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Friday, June 22, 2012

Sonia Gandhi has learnt Indian politics fast


Having won over Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and silenced Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on the issue of choosing the UPA’s presidential nominee, Congress President and UPA chairperson SoniaGandhi has added much more power to her powerful image.
After initially supporting Mamata’s preference for a second presidential term for APJ Abdul Kalam, Mulayam Singh changed tracks and the Trinamool Congress chief suddenly stood isolated. This was the turning point in the thirteenth president of India electoral race that led the Congress to promptly anoint finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as the UPA’s candidate for the post.
The decade that began in 2004 after Manmohan Singh was chosen as prime minister under UPA-1 is most fascinating because of the presence and personality of Sonia Gandhi. Never before in post-Independent Indian history have we seen a situation where the most powerful person in the country does not hold any constitutional post. An entirely new lexicon has emerged in Indian politics where it is Sonia Gandhi and her core team that have a decisive influence on critical matters facing the country; policies and programmes of the government.
Indian politics has perhaps given Sonia a far better deal than anyone else. She is credited with promoting the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), 2005 and the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The twists and turns in Sonia Gandhi’s life have led her to the highest position of power in the world’s largest democracy. However, once in power, Sonia Gandhi seems to have imbibed some of the finer qualities of Indian politics. She no longer appears cold and is warm and dignified in her conduct, especially while dealing with rivals and adversaries. She does not seem to be as ruthless and unforgiving like some other politicians.
No one denies the overwhelming influence of this longest-serving president of the Congress party who seems to deliberately keep the glare of publicity at the minimum. She is neither seen nor heard as much as the other protagonists in Indian politics. 


 
This article is posted by pressbrief.in

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