Is he the leader in the reserve? He is not an abled leader, he could not capture the home state of the Gandhis. He is no way a competition to Modi, the visionary. What is his experience in ruling the country, only because he is from the Gandhi clan. What not we have heard of this young leader in the making who is on a silent mission. When heavy weights of all parties could not find reasons for the trouble that brewed among the border Kashmir state, it was this young tiger of the Gandhi clan, who addressed the problem from the grass root level. Yes it was Rahul Gandhi who envisaged on a mission to bring back Kashmir to the main stream.
Probably he is not a good politician, as neither can he make promises nor repeat well scripted speeches to garner applause from the crowds. But he is surely the 'practical' leader India dreams of. A man who looks at the grass root level for bettering the lives of the gen next. People are fighting against corruption, anarchy, power, scams...... and they say it is for the poor. But the fight has been endless with no results seen by our fathers and neither by us, if situation continues probably not by our children too.
The solution to any problem is not just protesting or shouting over it, but to address the issue. If corruption has grown to such a mammoth extent then it was not a day's affair. Why our visionary leaders did not address the issue till date. Did they only look upon the issue after it has reached this stature. When it has grown over the years, is it possible to weed it out in a day. Practically impossible, on the contrary we have to address the issue from the grass root levels, give it ample time to nurture for the best developments.
At this moment I remember a story of a pond filled with weed. Initially the pond had some weed, but on a daily basis it started doubling. And the day before today I found it only half filled. But presto today morning the whole pond was engulfed with the weed. Corruption is also like that, we gave some extra bucks to get an out of the round favor, the other person gave a little more and some one else some more. Today that seems to become customary.
Of course corruption is just not the only issue that is haunting us, we have other larger issues like terrorism and the Kashmir divide. This is were Mr Gandhi's vision became a reality. He made a thorough study over the Kashmir problem and felt that the youth must be nurtured back into main stream with good educational and employment standards. Then the apple valley would be like any other part of the nation. On his repeated visits to the valley, Mr Gandhi tried to figure out what was lacking and persuaded to bridge in the gap.
In this endeavor the most unexpected thing dawned on the students packed in the Kashmir University auditorium. Mr Gandhi once again kept up his promise and with him came the stalwarts of the India Inc. The elite group of people included Ratan Tata, Kumarmangalam Birla, Deepak Parekh and Rajiv Bajav. The doyens of the Indian industry gave the necessary impetus to the students that, 'we are all one and we are there for you,' shall positively go a long way.
It was Mr Gandhi's dream that had come true today, felt critics. They appreciated his nuances to catch the issue at the right point to solve future problems. As education and employment become at par with the rest of the country in Kashmir, the issue of dismay might as well subside over a period. And hopefully the seeds sown today might yield fruits much later but the yield is imminent. Touring to the valley in peace for you and me would be a reality in the near future. Kudos to Rahul Bhai, we need you! (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)
