Rahul Gandhi risks a
jail term; George Fernandes during 1977 General Elections[i]
Respected Sir,
We had sent two open letters to you which were
published in Countercurrents.org on 11/06/2017 and 23/03/2023. In the first we had
requested you to undertake a padyatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari; in the
second letter we had urged that a public declaration be made that you would not
be a candidate for Prime Ministership in 2024 General Election. Both the issues
have got addressed.
Millions of Indians must have had similar
thoughts as expressed in the two pieces. Thousands may have voiced similar
sentiments to your good self in writing. If only you could address one public
meeting of each of the constituent members of the alliance during
electioneering in 2024 it would generate such oppositional energies which could
dismantle the present day rulers at the centre. Of course if you, Sir, are thrown
in prison in the defamation case by a pliant judiciary while 2024 elections are
on the horizon you should still campaign from the jail for the opposition
alliance to succeed. A poster of your image behind the bars would be an apt
message to the voters – a la image of George Fernandes with
shackled hands during the elections after the Emergency was over.
Yours sincerely,
P. S. Sahni & Shobha Aggarwal
PIL
Watch Group
[i]
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