Thread by @vakibs

Oh, how much I wish we have a functional and sensible political opposition in India. A democracy without an opposition with a brain will only be a weak democracy. This is getting to be a serious problem for India. :(

https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/1358749190004772869

Why did it come down to this? Serious corruption and nepotism in the Indian National Congress party. Imagine if this party had a working functional internal democracy. We can only dream. ☹️😕

A functional opposition at the national level can only be brought by a national party. Not a random coalition of regional parties that changes in each election season.

If the parties are serious about building democracy, they should come together and create a national party.

Honestly, I hate the INC so much that I don't mind if it dies. It has been falling since decades from a long history of politics. There is not much to to be revived.

But another new national party can be built. But it must be a sensible and *Indian* party. Not propped up idiots.

Even at this desperate situation, why are the hundred different regional parties unable to bury their differences and come together in the form of a national party with a joint agenda?

If they are not able to do this now, they cannot expect any miracles in 2024.

What is really annoying and pathetic is that the international busy bodies who are so keen about democracy in India are not even getting to criticize the fundamental root cause of the weakness: the decrepit Indian National Congress party with zero internal democracy.

So please, if you want to fix democracy in India, please fix the opposition. You cannot fix it by fixing the wikipedia page of Modi. It is lame beyond belief !

Heads up to any Americans reading this: the Indian National Congress is not the equivalent of the Democrat party in India. The Democrat party at least has a functional internal democracy, whatever be its weaknesses. Where is that in the INC!?