CONGRESS FAILS TO CAPITALISE ON 'OXYGEN' FROM KARNATAKA WIN

I.N.D.I.A. looked ineffective during the Parliament monsoon session. Issues like price rise, unemployment, farmers’ sufferings were missing in the no-trust motion discussion.

- AJIT MAINDOLA

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s speech on the no-confidence motion was disappointing, though he tried to sound a bit enthusiastic. After concluding his speech, Rahul Gandhi abruptly left the House, which marked lack of seriousness on his part.

As the Opposition's alliance I.N.D.I.A.-failed to make its presence felt during the monsoon session of Parliament, the Congress needs to focus more on consolidating its own position using the “oxygen” given by its victory in Karnataka. Undoubtedly, the Opposition looked a bit confused in the just concluded session of Parliament.

The rationale behind the no-trust motion against the government is beyond comprehension. The motion did not benefit the Congress politically. The no-confidence debate gave the government the much-needed opportunity to tear into the Congress and its past governments for alleged “corruption”.

Secondly, the Manipur incident gave BJP a chance to point fingers at the “law and order” situation in Rajasthan. The BJP, which did not have any issue against the government in Rajasthan, seized the opportunity provided by the no-trust motion to hit out at the Congress regime over law and order problems, especially women safety issues, in the poll-bound state.