Indian National Congress formed in 1885 at Bombay is completing 126 long years of its existence on today, 28th December 2011.   The limited aim was to get more benefit for the Indians under the British rule. It was not a confrontationalist  line, but to get the maximum benefits in a given situation.

But gradually it developed in to a national organisation fighting for freedom for the country. After Mahatma Gandhi came to the scene it expanded and reached to the far corners of the country. After sustained struggles,  Indian people got independence in 1947. In the first elections, Congress  won with big majority and became the rulers of India.

What happened afterwards is well-known. Now no party can rule on its own. Only coalition government can survive, whether UPA or NDA. But the Congress has changed after the initial years of Independence. Now it has become a party of the haves and the big business. The neo-liberalisation policy that it is implementing is not for the poor but for the rich. The working class are antagonized.

186 years of Congress Party has resulted in the distance of the party from the masses. If the present anti-people policy continues, further alienation is sure to come.