Friday, January 10, 2014

my rediff piece on how congress lives off constitutional coups

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/column-rajeev-srinivasan-4-ways-the-congress-won-power-through-constitutional-coups/20140107.htm

4 ways the Congress won power through Constitutional coups

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January 07, 2014 13:34 IST

Since 2004 the Congress has hung on to power in a situation in which it was on track to be out of power. In each case, the Congress effectively gamed the system through Constitutional coups, argues columnist Rajeev Srinivasan.

After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's apparent swansong press conference, it is worth considering exactly how, under his tutelage, United Progressive Alliance-1 and 2 have fared.

In the midst of scams and land-grabs, one remarkable fact stands out -- the curious incidents wherein Congress rule has continued against all the odds. The clever strategists of the Congress have managed to hang on to power despite everyone writing them off.



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sent from samsung galaxy note, so please excuse brevity

3 comments:

san said...

They're definitely relying heavily on stuntsmanship and hat tricks. It's a losing battle for them ultimately, since their power games are only reaping a larger and larger backlash against them.

Jatin said...

Why not name the "major politician" - call him Chidambaram. I guess then that rediff will not publish the article.

non-carborundum said...

They have been bettered by their proteges AAP who are their baap in doing this.

PIL demon Bhushan, Khujliwal etc already have RTI, Lokpal etc. to their credit.