From Hathras to Lakhimpur Kheri, the opposition is relying only on the mistakes of the BJP, not setting the agenda

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aHeading to the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the opposition has found a rallying point and an agenda to take its politics forward, with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence and the Bharatiya Janata Party brazenly sitting out of power giving much-needed impetus.

Like Hathras and Sonbhadra, Lakhimpur too has given them the boost they needed. But unfortunately for the BJP’s rivals, they have no agenda, vision or cohesive plan to present to the voters. It is the right and duty of any opposition to criticize and oppose the ruling party, but relying only on it, using it as a crutch and not having a unique selling point is neither clever politics nor a shrewd electoral approach. Is.

From Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi to Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party’s Mayawati and Rashtriya Lok Dal’s Jayant Choudhary, opposition leaders in the electoral state seem dependent on the Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath governments for their next. are. Treatment’. It is almost as if the opposition is just sitting without any active thinking of its own and waiting for the next gift from the BJP that will propel it into action.

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Lakhimpur ‘Breathe’

NS Four farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri After being allegedly crushed by a convoy of Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, the situation in the state is boiling and the opposition is on its toes. There have been some defining and fiery images in this crisis: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enthusiastically facing the police and sweeping the floor of the guest house where she was detained, Deepender Hooda assaulting the police, jayant chaudhary Reached the spot and Akhilesh Yadav roared and said that BJP is Presenting a “bouquet” Instead of arresting the culprits.

All of these have had powerful political influence, more defined thanks to timely and appropriate intervention by the opposition. Prime Minister’s obstinate silence. The incident brings back memories of the opposition Sonbhadra and Hathras, where the Yogi government slipped and its rivals got an issue. Gandhi family fought their way to Hathras to meet one’s family 19 year old dalit woman She died a fortnight after she was allegedly raped by four men outside her village. Mayawati and Akhilesh also left no stone unturned to listen and ensured to put the Yogi government on the back foot. They were equally outspoken and enthusiastic when 10 people killed And several others were injured in clashes over land ownership in Sonbhadra district, apart from being active during the CAA controversy as well as the Yogi government’s dubious law and order record.

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Every opposition waits for the government to make a mistake and use it as a weapon against it. But this has become the only strategy in the case of UP and probably in the whole country.

It is as if the opposition has become lazy, and when the BJP messes up it wakes up vigorously, only to go back to sleep. Anti-BJPism or anti-Modiism has become the sole weapon of some opposition parties, especially the Congress, and is unlikely to be powerful.

Voters want political parties to present a clear vision, a clean mindset and a coherent promise. The vote in 2014 was more in favor of Modi and his vision than in the 10-year rule of the UPA.

The strategy of relying solely on the failures of the ruling party and stoking sentiments against it works only when the ruling party has become extremely unpopular and voters yearn to get rid of it, perhaps in 2018 in states like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Was.

Unfortunately for the BJP’s rivals, the party or the prime minister, or even Yogi Adityanath, that phase is yet to come. Jumping from episode to episode to mark your politics only tells the voter that you are devoid of ideas and relying solely on Modi’s BJP to give you opportunities to gain political points.

What happens with this approach is that the BJP becomes the sole agent in driving the agenda, even with its own mistakes and missteps. The moment she decides to fix things, Congress and others have nothing left to back down, only to lie in wait for the next mistake.

The opposition has already found its voice in Uttar Pradesh, but with elections due in a few months, it needs to dig into its language and agenda as well.

Thoughts are personal.

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