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One Navjot Singh Sidhuism phrases the cricketercommentator is famous for went like this commentating at a match Sidhu had said The way Indian wickets are falling it reminds one of the cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala one falls and everything else falls Replace Indian wickets with Congress politicians today and Sidhu could ironically be very well talking about himself and the Congress partyThe ideologyWith the MLA drama showing no signs of petering out and Sidhu adding to the storm by sending his official resignation on Monday the Congress crisis is in escalation mode B A Desai former Congress minister said The Congress party has to save itself It has to convince people that they do not speak about appeasement but stopping discriminationThey also have to work towards opposition unity and finally they have to educate the cadre about the basic teachings of Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Unless the Congress announces its ideological thrust and motivates cadre with the above mentioned ideology no amount of name changing this leader or that will helpShip slipSpeaking about the MLAs and others leaving Congress Anita ShekharCastellino an advocate who is a part of the legal cell of the Mahila Congress said This is a part of politics There are some people who are going to desert a sinking ship though I do not think this ship Congress is sinkingFor ShekharCastellino it is just a matter of time before people see through the rosy picture painted by the BJP The price rise and unemployment figures prove it There are people who argue that we have gained respect and are known internationally but this is because Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps travelling to lesserknown placesShekharCastellino who is the daughter of Annie Shekhar former MLA and senior member of the Indian National Congress added The Karnataka MLA episode is horse tradingPeople have elected representatives not only because of who they are but also because they belong to a certain party and the voters are aligned with the ideology represented by that partyThe ship analogy was also used by Herbert D Barretto former secretary of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee MRCC who too compared the Congress of today to A ship without a rudder Blaming the paid media in large part for the election defeat Barretto said it is important to fight back and rise again Indira Gandhi faced a downfall in 1978 and people said that the Congress party is finished She did not give up She came back to power like a phoenixEver onwardCommenting on Sidhus resignation Karan Adik chief of the Mumbai Congresss legal cell said The Congress has done very well in Punjab and the leadership of the current Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is unquestionable I do not see Sidhus resignation as any kind of crisis in that senseThe Prabhadevi resident added that the Karnataka situation is a setback for the government A weak coalition partner and CM means things have intensified Having said that there are a couple of indicators like the Congress moving to keep its flock together and the Speaker taking his time on the issue that show this may die out in a couple of days Though prophecies of doom exist I see hope for the Congress party and I am confident about the direction the party is taking towards the upcoming Assembly electionsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates