Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge
After Malikajun Haq took charge of the Congress party for two years, he finally discovered the real root of the party’s ailments. At a recent meeting of the Congress Working Committee to discuss the electoral debacle in Maharashtra and Haryana, Haq exposed the real weaknesses of the party and the ongoing factionalism within the Congress. Others say, how can we compete with a party like the BJP in this way. He pointed out that the most painful problem in Congress is factionalism. In this case, Hager is in the mood to enforce the “if we stay united, we stay strong” formula in Congress, but the question is will he be able to?
The Congress lost the electoral battle in Haryana mainly due to factional fighting among Congress leaders and suffered a similar defeat in Jammu and Kashmir. In Maharashtra too, the Congress party appears to have failed miserably due to the failure of its leadership. Thus, the political environment created by the 2024 Lok Sabha elections that was conducive to the Congress party has faded, hence Haqq’s full appearance at the CWC meeting. In the presence of Rahul Gandhi-Priyanka Gandhi, Haq revealed the weaknesses of the Congress party and gave a formula to address them “If we remain united, we will be safe”.
Hager discusses reasons for failure
Mallikarjun Kharge said the Congress party came back with new enthusiasm for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections but all hopes were dashed due to elections in three states. This is a future challenge for Congress. Learning the lessons from the election results requires correcting all weaknesses and shortcomings at the organizational level. The real reason for the failure of the parliamentary elections was the lack of unity and opposing rhetoric. He said how can we defeat our opponents in politics unless we fight elections unitedly and stop making comments that attack each other.
The Congress president said our organization in many states was not as expected. Our greatest need is to strengthen our organization. We need to work hard and develop better strategies. We have to strengthen our organization at the booth level. Beyond that, Hager said, how long will you fight for state elections based on national issues and national leaders. Hager made it clear that Congress is not immortal and that immortal people do not need to be reborn.
Khage also adopted the unified formula
The party also has disciplinary weapons, but we do not want our comrades to be restrained in any way, Hager said. Therefore, everyone should think that if the Congress Party wins, we all win; if the Congress Party fails, we all lose. Our strength lies in the strength of the party. In this way, Hager proposed an end to factionalism within the party. In addition to this, whenever any leader tried to express his opinion at the CWC meeting, Haq made it clear why you are not implementing this program in the country you are responsible for.
If the problem is discovered, who will treat it?
Mallikarjun Kharge diagnosed Congress’s disease, but the real job is to treat it. Veteran journalist Shakeel Akhtar wrote in an article that Haq pointed out the problems in Congress, but the problem lies in the solutions. Congress failed in Rajasthan and now Haryana only because of horrific factionalism. In Rajasthan, there was a ceasefire between the two groups at the time of the elections, but in Haryana, Congress MPs are constantly vying for the chief ministership. Kamal Nath declares himself chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. In this way, every state in Congress has problems that have been identified, but who is going to solve them?
Party chief Mallikarjun Haq must cure the disease in the Congress. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi must impart a lesson in discipline to their leaders. Political analysts believe that if Congress does not address these issues soon, workers’ hopes for concrete matters will be completely dashed. Why doesn’t Congress create an organization? It has been two years since Kharge became president, but there is still no change in the country’s general secretary. The connection between leaders and the public is disappearing, and we must think about restoring it.
Mallikarjun Kharge is certainly teaching Congress members to forget factionalism and unite. In this regard, he made it clear that victory will not be easy unless we conduct elections unitedly and stop making remarks that attack each other. In the past two years, 17 states have held assembly elections, of which 13 states lost the assembly elections. Review and responsibility for the failures in Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are yet to be determined. This problem cannot be solved without congressional accountability, but it will take guts and courage.
Congressional discussion on Kamaraj 2 intensifies
Kamaraj Plan-2 is being discussed to make the Congress stand again. Many journalists covering the Congress also feel that after identifying the weakness of the party, Malikajun Haq can now apply the Kamaraj formula to cure it. This is accomplished by first forming a new organization by resigning or removing congressional state officials. A new direction must be developed to maintain a balance between young and senior leaders in the new organization. Congress will face many difficulties on this path, and Haq and the Gandhi family must first do their homework.
