Hello Mr Rahul Gandhi,
How are you feeling today? Depressed? Shocked? Clueless?
We, the Indian electorates, have not just given the clear mandate to just Mr Narendra Modi or the Bhartiya Janta Party, but we have also re-elected a Government that worked for our welfare during the last five years.
We were fed up of being tangled into caste, sex and religion-based politics because it was hindering our growth.
In Narendra Modi, we found a dynamic, powerful and able leader who can take India forward and make it a developed country in years to come. We feel proud when India is recognised as a superpower on the global platform due to the charismatic leadership of Mr Modi.
We are not blindly trusting the “false dreams” promised to us by Modi or BJP. We can analyse the policies including the current situation and future possibilities wisely.
Mr Gandhi, it’s time that you and your party introspected and identified the blunders committed prior to and during the elections. Rather than celebrating “increased vote share as compared to 2014” or “success in assembly elections recently held in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh”, you should feel ashamed and accept this defeat without any questions.
EVMs Are Okay; Your Intentions Are Not
Blaming the tampering of EVMs for the significant victory of BJP in these or previous elections is a foolish step – BJP has won because the electorates voted in large numbers.
Voters are wise enough to understand that ₹ 72,000 every year in each bank account is not sufficient to conduct a ‘surgical strike’ on poverty. Rather than debating baselessly on “Chowkidaar Chor Hai”, “Gabbar Singh Tax”, etc., it would have been more feasible if you had discussed Congress’s planning to take India forward economically, socially, globally and technologically.
We wanted to hear your ideas as the future Prime Minister but all your rallies revolved around criticising Mr Modi and making fun of the word “Chowkidaar”. Not just you, every political candidate of your party and the opposition tried to deviate our focus from important matters to silly and insignificant concerns.
We Trust Our Armed Forces – Discussion Of National Security Ends Here!
After the Balakot Air Strike, we appreciated your decision and intent of supporting the ruling Government unanimously. However, merely after a few days, you began questioning the credibility of the air strike.
As an opposition party, you have a democratic right of interrogating the Government’s decisions – but not at the cost of doubting the intentions related to the national security.
Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed the successful execution of the combat operation, but you and the entire opposition continued to suspect it.
More Than Modi’s Win, It Is Your loss
Don’t comfort yourself by assuming that the electorates blindly trusted Modi’s decisions and policies. We were also annoyed with few mismanaged policy implementations and absurd statements made by some of the ministers and political candidates of the BJP.
However, when we looked around for a suitable alternative to take the country forward, we couldn’t find a bold and strong opponent fighting for our welfare.
Although there were several small and large political parties fighting the elections, we had far more expectations from you being the largest political party In India after BJP at present.
When we tried to project Rahul Gandhi as our future prime minister, we were frightened on imagining the probable consequences – mismanaged operations, weak leadership, a plethora of errors and immaturity in handling sensitive issues.
In this alarming situation, there was only one option left for us – to trust Modi’s capabilities in leading India for the next five years.
Bottomline
If India wants to grow forward, we need a strong opposition who can cross-examine the ruling Government’s actions and mould them in the public’s favour. In the next five years, we expect you and the entire opposition to not dissolve the parliamentary sessions and raise our concerns more responsibly. We hope that these results can teach you the real “politics”.
This article was originally published on Opined.