In what sense was the Congress an ideological coalition? Mention the various ideological currents present within the Congress.
Rajni Kothari righty points out, “The Congress represents all shades of opinion, all major interest groups in the society and, indeed, all other parties as well. The Congress represented India’s diversity in terms of classes, castes, religions and languages and various interests...”
a. It was an unquestioned belief that the Congress party, which was formed in 1885 by the educated elite and intelligentsia, gradually became a mass-based party.
b. It emerged as an umbrella organisation having, within its fold, many groups, varied viewpoints and ideologies. It was the mirror of the nation that spoke for the nation.
c. The party, over the years, was associated with a movement that brought together diverse groups, whose interests were often contradictory. Peasants and industrialists; urban dwellers and villagers; workers and owners and middle, lower and upper classes as well as different castes, all found space in the Congress.
d. The Congress represented a rainbow-like social coalition, broadly representing India’s diversity in terms of classes and castes, religions and languages and various interests.
e. Congress’ vast ideological spectrum was enlarged with the inclusion of diverse groups, ideas and beliefs
f. It accommodated the revolutionary and pacifist, conservative and radical, extremist and moderate, rightist and leftist and all shades of the centre
g. The party was indeed a platform of numerous groups as it accommodated and represented diverse sections of the Indian society, trying to reach at a consensus through negotiations and discussions. The party resolved differences among conflicting interests within its broad spectrum.
a. It was an unquestioned belief that the Congress party, which was formed in 1885 by the educated elite and intelligentsia, gradually became a mass-based party.
b. It emerged as an umbrella organisation having, within its fold, many groups, varied viewpoints and ideologies. It was the mirror of the nation that spoke for the nation.
c. The party, over the years, was associated with a movement that brought together diverse groups, whose interests were often contradictory. Peasants and industrialists; urban dwellers and villagers; workers and owners and middle, lower and upper classes as well as different castes, all found space in the Congress.
d. The Congress represented a rainbow-like social coalition, broadly representing India’s diversity in terms of classes and castes, religions and languages and various interests.
e. Congress’ vast ideological spectrum was enlarged with the inclusion of diverse groups, ideas and beliefs
f. It accommodated the revolutionary and pacifist, conservative and radical, extremist and moderate, rightist and leftist and all shades of the centre
g. The party was indeed a platform of numerous groups as it accommodated and represented diverse sections of the Indian society, trying to reach at a consensus through negotiations and discussions. The party resolved differences among conflicting interests within its broad spectrum.
