Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday 19 January 2014

Copycat Congress ?



After Congress defeat in Delhi , Rahul Gandhi did say ,

"  We have a lot to learn from AAP  "


For a change , he meant it too  !


At the recently concluded AICC session , he outlined Congress Strategy for 2014 elections


He said ,



>  We will ask people to tell us what they want . People will prepare our
     Election Manifesto


    (  AAP did it first  )



>  We will let Congress workers to " elect " their candidates in 15
    constituencies ( ala , American Primaries )


    (  AAP did it in all the 70 constituencies of Delhi  )



>  In many states , we gave responsibility to YOUNG and we will do so in
    many more


     (  AAP is THE party of young !  )



>  We will pay special attention to the " NEW MIDDLE CLASS " of 700 million
     people


     (  Narendra Modi has already capitalized on this fact for 1 year ! )



>   In the first 3 months of being voted to power , we will aggressively
     attack inflation and corruption


      (  1 year ago , AAP came into existence on exactly this premise  !  )


And copying AAP's " Activism " , Sanjay Nirupam now got Maharashtra CM , Prithviraj Chauhan , to reduce power tariff by 20 %  !



It appears that after bulldozing the wishes of ordinary people for the past
66 years , Congress is about to re-invent itself  !


Not bad for a party of 128 years to learn , a thing or two , from a party which is 1 year old  !


Or is it merely a case of



>  a " Re-Active Rahul "  ( as opposed to " Pro-Active " )


instead of


>  a " Copycat Congress "  ?





*   hemen  parekh  (  20  Jan  2014  /  Mumbai  )

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