The picture of the 18th Lok Sabha is going to be completely different from the Lok Sabhas of 2014 and 2019. A glimpse of this was seen on Wednesday during the election of the Speaker in the House. In this Lok Sabha, while the ruling party has become weaker in terms of numbers compared to before, the opposition has got a new energy. This energy of the opposition has also changed the chemistry between the leaders in the House. In such a situation, the eyes of the whole country are fixed on the chemistry between the opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a glimpse of which was also seen in the House today.
The mathematics of the 18th Lok Sabha has completely changed. This time, the All India Alliance led by Congress has performed better and is playing the role of a strong opposition. This victory has filled Rahul Gandhi’s political career with enthusiasm. Today, Rahul Gandhi is seen standing in the House in an equal position in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That is why after the election of Om Birla as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, both PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi reached to congratulate him. Then, as per tradition, both the leaders left Om Birla till the Speaker’s chair. During this, Rahul Gandhi and PM Modi shook hands with each other warmly. The message of future politics is hidden in this picture of both of them shaking hands.
Rahul hugged the PM
Generally, such a picture between Rahul Gandhi and PM Modi is rarely seen. After the picture of Rahul and Modi shaking hands in the House on Wednesday came out, people remembered the incident of July 2018. About six years ago, during the discussion on the no-confidence motion, Rahul Gandhi hugged PM Modi sitting in the House. Rahul had given a strong speech in the House at that time.
In his speech, he was talking about the atmosphere of hatred in the country and in this sequence, he hugged PM Modi to give a message of love. However, at that time, Rahul Gandhi’s move was made fun of by his opponents. PM Modi himself had said that someone hugged him. PM had expressed with his hand gesture that what is this? Well, that time was different. And today’s time is different.
The picture changed with the power of numbers
Actually, the biggest strength of leaders in politics is the number of MPs and MLAs of their party. It is on the basis of this number that a leader reaches the top post. His popularity and seriousness is decided on that basis. If this number is not there then his image becomes that of a weak leader. This thing is 100 percent applicable to the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.
The results of the 18th Lok Sabha have brought about a big change in Rahul Gandhi’s political life. His party has a good number of MPs. He himself has been made the leader of the opposition in the House. He is holding a constitutional post for the first time in his political life. As the leader of the opposition, his status in the House is equal to that of PM Modi. PM Modi is the leader of the House.
In such a situation, there will be a ‘clash’ between PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi on every occasion. Rahul has got such power that he can get information about every decision of the government. He can counter the PM. He can sit with the PM in constitutional appointments. In such a situation, the chemistry of these two leaders will be worth watching in the future.
Tags: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 26, 2024, 15:55 IST