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.
