Former President Pranab Mukherjee wrote in his new book that the inability of the Congress to mark the end of its charismatic leadership could be one of the reasons for the 2014 Lok Sabha defeat. In his autobiography, The Presidential Years, 2012-2017, Mukherjee said the Narendra Modi government failed to run a parliament smoothly during its first term and was responsible for its arrogance and inefficiency.
He wrote this book before his death last year. The book went on the market Tuesday. He wrote in this book that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not discuss the matter with him before declaring demonetization on 8 November 2016, but this did not surprise him because such a declaration was by accident.
The former president mentioned that on the day of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he had instructed his aides to keep him informed of trends every half hour. “The results were disappointing as a decisive mandate came, but at times my own party’s congressional performance was disappointing,” he wrote.
“It’s hard to believe that Congress will win just 44 seats,” he wrote in the book. Congress is a national organization that is connected to the lives of the people. Its future is always something that every thinking person will think about. Mukherjee, who is Union Minister in several Congress governments, cited several reasons for the 2014 defeat.
“I think the party has failed to recognize the end of its charismatic leadership,” he wrote. Strong leaders like Pandit Nehru saw India maintain its existence and develop into a strong and stable nation. It is sad that there are no such great leaders who have made this system the government of the average people. ”
In the book, he also mentioned the cordial relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he was in office. In the book, however, Mukherjee criticized the NDA government for failing to run a parliament smoothly during the first Narendra Modi government. “I have the arrogance of the government and its inability to deal with a situation that has led to bitter debate between the ruling party and the opposition,” he wrote.
According to Mukherjee, the presence of a Prime Minister in Parliament alone makes a huge difference in the functioning of the organization. In his book, “Whether it be Jawaharlal Nehru, or Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee or Manmohan Singh, he has made his presence felt in the House.
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