The Congress crown-prince has reportedly told the Assam electorate that if the BJP is voted to power in the State, then the entire show will be run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) (“PMO, RSS will run Assam if BJP wins: Rahul”, Mar.30). Mr. Gandhi seems to have forgotten the decade-long, uninterrupted rule of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the Centre when an extra-constitutional authority was running the whole show from behind the curtains. The entire exercise was based on a simple principle — enjoy power without having any responsibility.
Arun Malankar,
Mumbai