Pullarao Pentapati - Antony Report and future of Congress

Smt. Sonia Gandhi asked senior Congress leader Shri A.K.Antony to enquire why the Congress lost badly in 2014. The general expectation was that Antony would in some way blame Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh directly and Antony did not do that. But he mentioned 3 major causes and it was clear that he held the leadership to account.

Pullarao Pentapati - Shri A.K. Anthony is always right

Along with late KamarajNadar ,LalBahadurShastri and other great post-IndependenceIndian politicians , we can definitely list  the former  defence Minister A.K. Anthony. Thrice Chief ministerofKerala and the firststint at the age of 33 years…well, he is a   legend.

In his nearly 50-year political career, A.K. Anthony never got involved in any sleaze or corruption. In the last few days, A.K. Anthony has hit the news for his highly incisive remark that

Congress party is wrongly blaming Man Mohan Singh, why blame Man Mohan Singh? - Pullarao Pentapati

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Why blame Dr. Manmohan Singh for Congress Electoral Problems

In the last week, Indian media has carried stories slyly blaming Dr.Manmohan Singh for the electoral problems of the Congress party.   The thrust of the argument is that if only Dr. Manohan Singh had been more active and aggressive, then everything would have been different. The other whispers coming out of the Rahul Gandhi camp are that Dr.Manmohan Singh really did not put his heart in the   second UPA government from 2009. The obvious inference is that though the Gandhi camp was aware of this flaccid performance they were generous and did not show the door to Dr.Manmohan Singh.

Congress Party 2014 Manifesto: Main Promises

a. Economy: The Congress Party assures India that it will ensure it will ensure   8% growth of the economy. It has belatedly realized that without a strong economy, it cannot implement infra-structure and welfare schemes. In the last 5 years, Congress party and government resorted to deficit financing and borrowing to meet expenditure .This has let loose the severe inflation which resulted in high price rise. What it did not go in the last 5 years, Congress party has promised to do in the next 5 years. The Congress party does not explain why it did not ensure 8% economic growth in the last 5 years.

Pullarao Pentapati - Congress Party’s Election Manifesto

A few days ago the Congress party announced its manifesto for the 2014 elections. The leadership made much of their “new ideas” and assured the people of India that they will take India to great heights.  The leadership never touched on why their government failed and how they expect people to believe that their manifesto will cure India of the illnesses it created for the country.  There are two aspects to a manifesto. Will the political party fulfill promises?  Secondly, will the promises be so harmful that it will destroy the country? It is like the medical joke which says the operation was successful but the patient died.   Having seen the country slide towards economic and social chaos in the last 5 years, why should Congress expect the people to believe that the future will be very rosy for Indians.