Where’s the big liberal idea? | The Indian Express

Where’s the big liberal idea? | The Indian Express

Written by Pawan Khera |Updated: June 29, 2019 12:45:50 am

The writer, a former political secretary to Sheila Dikshit, is with the Congress party.

Where’s the big liberal idea?

The 2019 defeat puts a question mark on what we believe India stands for. The onus to find answers is not just on the Congress

A liberal will be the first to attack the party for an extra word said by Rahul Gandhi, or a tweet by him or a slip up by a leader.

It has been a month since India witnessed a decisive mandate in favour of the BJP. Of the post facto commentary, the most revealing has been the one by the “liberals”. It reveals the larger and more serious ailment that afflicts us all — seeking easy answers to complex questions.