DYNASTY,PARIVAR ,MOHALLA

The idea of conducting " primaries "  by Rahul Gandhi represents a  seminal step forward towards  participative democracy in a " dynasty "run outfit  . It has perhaps come rather late.The AAP stands  credited today for  this " mohalla   centric " political theme.That said BJP under a RSS hegemony would perhaps take ages to even contemplate this.  Rahul in fact had broadly mooted this when anointed the VP  quite a while back and had this mantra  been experimented  with in the recent set of assembly elections, the Congress might have perhaps done  better at the hustings.It would have also garnered  greater credibility today,on the eve of the 2014 polls to match a political parvenu as the AAP. Should Congress pursue  'primaries 'as these, it could well help re rail itself. It might even  stand it in good stead ,if not  now, but surely  down the line.As for the Parivar , flexibility in any form  shall  remain an alien concept.