Internal democracy does not exist in Congress party. All power is concentrated in Sonia parivar, consisting of Sonia, Rahul & Priyanka. All appointments in states and center is done by this parivar only. There is no election there is only selection by high command in the party.
Thus though Krishna's name has been cleared for election, but Chief Ministership will b decided by the parivar after election. Indira had destroyed internal democracy in the party.
Contrast it with the fierce competition in USA between Hillary Clinton and Obama for getting nominated to fight presidential election against the republican candidate.
Once upon a time Congress was very democratic with stalwarts like Tilak, Gandhiji, Nehru, Patel, Kalam, Kamraj, Netaji etc. Netaji once even defeated Gandhiji's candidate for the post of president. Now no one can go against the Parivar.
Sonia is ruling the country from behind the scene, without any accountability and responsibility. Anything good goes to her credit anything bad is passed on as the work of the govt and congress party organisation.
Two road shows of Rahul have flopped in UP and Gujrat. Still he was given another opportunity of road show in Karnataka and is hoping to b PM of the country. Would any other non dynasty congressman have been given so much freedom, power and opportunity?
This gives rise to dictatorial tendencies, corruption and nepotism and very dangerous in the long run.
RE:No internal democracy in Congress is a cause of concern
by on Apr 30, 2008 06:55 PM Permalink
One of knickerwallahs key attack on the Congress was lack of internal democracy. Now a senior Gen Secretary of BJP accuses the party of decisions taken by a kitchen cabinet!!
So it seems how BJP is different from other parties is that while parties like Congress are candid that internal democracy in their party needs improvement, BJP takes a holier than thou attitude when internal democracy within their party is even worse.
RE:No internal democracy in Congress is a cause of concern
by Ram Sharma on Apr 30, 2008 07:00 PM Permalink
Who told u that Congress party thinks that their party needs improvement in terms of internal democracy? Any non dynasty person, who dare say such things, will b promptly thrown out by other congressmen immediately, to show their loyalty to the Sonia Parivar.
It is like day dreaming to think that there can b internal democracy in the party.
