SONIA-MANMOHAN POWER DICHOTOMY NOT SUCH A BAD THING

The existence of two power centres - that of Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi - is not such a bad thing for our democracy. In f act to call them as twin power centres is slightly off mark since the former is a "power" centre focussing p rimarily on what needs to be done come what may ( vi z. nuclear deal , e conomic measures , defence policy etc.) while the latter is more a pillar of "strength" - for the poor, weak and the minorities - focusing more on what should" not " be done ( Viz. petrol price rise, NREGP etc .). Thus , it is somewhat of an internal c heck on the polity.In a tangential sort of a way, the Sangh parivar does the same for the BJP (ensuring that it never goes too much off the ideological path). It w ould've had more sanctity if it had evolved as part of a planned process; but then like all things in India, it came about a s a " reaction" to a chaotic situation.