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FC Barcelona and the Indian National Congress: The uncanny resemblance

The following is a piece by Anunay Chowdhury. Anunay is a second-year student of Law at King’s College London. 

Perhaps this is the strangest analogy that you would read today. FC Barcelona and Indian National Congress do not have any substantial similarity but, atypically, two of the most prominent organizations in their respective fields have much more in common than one would expect. The exit of a brilliant Brazilian player, Neymar in 2015 made Barcelona vulnerable and has been witnessing some of the most embarrassing moments in the club’s modern history. On the other side, the Indian National Congress is barely keeping up in the wake of Bhartiya Janta Party’s dominance in the national scene. A closer look at two organizations, who operate in two very distinct professions may reveal a similar flaw.  

The recent headlines have put the Grand Old Party on a very fragile tactical ground. After the episodes in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, Indian National Congress is trying to salvage whatever remains of its minuscule repute in the state of Rajasthan. Sachin Pilot, a next-gen leader of the Indian National Congress and has been rumoured to be in direct conflict with local state leadership. He had single-handedly helped INC win the Rajasthan state elections in 2018. In 2015, INC only won on 21 seats out 200 in Rajasthan. The number increased to 100 seats in the 2018 election. Post his absence from the state Indian National Congress meeting; he has been dishonourably relieved from his duty as the INC Rajasthan President. As a mitigating response, the party leadership has called all the MLAs to gather in a fancy resort to contain the horse-trading from the other side – somehow the epistemology of this idea always escapes me. There were widespread rumours that Sachin Pilot was denied CMship in 2018 after the so-called resurgence of the Indian National Congress in the national scene after the near-lethal drubbing of INC after the 2014 national and state election.

The story of FC Barcelona of 2019, however coincidently, mirrors the near demise of Indian National Congress in the Indian political landscape. The FC Barcelona is the 2nd biggest club in the world by revenue - 2nd only to the national rival Real Madrid. Despite having, inarguably, the best player in the history of football, FC Barcelona has only been consistent in their dreary and insipid football. Under their former manager Pep Guardiola, FC Barcelona played one of the best football and embraced much of the identity for which they were known till date. The oozing display of possession and creativity has now decayed into relentless horizontal passing with no intent to threaten the opposing side. Almost all of their offensive movement goes through Lionel Messi, who in his day can still manage to outperform all the of the rest of the players on the field. Managers still fail to draw tactics to contain a single player in a game of 22. Lionel Messi has been, for the past two years, in a Super-Saiyan mode and has been dragging Barcelona alone. But the miracle-man still plays a team game, despite creating havoc on the field, the rules of the game remain the same – one who scores more will win. The ageing squad of FC Barcelona and dystopian management is at the core of the problem. Messi is himself 32, and he has to respect the biological limit of his body. Eight of the 20-player squad is above the age of 30. On average, 5 of the ten outfield players in a match are above the age of 30. The team does not have a classical wing player and depends on newly promoted 18-year-old Ansu Fati for occasional help. The team often seems confused and static and depend only on Lionel Messi to produce an opening for an attack. The management has spent more than 800 million pounds after the exit of the star player Neymar. Amidst the race to replace Neymar, FC Barcelona nearly killed the career of Phillipe Coutinho who joined Barcelona on the premise of winning big trophies. He has, since then, seen his former club, Liverpool FC, win everything that he was meant to win at FC Barcelona.

The ageing squad has run out of ideas, strength and passion for competing at a higher level. The manager seems reluctant to preclude ageing players due to their enormity of stature in the team. Management is disinclined to allow youth players into the first team. There seems to be a kind of hegemony of older players which undermines the managerial authority in the team selection process. Imbecilic man-management lead to expenditure on players that do not fit the requirement of the team. Barcelona is often seen succumbing to the pressure by other teams if they press high or lay deep back in defence. It only exposes off the field leadership in the hierarchy of players.

In short, Barcelona does not inspire confidence among fans, like me, that they can compete with the likes of Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool and Real Madrid. As long as they are dependent on just one man supplemented with their boring and dull tactics, lack of speed on the wings, midfielders not having freedom and creativity to anchor attacks, Barcelona is doing just everything to fall into oblivion like AC Milan and Manchester United. Fans have nothing but to sporadically orgasm on historical achievements of the club.

That surely rings a bell. The story of the Indian National Congress is the same. The recent ousting of Sachin Pilot from the Rajasthan state wing of the Indian National Congress has been linked to the weakened relations with the current Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot. Some political analyst speculates that the souring relationship is due to the growing prominence of Sachin Pilot in the Rajasthan cadre of the Indian National Congress. Ashok Gehlot felt threatened due to diminishing prospect of his son growing in the ranks of the Indian National Congress in Rajasthan. Previously, Ashok Gehlot’s push to favour his son for the post of Rajasthan Cricket Association had created a concern for the local leaders of the party[1]. This is not the first time we have seen that despotic top tier party members exercise influence over the party decisions resulting in neglecting deserving candidates.

In recent times, the progression of the local leaders to the higher posts in the party has become a big concern. Much of the consternation is due to the power-hungry party veteran that does not let grassroot-workers to climb up the ladder. Former spokesperson of the party Sanjay Jha had penned the same concern in recent columns in Times of India. Instead of introspection, party discharged Sanjay Jha of his duties. He grew very critical of the lack of transparency in the internal party matters[2]. As for the matter of corroboration, he further wrote that his colleagues in the party expressed appreciation that he raised a very pertinent issue but simultaneously was left aghast by the lack of public support[3].

The leadership vacuum is another major problem. It emanates explicitly from the fact that Rahul Gandhi does not understand politics – plain and simple. Recklessness aside, BJP installed LCD TVs in the remotest of the areas in West Bengal during the Covid-19 pandemic for Amit Shah’s virtual rally for the upcoming West Bengal state elections.  As against, Rahul Gandhi uploaded a video on Facebook critiquing Modi’s policies only to realise that around 70% of the voters in the elections do not have access to Facebook. Some student in 2017 wrote to Guinness Book of World Record to enlist Rahul Gandhi as the man who lost most elections [4]. He assumed the responsibility of the President in 2017 from his mother, Sonia Gandhi. After the 2019 Lok Sabha election, as Salman Khan would choke on 21st-century film-making after watching likes of Inception, Rahul Gandhi could barely fathom the enormity of the loss. As a response, Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of President and submitted the letter of resignation to his mother, who has since taken charge instead. Initially, Sonia Gandhi was reluctant to accept the resignation but accepted it eventually. Rahul Gandhi was projected as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Indian National Congress. The man has not held any administrative post in his entire life and managed to lose his constituency of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh was is nearly considered to be the family heirloom of the Gandhi’s. INC won 13 out of the 15 Lok Sabha elections that were held in Amethi before 2019 Lok Sabha election. The seat has been previously held by Rahul Gandhi’s father and mother – Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. These days, the former President of the INC has been reduced to memes and a universal symbol of political comic relief. In the times of alleged historical appropriation by Bhartiya Janta Party, Rahul Gandhi can be seen invoking his great grandfather – Jawaharlal Nehru, advocating on his behalf about the magnificence of his stature and his contribution to building modern India. Rahul Gandhi is nowhere near the acclaim of Jawaharlal Nehru. If resuscitated, Nehru would prefer going back to his grave than to witness the abysmal result of his progeny.

It is not the first time that the politicians are jumping the ships but what is surprising in the case of INC is the level of leadership and how they quit. Jyotiraditya Scindia was not any other leader in the Indian National Congress. He had a firm grip on the central Madhya Pradesh constituencies and had the support of 22 MLA’s while quitting the INC. As the media outlets reported, he grew discontented by the INC leadership or lack of it. Part of leadership is to maintain a close grip on prominent regional leaders and to make sure that their efforts are reciprocated. Despite delivering, Scindia did not feel having an essential role in the Madhya Pradesh government.  

Once the beacon of freedom and liberty, the Indian National Congress is now in complete shambles and has been showing every symptom of an imminent implosion. The party has run out of ideas and lacks a democratic structure internally. All the next-gen leaders that were given an early opportunity by the INC, Like Sachin Pilot, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Milind Deora, Priya Dutt and Jitin Prasada seems to have only cemented their resolute against Sonia-Rahul hegemony over INC. The party has no one to blame but itself for its fallout with leaders like Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot. Rahul Gandhi is not a leader and can never be a leader, in the race of gladiators; he is merely a loony tune character.

Indian National Congress needs to revamp its internal structure to revive confidence among the party members and local party workers. The party needs a leader with inherent qualities to man-manage the party to march them forward. It is running out of time to be trying to groom and spoon feed a baby adult into believing that he is a leader. The party requires a more liberated federal structure. A fresh approach to reach masses at grassroot level is the need of the hour.  If there is any chance for INC to salvage anything before the 2023 election, the time is of the essence. In the period from 1998 till today, INC has had only two presidents irrespective of the result as against Bhartiya Janta Party has had ten presidents in the same period. While the one is a beacon of democratic liberal values and the other one is regarded as a fascist organization. The party has to look beyond the clutches of the Rahul-Sonia leadership. An apposite effort-reward equation has to be set among the party lines, so the deserving candidates have necessary means to prove their mettle. The communication divide between the so-called “High Command” has to be bridged by delegation and more transparency.

FC Barcelona presidentship is up for elections in 2021 with the leading candidate, Victor Font promising a bright project including bringing back Xavi Hernandez, one of the leading squad member of 2011 Barcelona squad and a close apprentice of Pep Guardiola, as the head coach of the team. Xavi promises to bring back the electrifying football of FC Barcelona with particular reliance on youth and academy players. It remains to be seen what Indian National Congress would do to stop leakage of prominent next-gen leaders out of the party. How congress party will approach the 2023 general election would set the tone for the ultimate future of the party.  

 [1] https://theprint.in/politics/ashok-gehlot-son-rajasthan-cricket-congress/300861/

[2] https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sanjay-jha-removed-as-congress-spokesperson-days-after-he-penned-critical-article-against-party/story-cHG4SZysgjtHKqTt1vWouO.html

[3] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/congressmen-watching-silently-as-party-hurtles-towards-political-obsolescence/

[4] https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/rahul-gandhi-might-make-it-to-guinness-book-for-losing-27-elections-117032100523_1.html

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Astro Analysis: Who will win, who will lose key battles this election season?

Who will win who will lose?

Rahul Gandhi Or Smriti Irani

Astrological Alignments:

Rahul Gandhi

His natal Sun and Mars are under the malefic influence of shadow planet Rahu in the 9th house of fortune.

Smriti Irani

In Smriti Irani’s birth chart, her Yogakaraka planet Saturn is passing over natal Moon through 8th house.

Rahul Gandhi Will Have To Work Hard

The adverse impact of Rahu may not allow Rahul an easy path towards success. In other words, he may have to struggle hard to outdo Smriti Irani. In fact, he may have to put in lots of efforts to retain his Lok Sabha seat in Amethi. Do you want to boost your career prospects? Access the 2019 Career Report.

Smriti Irani Will Take Up A Fierce Battle

The planets foretell a fierce battle. The planetary combinations in Smriti Irani’s chart point to be a big threat for her opponents. Besides, her natal Mars is getting influenced by transiting which can create a magical impact on her voters. This combination can help Smriti Irani snatch away many votes of Rahul Gandhi. However, her path may be difficult due to adverse transit of Saturn.

Rahul May Win By A Narrow Margin

Rahul Gandhi may win the seat but by a narrow margin in this contest which can be called a cut-throat competition. On the other hand, Smriti Irani will increase her number of votes in a big manner, as compared to the last election.

Conclusion: Possibility Of Smriti Irani’s Victory Can’t Be Ruled Out

Ganesha concludes that Rahul Gandhi may win this Lok Sabha seat but by a thin margin. However, there is also a probability that voting in the 2nd half of the day may reverse the fortunes and Smriti Irani may win by a narrow margin.

Shatrughan Sinha Or Ravi Shankar Prasad

Astrological Alignment

As far as Shatrughan Sinha’s Surya Kundli is concerned, he is passing through Saturn’s 1st phase of Sade Sati. The 8th House of his Surya Kundli is under the influence of Rahu return. Hence, the illusion of Rahu return indicates that during the election campaign, he will draw the crowds to some extent but that does not mean it would translate into victory. On the election day, planets are not so powerful in his chart and thus achieving the desired success won’t be easy.

Now, Ravi Shankar Prasad’s Surya Kundli. Transiting Jupiter is currently aspecting the 10th House of Politics. The 11th House of Gains is having Rahu’s transit. Besides, transiting Saturn is also aspecting the 11th House. These planetary combinations are indicating the relatively favourable condition. Prasad’s chances of winning this election seem brighter. However, his margin of victory may not be large, as per the planets.

Its Advantage Prasad, Predict The Stars

Planets indicate that Shatrughan Sinha will try his level best to please the voters. But certain planetary afflictions may not bring the desired fruits of his efforts. In other words, he is likely to lose the election as he may not be able to get the expected number of votes. On the other hand, various astrological factors indicate that Ravi Shankar Prasad will succeed in garnering a higher number of votes in his constituency.

Conclusion

Ganesha sums up this astrological prediction by saying that Ravi Shankar Prasad is likely to win the election.

Giriraj Singh Or Kanhaiya Kumar

Astrological Alignment

In Kanhaiya Kumar’s Surya Kundli, transiting Saturn and Rahu are adversely influencing his natal Sun and Moon, which is one of the most unfavourable situations in politics. The natural benefic planet Jupiter is also moving very adversely and hence he does not have the support of this planet. How will your life fare in 2019? Buy the 2019 Highlights Report and know the answer. As for Giriraj Singh’s Surya Kundli, transiting Jupiter is aspecting his natal Moon and Jupiter, which points to positive development. Rahu, being the signifier of the 6th House is passing through the 11th House of Gains. Moreover, transiting Saturn is influencing the 5th House of Luck.

Tough Contest For Kanhaiya Kumar

Considering all the astrological factors, Ganesha feels that it's going to be a tough time for Kanhaiya Kumar in Begusarai. His campaigns may not give the desired results and won’t help him garner votes. He won’t be able to attract masses the way he did in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Giriraj Singh’s Chances Are Brighter

On the other side, planetary positions are going to support Giriraj Singh to a great extent. Hence, his performance and popularity are likely to be better than Kanhaiya. Ganesha predicts that the possibility of Giriraj Singh winning the election is brighter.

Conclusion

Ganesha sums up that the possibility of Giriraj Singh winning the election from Begusarai seat in Bihar is stronger. He is more likely to defeat Kanhaiya Kumar in the upcoming Lok Sabha election scheduled to take place in April – May 2019, predicts Ganesha.

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Rahul Gandhi thought-about Amethi not simply his parliamentary constituency however his household, loss has pained him: Raj Babbar

http://tinyurl.com/y5m26pfu Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar on Monday mentioned the poor electoral exhibiting of the social gathering within the state has left ache within the hearts of social gathering president Rahul Gandhi and the individuals of Amethi. In his first interview after the election outcomes, Babbar mentioned Gandhi thought-about Amethi not simply as his parliamentary constituency, however his household. The Gandhi scion misplaced to BJP’s Smriti Irani from the constituency within the recently-held normal elections. File picture of UP Congress chief Raj Babbar. Information18 “Rahul Gandhiji did a lot for Amethi and he thought-about Amethi as his household. He by no means considered it as his constituency. Now, the members of the family have given such a verdict,” the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief instructed PTI. “One factor, of which I’m 100 p.c positive is the truth that regardless of turning into an MP (from Wayanad), there will probably be ache within the coronary heart of Rahulji and in addition among the many individuals of Amethi… that an individual who thought-about Amethi as his household and gave an id to Amethi, we didn’t permit an individual from our household to emerge (victorious),” he mentioned. On whether or not Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was appointed Congress normal secretary accountable for jap Uttar Pradesh forward of the polls, couldn’t make the specified affect for the social gathering, the actor-turned-politician mentioned social gathering employees and native leaders did not rise to the event. “She (Priyanka) did her job. However, social gathering employees, native leaders, candidates, and the organisation couldn’t accumulate the (electoral) advantages from it. Rahulji labored so laborious and Priyankaji labored with such a excessive diploma of enthusiasm,” he mentioned. “We (social gathering employees, native leaders, and candidates) have been unable to show ourselves and rise to the event,” Babbar mentioned. Requested concerning the future plan of action, the 66-year-old Congress chief mentioned Uttar Pradesh can’t be analysed in a single line. “You need to take steps after plenty of deliberations (on varied points) and strengthen the organisation,” he remarked. The Congress’ efficiency within the Lok Sabha election was maybe its worst, with the social gathering managing to win just one out of 80 Lok Sabha seats within the state. The lone victory for the social gathering got here from Rae Bareli the place UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi retained the seat within the social gathering bastion. Refusing to state any explicit issue behind its ballot drubbing, Babbar mentioned, “First we should settle for our defeat and acknowledge the victory of the winner. Having mentioned so, I can’t sit alone and deliberate upon the potential causes for the defeat. Everybody has to take a seat collectively. “I imagine there isn’t any level in placing the blame (of defeat) on others, as a substitute we should always ponder as to how 52 individuals from our social gathering have been in a position to emerge victorious,” he mentioned. The Uttar Pradesh Congress chief mentioned he wish to interact with the social gathering’s successful candidates and search to know what they did among the many individuals, their plus factors and what the social gathering did of their respective constituencies. On tasting defeat from Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha seat regardless of choosing it (after being initially named as social gathering candidate from Moradabad), Babbar mentioned, “The principle motive for opting Fatehpur Sikri was that individuals there by no means requested my faith, caste or neighborhood. “They accepted me the best way I used to be. This was an incentive for me. Other than this, I additionally establish myself with that place,” he mentioned. The Congress had modified the seat earlier allotted to Babbar from Moradabad to Fatehpur Sikri, in an obvious bid to make the competition simpler for the social gathering chief. Babbar was elected from Agra Lok Sabha in 1999 and 2004. Nonetheless, following delimitation in 2008, the Lok Sabha seat was reserved for scheduled castes. Within the 2009 Lok Sabha election, he misplaced from Fatehpur Sikri to BSP’s Seema Upadhyay by a margin of 9,936 votes. However he bought re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Firozabad in a by-election held the identical yr. 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Rahul Gandhi Thought of Amethi His Household, Gave It Id: Raj Babbar

http://tinyurl.com/y3ykv2vh Rahul Gandhi misplaced to BJP’s Smriti Irani from Amethi within the recently-held basic elections New Delhi:  Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar on Monday mentioned the poor electoral displaying of the celebration within the state has left ache within the hearts of celebration president Rahul Gandhi and the folks of Amethi. Mr Babbar mentioned the Congress chief thought-about Amethi not simply as his parliamentary constituency, however his household. The Gandhi scion misplaced to BJP’s Smriti Irani from the constituency within the recently-held basic elections. “Rahul Gandhi ji did a lot for Amethi and he thought-about Amethi as his household. He by no means considered it as his constituency. Now, the relations have given such a verdict,” the UP Congress chief mentioned. “One factor, which I’m 100 per cent positive is the truth that regardless of changing into an MP (from Wayanad), there will likely be ache within the coronary heart of Rahul ji and in addition among the many folks of Amethi… that an individual who thought-about Amethi as his household and gave an id to Amethi, we didn’t permit an individual from our household to emerge (victorious),” he mentioned. On whether or not Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was appointed Congress basic secretary in command of jap UP forward of the polls, couldn’t make the specified influence for the celebration, the actor-turned-politician mentioned celebration employees and native leaders did not rise to the event. “She (Priyanka) did her job. However, celebration employees, native leaders, candidates and the organisation couldn’t accumulate the (electoral) advantages from it. Rahul ji labored so laborious and Priyanka ji labored with such a excessive diploma of enthusiasm,” he mentioned. “We (celebration employees, native leaders and candidates) had been unable to show ourselves and rise to the event,” Mr Babbar mentioned. Requested in regards to the future plan of action, the 66-year-old Congress chief mentioned Uttar Pradesh can’t be analysed in a single line. “It’s important to take steps after a whole lot of deliberations (on varied features) and strengthen the organisation,” he remarked. The Congress’ efficiency within the Lok Sabha election was maybe its worst, with the celebration managing to win just one out of 80 Lok Sabha seats within the state. The lone victory for the celebration got here from Rae Bareli the place UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi retained the seat within the celebration bastion. Refusing to state any specific issue behind its ballot drubbing, Mr Babbar mentioned, “First we should settle for our defeat and acknowledge the victory of the winner. Having mentioned so, I can’t sit alone and deliberate upon the doable causes for the defeat. Everybody has to sit down collectively. “I imagine there is no such thing as a level in placing the blame (of defeat) on others, as an alternative we should always ponder as to how 52 folks from our celebration had been capable of emerge victorious,” he mentioned. The UP Congress chief mentioned he want to interact with the celebration’s profitable candidates and search to know what they did among the many folks, their plus factors and what the celebration did of their respective constituencies. On tasting defeat from Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha seat regardless of choosing it (after being initially named as partycandidate from Moradabad), Mr Babbar mentioned, “The principle cause for opting Fatehpur Sikri was that folks there by no means requested my faith, caste or group. “They accepted me the best way I used to be. This was an incentive for me. Aside from this, I additionally determine myself with that place,” he mentioned. The Congress had modified the seat earlier allotted to Mr Babbar from Moradabad to Fatehpur Sikri, in an obvious bid to make the competition simpler for the celebration chief. Babbar was elected from Agra Lok Sabha in 1999 and 2004. Nonetheless, following delimitation in 2008, the Lok Sabha seat was reserved for scheduled castes. Within the 2009 Lok Sabha election, he misplaced from Fatehpur Sikri to BSP’s Seema Upadhyay by a margin of 9,936 votes. However he obtained re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Firozabad in a by-election held the identical yr. He’s at present a Rajya Sabha member. (function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = "http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=213741912058651";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Source link