History may repeat in 2014, with the birth of Congress (Rahul/Sonia) and Congress (o),that will remind of old past of Congress (I).
It was not a casual light remark by PM Manmohan Singh,when he said,"It is a bill, not an ordinance", as the UIDAI bill was cleared without any discussion. It struck the members of the Cabinet who had assembled to clear the bill to give the Unique Identification Authority of India legal standing.
Though it was the PM's tongue-in-cheek semi conscious remark that evoked more of dissent ,astonishment,disgust than laugh.The hidden embarrassment over the way, the all powerful cabinet had to junk the ordinance on convicted lawmakers found an expression in the meeting of the Cabinet,the heart felt anguish, that was visible in PM's joke and that remained the topic of discussion even after the meeting had ended.
The ordinance to save convicted MPs was cleared by the Cabinet without any serious opposition, Rahul Gandhi later came out against it, calling it "complete nonsense" that was better torn up and thrown out, a veto that triggered a rush in the government to rescind the decision.
Yes PM's light remark did not bring wild laughter, but it could be because Rahul's public veto of the ordinance led to serious embarrassment for the senior Cabinet ministers who had cleared the decision. NCP chief Sharad Pawar correctly cautioned that not thinking through the decisions followed by volte face from the high ups has compromised the credibility of the government. So also many of the allies were dissatisfied with the whole episode.
There is theory most appropriate in the context of Congress, "Power without responsibility and accountability is what is ailing the Indian Polity". While party leaders have all the powers they are not at all accountable and they put the blame on the government and escape for their political decisions overriding the right advice of the thinking group of ministers, whose voice is never heard.
Rahul Gandhi assured on Wednesday said "a govt of the youth" will come to power in 2014 which will work for the poor and "change" the country, comments that triggered speculation whether he would take a leading role after the next polls.
But the million $ question is that, where this will lead to when the baton changeover will take place ? Can the novices of youth and association with Kalawatis, is sufficient to handle the mammoth task of India management ?
Moreover how the arrogance and non participation in vital acts will help in the making of an cohesive functional team in future ? In a possible scenario after the 2014 results, if Congress fails to retain the power , a break among the rank and file is eminent.