a tricky affair as the partymen in the state have become "prisoners of the circumstances there". Gujarat is the BJP's Hindutva laboratory where aggressive Hindutva appears to have changed the political discourse for several years.
He said any Central leader going to Gujarat was told the does and donâts by the local partymen which included not to attack Modi and not to raise the issue of Sachar Committee report on Muslims. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Posted by ina katkar on Dec 25,2007 22:42 PM
Let us start from beginning 1)Sonia is not a leader who won by majority votes. 2) She is not a leader but selected by group of incompetant and selfish people for their benefits. 3)She did not win single election(state or local) after she became a congress party parliamentary leader. 4)She is surrounded by bunch of psychophants who have no clue . 5)Most important is secular party menas you should be fair to all religions and castes. Congrees think they can win elections by pleasing only 13% people.If they don;'t understand such simple math they deserve to loose and keep Sonia as their leader.They want Nehru party member and manipulate them for their own selfish gains.Graph is going down from Nehru,Gandhi,Gandhi jr and Gandhi(Mrs jr) as far as charectar,competance and popularity.
Posted by Ashok Kapur on Dec 25,2007 20:05 PM
Obviously they cannot roll heads because it will have to start with Sonia's whose stupod maut ke sudagar speech caused the landslide in Modi's favour. The Congress needs to get a non Gandhi/Nehru head, some one closer to grass roots and who can think on his/her own.That needs brains, a rare commodity among the present lot running the Congress Party
Posted by Guru on Dec 25,2007 19:17 PM
Congress has no answer to Modi's googly, congress has been following this kind of a pseudo secular attitude, It is a party of status quo, It always wants people to be remained at the same position. they hate development.
Posted by R.Satyarshi. on Dec 25,2007 18:33 PM
There are learning points for one and all. If congress accepts the verdict gracefully and actively participates in the welfare of the people and development of Gujarat even while sitting in opposition, people would certainly reward them next time. It is time to stop blame games and ill wills. - R. Satyarshi, Bangalore
Posted by ramji on Dec 25,2007 19:10 PM
they dont have heads at all and the question of rolling does not arise
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On an aside Keshubhai has to be handled delicately in order not to make it a parochial affair. He has shown himself to be not a popular leader. So he is self marginalized. Need not make him a martyr or focal point of opposition. But does not mean not to keep a watch on him.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Gujarat debacle: Heads unlikely to roll in Cong
Tuesday, 25 December , 2007, 17:20
New Delhi: Heads are unlikely to roll in Congress, at least for now, in the wake of the stunning defeat in Gujarat with Congress President Sonia Gandhi suggesting that there should not be any blame game as all are responsible.
Modi becomes Gujarat CM for the third time | Graphics: Thus spake Modi Almighty | Full coverage
Gandhi said this during a meeting on Monday with senior party leaders to introspect over the poll debacle that has shocked the organisation and led to pointing fingers as to who was to blame, party sources said.
AICC General Secretary B K Hariprasad has also echoed similar view saying "everybody is responsible" for the defeat.
Hariprasad told PTI that resignations does not solve the problems. "You should take the resignations if anyone has faulted somewhere", he said adding that action could be taken only in case where there has been purposeful and intentional work against the party.
Party sources said the post-mortem of its dismal showing at the meeting chaired by Gandhi saw senior leader Pranab Mukherjee emphasising the need to draw up a new strategy to counter the saffron forces which have been holding sway over the Western state for more than a decade.
At the same time, Mukherjee insisted that the Congress "cannot think like a regional party".
HRD Minister Arjun Singh did speak at the meeting but it was unclear as to what was the real import of his remarks and they led to some debate.
As many as 11 rebels were in the fray in North Gujarat whose presence affected the party, he said.
The role of Union Minister Shankersinh Vaghela and his followers has also come in for criticism from a section of the leaders.
Incidentally, Vaghela had said that the "excessive reaction" of the BJP to Gandhi's remarks affected the Congress prospects.
What was needed, a senior leader said, was the removal of factionalism in the state unit as the election saw "everyone thinking in terms of strengthening his group which ultimately affected the party".
According to another office bearer, the powerful Patel community stood by the BJP in Saurashtra, the home turf of sulking leader Keshubhai Patel as the former Chief Minister did not leave the saffron party.
A Central leader said the battle in Gujarat was a tricky affair as the partymen in the state have become "prisoners of the circumstances there". Gujarat is the BJP's Hindutva laboratory where aggressive Hindutva appears to have changed the political discourse for several years.
He said any Central leader going to Gujarat was told the does and donâts by the local partymen which included not to attack Modi and not to raise the issue of Sachar Committee report on Muslims. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sample Comments:
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Posted by ina katkar on Dec 25,2007 22:42 PM
Let us start from beginning 1)Sonia is not a leader who won by majority votes. 2) She is not a leader but selected by group of incompetant and selfish people for their benefits. 3)She did not win single election(state or local) after she became a congress party parliamentary leader. 4)She is surrounded by bunch of psychophants who have no clue . 5)Most important is secular party menas you should be fair to all religions and castes. Congrees think they can win elections by pleasing only 13% people.If they don;'t understand such simple math they deserve to loose and keep Sonia as their leader.They want Nehru party member and manipulate them for their own selfish gains.Graph is going down from Nehru,Gandhi,Gandhi jr and Gandhi(Mrs jr) as far as charectar,competance and popularity.
Posted by Ashok Kapur on Dec 25,2007 20:05 PM
Obviously they cannot roll heads because it will have to start with Sonia's whose stupod maut ke sudagar speech caused the landslide in Modi's favour. The Congress needs to get a non Gandhi/Nehru head, some one closer to grass roots and who can think on his/her own.That needs brains, a rare commodity among the present lot running the Congress Party
Posted by Guru on Dec 25,2007 19:17 PM
Congress has no answer to Modi's googly, congress has been following this kind of a pseudo secular attitude, It is a party of status quo, It always wants people to be remained at the same position. they hate development.
Posted by R.Satyarshi. on Dec 25,2007 18:33 PM
There are learning points for one and all. If congress accepts the verdict gracefully and actively participates in the welfare of the people and development of Gujarat even while sitting in opposition, people would certainly reward them next time. It is time to stop blame games and ill wills. - R. Satyarshi, Bangalore
Posted by ramji on Dec 25,2007 19:10 PM
they dont have heads at all and the question of rolling does not arise
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On an aside Keshubhai has to be handled delicately in order not to make it a parochial affair. He has shown himself to be not a popular leader. So he is self marginalized. Need not make him a martyr or focal point of opposition. But does not mean not to keep a watch on him.