Parties must prioritise societal contributions through their actions

PUBLI Rahul Gandhi criticises Modi, Ambani, and Adani, but Congress struggles against caste politics and lacks public and regional support.

- ALOK MEHTA

NEW DELHI Ordinary Congress workers feel helpless as power and influential middlemen dominate the party, leveraging caste and religion to form small factions for selfish gains, trapping the party in endless turmoil. These individuals' lifestyles, corrupt practices, and hypocritical methods starkly contrast with the grassroots workers' values. The party has drifted far from the people, aspiring for a prosperous India while failing to adhere to any discipline or principles.

These were the words of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during the Congress centenary session at Mumbai's Indira Nagar (Brabourne Stadium) on December 28, 1985. Since then, Congress has experienced numerous highs and lows. However, the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections underscored how Rahul Gandhi and his advisory group are undermining his father, grandmother, and party's principles by championing caste and Muslim reservations, jeopardising the party's future.

Rahul Gandhi continues to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialists Ambani and Adani, but he overlooks the fact that today's public is no longer impoverished like in the 1960s and 70s. Millions now participate in the stock market, investing in the same companies he criticises. Unlike the past, labour movements against corporate giants like Ambani, Adani, Tata, and Birla are absent. Communist parties are barely surviving in one or two states, and even in Wayanad, Communists worked against Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.