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NEW DELHI: If political relation is as much
about dealing with irresistible impulses as dramatic a few bold blows, United States Congress has
clearly plumped for caution. The point was made tellingly by Pranab
Mukherjee, the party's stalwart crisis-manager, when he said that the AICC's
omnibus political declaration had taken short letter of "an incident in West
Bengal." It was just that. Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denounced
"propaganda" that the India-US atomic trade would pinch India's foreign policy
and atomic programs as "false," there was huge patience for the Left,
which have emerged, even more than than BJP, as Congress's principal bugbear. It was
left to the odd delegate to railing against the Left over Nandigram. If
Congress was careful about the Left's sensitivities, it was not without reason. Having prised a small, but precious, grant from CPM foreman Prakash Carat over
allowing the Manmohan Singh authorities to near International Atomic Energy Agency for a safeguards
agreement, United States Congress had few options but to throw back over Left's Nandigram
blunders. It was like letting a half-volley travel by unmolested. Unable
to acquire back at its annoying ally, United States Congress expectedly focused on the BJP. This
was par for the course of study as the two political parties are locked in acrimonious conflicts at the
Centre and the states. With an bitter opinion poll looming in Gujarat, the rhetoric
was jump to be shrill. So while "followers of Godse" came in for a
flaying, there were units of ammunition of back-patting for having reversed NDA's
"exclusivist" politics. There were some interesting sunglasses on the
nuclear trade itself. The AICC declaration spoke of how the understanding would boost
India’s energy output. Mukherjee made the point it would, more
importantly, unfastened entree to engineering that had been denied since 1974. Given the uncertainness over the deal, there was no point in
tom-tomming it, seemed to be the gathering's mood. In any case, many still find
it an obtuse subject. There were some other inflection points to the
day. United States Congress head Sonia Indira Gandhi made her presence felt, not only in her
on-stage prominence but also in active audience over projected alterations to
various resolutions. Often exchanging a word with the PM, the steady trail of
leaders approaching her with document in manus for audiences made it obvious
where the party's powerfulness Centre lies. The show at Capital's Talkatora
Stadium was nil if not an in-house event. To the cheering delegates, Sonia
would either offer a friendly moving ridge â€" or, if she wanted to control their
exuberance, an drawn-out thenar would do. It was also to her that all entreaties were
directed. It was then up to her to bespeak flimsy blessing by manner of a smiling or
negate a suggestion by manner of a shingle of the head. Having warded off
the possibility of a general election, Congressmen were more than acute to heaving a
sigh of alleviation than rise conflict cries. An NDA burnout saw United States Congress catapulted
to power, aided by some astute alliances. As Tamil Nadu military policeman Roentgen Prabhu pointed out,
things hadn't changed all that much. The political party was still to retrieve land ceded
to regional parties. Unless the Gujerat consequences chart a singular turnaround,
that's how it will be for some time. Ever a matter-of-fact breed, the
Congress rank and register volition be quite contented to do the most of the benefits of
power while it lasts. So the message of the Old Delhi AICC was to feast Rahul,
celebrate endurance while giving Congressmen a opportunity to make what they are pretty
good at â€" networking.