SPEAKING ABOUT THE RULING CONGRESS PARTY JAYPRAKASH NARAYAN SAID:
"The congress ceased to be a movement soon after it came to power in 1947 .......and became a mere election machine. Even so it retained to a considerable extent its democratic character, its mass organisational structure and inner vitality. All that has changed in the past two or three years. Pardoxical though it may seem, the Congress despite its massive electoral victories in 1971 and 1972 is today a little more than a hollow shell." Viewing with deep concern the inner working of the Congress Party, JP said that there was "little or no internal democracy left in it, and that its state leaders and Chief Ministers were mostly had-picked men, rather than leaders in theirown right. In fact, systematic efforts has been made to cut the ground under the feet of such national and state leaders as have a base of their own in the party and among the people, " JP wrote, "might suit Indiraji's style of leadership, but it spells ruin for the congress as a democratic organisation and ipso facto for Indian democracy itself. For it is not reasonable to expect an organisation that does not practice democracy in its internal affairs to be much concerned about preserving democracy in the affairs of the nation."
"The congress ceased to be a movement soon after it came to power in 1947 .......and became a mere election machine. Even so it retained to a considerable extent its democratic character, its mass organisational structure and inner vitality. All that has changed in the past two or three years. Pardoxical though it may seem, the Congress despite its massive electoral victories in 1971 and 1972 is today a little more than a hollow shell." Viewing with deep concern the inner working of the Congress Party, JP said that there was "little or no internal democracy left in it, and that its state leaders and Chief Ministers were mostly had-picked men, rather than leaders in theirown right. In fact, systematic efforts has been made to cut the ground under the feet of such national and state leaders as have a base of their own in the party and among the people, " JP wrote, "might suit Indiraji's style of leadership, but it spells ruin for the congress as a democratic organisation and ipso facto for Indian democracy itself. For it is not reasonable to expect an organisation that does not practice democracy in its internal affairs to be much concerned about preserving democracy in the affairs of the nation."
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