Has the Congress internalised its message of social justice?
The Congress’ social justice platform, centred around the call for equal representation at the caste-level and a nationwide caste census, has been hailed after the Lok Sabha elections this year. But within four months of the general election results, the results of the Haryana Assembly polls have raised questions about how well this messaging has percolated to the lower rungs of the party organisation. Has the Congress internalised its message of social justice? Sudha Pai and Aditi Narayani Paswan discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Abhinay Lakshman. Edited excerpts:
Since the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has been talking about social justice, equal representation, and caste census. We just saw the results of the Haryana Assembly elections. To what extent...