HIS PRIMARY TASK IS TO REINVENT CONGRESS AND GIVE SPACE TO OPPOSITION
Harihar Swarup
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2023-03-18 10:34
Democracy in India is a “global public good”. Rahul Gandhi added as an afterthought. It can’t fail. Speaking in British Parliament to a packed hall with politicians, diaspora leaders, students and academic, he’d just outlined why India’s democratic structures are under threat. From the Hindu right’s institutional capture to its stifling of dissent, targeting minorities, curtailing media freedoms, the list is long. His appeal was heartfelt, experiences from the Bharat Jodo Yatra structures, and focus on inequality, unemployment, institutional integrity and women’s rights apt. He’s not a political greenhorn—quite the opposite. But despite such merits, Rahul failed to convince.