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India's two foremost parties, congress and the bjp, are getting increasingly dynastic as ticket distribution for the assembly polls show. Priyanka Rai reports
Indian politics has become an exclusive rich members’ club -- open to only the scions of prominent political families. Rahul Gandhi, himself a beneficiary of this practice, publicly acknowledged its pre-eminence during his three-day visit to Uttarakhand in October. And though he said he was willing to work for changing the dynastic system, his offer seemed mostly for public consumption.
And, as recent events have shown, Margaret Alva is more than willing that it should continue.
Alva, who says she has quit the Congress because the party tickets for the Karnataka Assembly polls had been put on sale, has in truth quite another grouse. What actually raised her hackles was the denial of the Assembly ticket to her son Nivedith. She is just as sore about nominations being withheld from the grandson of former Union minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief, even though the relatives of two dozen leaders got the nod in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir.
Alva was only demanding what everyone else who is party to this system of political patronage takes for granted. Either change the system completely or treat all equally -- that seems to be the crux of Alva’s “argument”. Why was her son left out? What wrong had he done so that others were preferred over him? And she had gone on to allege that "different yardsticks" were being adopted in deciding the party nominations for the upcoming elections in six states.
But the Congress rubbished her accusation that tickets were being “sold” and ruled out any probe in the matter, insisting that no “wrongdoing” had occurred in ticket distribution. Quite predictably, Alva's resignation has been accepted by the high command. Insiders say that Alva's report is a recipe for fresh trouble in the months leading upto the General Elections. If similar protests start in other parts of the country, it could hardly be good tidings for a party already facing anti-incumbency.
The Congress claimed that the sole criterion for ticket distribution was the candidates’ winning ability. If some ticket recipients were relatives of big leaders it was only because they were more likely to win their seats than newcomers.
Congress, as ever, tops this list. In Madhya Pradesh the lucky ones are Ajay Singh, Arjun Singh's son, Veer Singh, Union Minister Kantilal Bhuria's nephew and senior leader Jamuna Devi's nephew, Umang Singaar.
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India's two foremost parties, congress and the bjp, are getting increasingly dynastic as ticket distribution for the assembly polls show. Priyanka Rai reports
Indian politics has become an exclusive rich members’ club -- open to only the scions of prominent political families. Rahul Gandhi, himself a beneficiary of this practice, publicly acknowledged its pre-eminence during his three-day visit to Uttarakhand in October. And though he said he was willing to work for changing the dynastic system, his offer seemed mostly for public consumption.And, as recent events have shown, Margaret Alva is more than willing that it should continue.
Alva, who says she has quit the Congress because the party tickets for the Karnataka Assembly polls had been put on sale, has in truth quite another grouse. What actually raised her hackles was the denial of the Assembly ticket to her son Nivedith. She is just as sore about nominations being withheld from the grandson of former Union minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief, even though the relatives of two dozen leaders got the nod in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir.
Alva was only demanding what everyone else who is party to this system of political patronage takes for granted. Either change the system completely or treat all equally -- that seems to be the crux of Alva’s “argument”. Why was her son left out? What wrong had he done so that others were preferred over him? And she had gone on to allege that "different yardsticks" were being adopted in deciding the party nominations for the upcoming elections in six states.
But the Congress rubbished her accusation that tickets were being “sold” and ruled out any probe in the matter, insisting that no “wrongdoing” had occurred in ticket distribution. Quite predictably, Alva's resignation has been accepted by the high command. Insiders say that Alva's report is a recipe for fresh trouble in the months leading upto the General Elections. If similar protests start in other parts of the country, it could hardly be good tidings for a party already facing anti-incumbency.
The Congress claimed that the sole criterion for ticket distribution was the candidates’ winning ability. If some ticket recipients were relatives of big leaders it was only because they were more likely to win their seats than newcomers.
Congress, as ever, tops this list. In Madhya Pradesh the lucky ones are Ajay Singh, Arjun Singh's son, Veer Singh, Union Minister Kantilal Bhuria's nephew and senior leader Jamuna Devi's nephew, Umang Singaar.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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