The reconstruction of Congress Party of India or final political gamble on Rahul?

Foreign news media has noted the resurface of Rahul Gandhi.  Rahul may have absented himself from disastrous political scene for the last 2 months to seek a path to political rebirth for himself. It is said that he attended a meditation centre in Myanmar a known Buddhist Country.

Lord Buddha is not revered for political goal but King Ashoka of ancient India gained historical greatness in following Buddha path.  Ashoka was a very successful King and General even before he met the Disciple of Buddha. On the other hand, Rahul has failed in every battle except that of the womb wherein he was born the son in a society that largely idolises male supremacy.  Even then I see some hope for Rahul if he has meditated on the essence of respecting his party elders whilst endeavouring to lead the younger members.  It simply does not pay to feed the present generation on the griefs of the senior generation and that was what Rahul political mantra was in the past Congress inner party politics.

This Sunday is set to be perhaps a desperate political attempt to create for Rahul Gandhi an acceptable position at the helm of Congress command centre.

Congress Party is holding a Rally against the Land Acquisition Bill of Modi Government at New Delhi tomorrow the 19th of April,2015. The rally is planned to star Rahul as the key speaker and it may have been planned on a Sunday to attract spectators among curious weekend Delhi crowd.  Outwardly, it is possibly a penultimate field show of Rahul before pushing over his mother Sonia Gandhi as Congress President. However, this Congress farmer rally could be within Party battle of senior versus younger Congress leadership and unexpectedly a real fight between rival younger leaders of Congress. The political young wolves have smelled blood in the failing health of popular Party President Sonia Gandhi, the continuous political woes of heir apparent Rahul Gandhi and the disintegration and disinterest  of senior leaders of the Congress Party.

So come this pivotal Sunday in Delhi and the eyes of the political pundits would be on the other Speakers besides Rahul Gandhi and the reaction of the crowd towards them. In the past, Mrs. Gandhi has solidly backed her son but the heir apparent has never been enthusiastic with the political wisdom of his mother especially her confidence in the senior Congress stalwarts. And this rebel attitude of Rahul has largely contributed to the decimation of Congress Party in the last General Election. I had predicted the possibility of Congress debacle whilst UPA was still in power.

Congress Party is so historically tied to Gandhi family that the Party does not have much of a choice other than Rahul unless Priyanka Gandhi is willing to take a chance and steps forward. This will depend on Rahul response. Would Rahul welcome his sister in the interest of providing the best chance for the Party revival ?

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