Ghosts of the past

Wherever it looks, the Congress, it would appear, sees the ghosts of its past staring back at the party, immobilising it and freezing it into action. On December 11, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare held a token fast to protest against the Congress-led Government playing ducks and drakes with the Lokpal Bill and ignoring its commitment. While most of the Opposition attended the debate that took place during the fast, the Congress did not do so, although Mr Hazare had invited the party. Probably, the Congress saw in the turnout at Jantar Mantar a threat to its Government. Senior BJP leader LK Advani’s Jan Chetana Yatra, on the other hand, found itself a fitting climax at Mr Hazare’s anshan at Jantar Mantar.

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