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Journalism of Courage
Rahul Gandhi8217;s maiden Budget speech in Parliament on education threw up some interesting ideas, and one big whopper of a suggestion: make the Amethi MP a minister of education, so that he can match his words with action. Yes, we are deadly serious about this, and for several reasons. For one, the Express has always argued for the need to infuse youth into the governance of this country. The uniquely Indian belief that one must be in one8217;s dotage to be an effective minister is plain codswallop.
The 14th Lok Sabha has seen an infusion of GenNext leaders into the political system. It is now high time that the nation benefited from their energy. Which brings us to the next reason why such a step should be seriously contemplated. So far the new crop of young Congress parliamentarians have assumed power through family connections. But exercising power with responsibility is a whole new ball game. Those theories learnt at B-school need to be tested against the hard realities of the country. Take Rahul Gandhi. Ever since he emerged as MP, he has been earnestly arguing that his place is with the people, learning their problems. Well, maybe he should considering learning how to solve those problems, and he cannot do this unless he takes a dip in the rough waters of governance.
