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Watch Nidhi Razdan : Priyanka Gandhi makes a debut in active politics.
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2/17/2025
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Priyanka Gandhi has made her debut as a Member of Parliament in this Winter Session of the
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Lok Sabha. And the BJP's reaction has been on predictable lines, which is to attack the
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Gandhi family on the issue of dynasty. In fact, this is a key issue that the BJP has
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been harping on for more than 10 years now. However, frankly, it's fallen flat simply
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because when it comes to dynasty, it is something that afflicts all political parties in India
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today, including the BJP, which has a long list of dynasties who are now ministers in
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the union government, in state governments, chief ministers, ministers in state governments,
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people that they've given tickets to to contest elections. So frankly, the BJP's dynasty accusation
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against the Congress rings hollow. It will be interesting to see how Priyanka Gandhi's
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innings will play out in Parliament. It is the first time that both the siblings, Rahul
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and Priyanka and their mother Sonia Gandhi are in Parliament. Of course, Sonia Gandhi
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is in the Rajya Sabha and she's not playing as much of an active role politically today.
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So how Priyanka and Rahul lead the Congress charge in Parliament will be something that
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will be keenly watched. But as I said, dynasty is no longer unique to the Congress. Every
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regional party, all other parties barring the left have the same issues to deal with.
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And ultimately, it is voters who decide whether a dynast is elected or not. Rahul Gandhi learnt
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it the hard way when he lost from a methi at the hands of Smriti Irani. So if voters
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don't want dynast, they won't elect them. And if they do, they will elect them. And
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voters in India are smart enough to make their own choices.
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