The narrative is on the son, or even the daughter the mother stands in the sidelines, a substitute till the party president's post is filled up by a candidate of the Gandhi family's choice.
But it was the mother who was instrumental in formulating the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and upon her rests the responsibility of saving the UPA and Congress itself from frittering away, however far-fetched it might sound.
True the Congress party is in shambles and Sonia Gandhi's health related concerns would be an obstacle for her to helm the party for long. But what is ailing the Congress, including the desertion of the party by several leaders, could be a temporary phenomenon and could be set right. The Lok Sabha poll debacle is behind. Now is the time to look forward to what lies ahead for the party, the opposition and for the country.
The vacuum felt in the opposition cannot be allowed to last. It would only further invigorate the BJP. As reported widely what has helped the Modi-Shah juggernaut to roll on has been the muscular nationalism and Hindutva agenda which could be countered only by an equally strong counter-campaign.
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