{
  "id": 13600927,
  "title": "Tavleen Singh writes: Congress party must do more than protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/tavleen-singh-writes-congress-party-must-do-more-than-protest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T01:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tavleen-singh-writes-congress-party-must-do-more-than-protest-10916132/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "While political protests and government crackdowns are occurring, commentators like the columnist face accusations of bias. During this time, the columnist stumbled upon a video of Priyanka Gandhi and Congress ladies singing a song, originally made famous by the Cockroach Janta Party, but with the target changed from 'Bal Narendra' to Gyanesh Kumar. Despite the tune and gestures remaining the same, the columnist felt that the song lacked the resonance it once had. This led the columnist to express a belief that the Gandhi siblings needed to offer more than just street-fighting to win public trust. Specifically, the columnist mentioned that the party's think tanks had not devoted enough time to creating a list of concrete reforms for the Election Commission and the process of appointing election commissioners. While the columnist understands that street fighting is a valid political tactic, they questioned why Congress should not provide alternative solutions to what they perceive as government wrongdoing. The columnist encouraged Rahul Gandhi to suggest guardrails for various institutions, offer concrete examples of damage caused, and lay out a detailed plan for reform. Furthermore, the columnist suggested that Rahul Gandhi could stop repeatedly claiming that democracy has been destroyed under the Modi government and instead provide a clearer explanation of what he sees as destruction and how he would remedy it. The columnist also expressed a desire for Rahul Gandhi to develop specific proposals for improving the economy, reducing corruption, enhancing government schools and hospitals, addressing unemployment, and providing alternative governance models. The columnist acknowledged that many people are looking for an alternative and urged those who had criticized her on social media to stop using derogatory language and focus on constructive criticism.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Congress must offer more than street protests to win public trust.",
    "Think tanks lacked time to create concrete reforms for Election Commission.",
    "Rahul Gandhi should propose guardrails for institutions and detailed reform plans."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The columnist's critique of Congress implies that merely protesting is insufficient for the party to regain public trust, and that it must instead offer concrete policy alternatives and reforms.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}