Rahul Gandhi says if India is a computer, then Congress is its default program

     
          True. But the processors are very slow. It is ineffective, It takes lots of time to finish any tasks. Do India need this programs in out system anymore? Uninstalling this programs will give any solutions ? still it is unclear...

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a party workshop on social media said: "If India is a computer, then Congress is its default program." His observation is spot on, although not necessarily in ways complimentary to the Congress. In the 66 years of Independence, Congress prime ministers have run the country for almost 54 of them despite a lacklustre record. Countries such as South Korea or China, which were once on par with India, have pulled way ahead on most counts. Despite that, Congress still has a strong chance to influence the formation of the next government. That's just an indication of the paucity of ideas and absence of alternative visions in India's political landscape.

Congress's electoral success owes much to its template of cleverly using India's heterogeneity and contested history to cobble together winning combinations of social groups. The template has always been high on symbolism and rhetoric, and short of clear-cut plans. The ongoing drama over the food security Bill is an example. Not all political parties seem comfortable with its likely fallout, but none dare openly oppose it. Even the BJP's attempt to be different here is talk about a variant of the Congress proposal.

The strategy of exploiting India's diversity is the reason why most parties promote and campaign around issues of identity politics rather than of governance and development. Dynastic rule initiated by the Congress has also been imitated across the board — whether it's the SP in UP, DMK in Tamil Nadu or NCP in Maharashtra. The relative absence of political choice is the reason why there's widespread disenchantment with the political class as a whole. The voter looks jaded and cynical today as opinion polls project a hopelessly fragmented verdict for Lok Sabha elections in 2014. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, surely Congress is political India's default program. 




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