A long march provides a peek at India after Modi

 A long march provides a peek at India after Modi

The nation's top opposition figure is currently on the last stage of a massive public walk across the length of the subcontinent in a conscious mimicry of India's revered independence hero Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The 3,500km (2,175 miles) walk by Rahul Gandhi, who is unrelated to the freedom warrior, defied doubters and skeptics, and was a successful political protest and mobilization. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, also known as the March for the Unity of India, has received a lot of support over the past three months.

As it moves toward its finish on the lofty slopes of Indian-administrated Kashmir, the yatra, now in its final stage, entered the northern state of Punjab on Tuesday night. Gandhi, the face of the Indian National Congress, is providing the world's greatest democracy with a fresh political vision and script in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party's strident political Hinduism or Hindutva (BJP). Political redemption is the goal of the yatra, a word typically used to describe a Hindu pilgrimage. It has re-energized the Congress party, which had been rendered inert for ten years by repeated election failures. Gandhi, who was mocked cruelly by the BJP for being a novice politician, has now become a figurehead with broad appeal.

The epic trek has concentrated on typical human interactions with the straightforward message of interreligious cooperation and prosperity for all. Gandhi's supporters record and share on social media the conversations their leader has about the Modi government's crushed hopes with farmers and workers, young and old, men and women, and children at each stop each day. These provide a snapshot of the economic conditions in India, where unemployment and inflation are rampant and the government has made many promises but few have been kept. Gandhi's message is that Modi's fervent Hindutva is what is limiting India's potential on the economic and social fronts. All of this, along with the attendant rush to embrace and take pictures with the bearded opposition leader.

Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, foiled both the British empire and Indian political elites with his famed salt march over a century ago. Gandhi, who rejected political position and power, instead inspired ordinary Indians with bold hope. He was looking for a rethinking of political ties and a change of politics. He made it.

To compare the two Gandhis would be absurd and foolish. No foreign imperial power is being overthrown in today's battle. The decision about India's future identity is one that is wholly private and internal. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, however, has contributed to defining the front lines for the 2024 elections by providing a political paradigm that contrasts with that projected by Modi and the BJP.

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