One thing is clear from Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra connects with the situations prevailing in the country. Not everyone is so lucky to have confidence for a long walk of not exactly four thousand kilometres. Braving all sorts of hostile attitudes, as Shatrughan Sinha said, it is a journey in the true sense as Rahul Gandhi is walking. Lakhs of people are coming in his support. He has proved his leadership ability. People have accepted him as a leader.
Does this also not look to be an apt way to relate with people? He has ably started thinking beyond just being right if we analyse it. Of course, it is not the easiest venture to pull off, but surely the ideal once triumphed. It is always considered a better idea forthwith.
His detractors insist that he has run into several tough situations where a person becomes frustrated that his good ideas had not been acknowledged. Nicely, it is not adequate to possess a good idea. He needs to convince others that it happens to be a good idea. It has no doubt ignited political parties to toe his line. That also appears to be proving just a catchy means of asserting political inadequacies.
Meanwhile, Swara Bhaskar wrote, ‘Where the credit remains. Despite the electoral defeat, trolling, personal attacks and constant criticism being ineffective, Rahul Gandhi has neither succumbed to communal rhetoric nor sensational politics. Looking at the situation in this country, such efforts are commendable!’
The political parties are not working on entirely diverse ways to connect with the vast masses. The best path is this trusted and tested Gandhian way and political parties are confidently opting for it. After CONGRESS, the BJP leaders have also been following this option. And strangely enough the famous cricketer Imran Khan has also chosen this particular way to amass the support of the people in his country. He was removed from his role as premier in April after a no-confidence vote but remains a popular leader as well, the news goes.