Congress has felt the need for grooming up young leaders. The trend sweeping across the world is projection of young leaders, who can rule their respective countries for not less than 20 years. When Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain he was considered Prime Minister for 16 years. But the circumstances changed his tenure as he began playing subsidiary role to the US Government and he could not fulfil the expected dream of the Britishers. Britishers know unless there is stability the pace of development will slacken. Continuity of a Government for three or four terms is required to get the fruit of development. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru described as the architect of modern India ruled the country for 12 years. If he ruled the country for five years only none would have remembered him. Because nothing can be done in a single term. India would have reached super power status 15 years back if NDA did not replace Narasimha Rao Government. His economic liberalisation policy was not followed up by the successive Government. When the fruit was about to be reaped his Government was brought down. Congress policy and programme differ from BJP led NDA. Therefore Congress party has in mind when it projected Rahul Gandhi as the next to the hierarchy line of succession that he would be able to serve the country for not less than 30 years. Dr. Manmohon Singh present Prime Minister will be 82 years next year. The situation demands he be replaced to enable him to retire gracefully. The choice naturally falls on Rahul Gandhi. Opposition parties too should learn a lesson from the Congress party. If it thinks of effecting a change of guard at the centre it must project a young leader to take on Rahul and co. But finding young leader is not an easy task. Buddha, Jesus Chris did not appear quite often. Similarly political parties functioning in Manipur also should feel the need for grooming up young leaders. The new entrants to the voters list, all young are worshippers of young and fire brand leaders. They value the voice of young leaders. They consider the voice of the senior leaders as obsolete and out of touch. All political parties must feel the change brought by time. Samajwadi Party had Akhilesh Yadav replacing Mulayam in UP. BSP has Mayawati, who is also a young leader considering her age. Trinamol Congress in West Bengal has also groomed up too many young leaders. Its leader Mamta Bannerjee is also young. It is amazing young men and women cannot be projected as leaders of political parties
in Manipur. Barring N. Sovakiran of MPP who has been appointed as interim President of MPP the others could become President of the non Congress political parties functioning in Manipur only after crossing the age of 60. This trend of waiting for someone to grow old to become a president of a political party needs to be smashed. Senior leaders can work under the young leader. Unless you have the temerity for doing that the possibility of effecting a change will be remote.
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