THE Opposition has almost signalled a ‘black’ future for itself as its Members of Parliament (MPs) wore black clothes in Parliament to protest against the Government on the Adani issue as well as the conviction and subsequent disqualification of Mr. Rahul Gandhi. For, some symbolisms are double-edged, and wearing black clothes in Parliament is one such. It will paint the Opposition in black for the future as well, and will afford the ruling party with a brighter chance to continue doing well at the hustings now only about a year away. It is perfectly all right for a political party or parties to register protest against the party in power for whatever reasons. However, the persistent effort of the Opposition to block parliamentary proceedings under this or that pretext shows that it wants to keep away from the exercise because it fears getting exposed badly by the ruling party. It knows that in the absence of proceedings, its weaknesses will not get bared. The Opposition, thus, appears in an escapist mode -- unwilling to confront the Government on key issues.

It is absolutely comic that the Congress party keeps harping that Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi is afraid of the Congress drive against him on the Adani as well as other issues. It is totally ridiculous to make such statements. Yet, the Opposition does not realise that it is taking a plunge into a dark and bottomless pit when it indulges in all sorts of idiotic tactics in a fond hope of cornering the Government. Yet, no matter what the Opposition does, its purpose of cornering the Government would never succeed simply because it has no strategy to achieve that goal. Mere shouting slogans or stalling parliamentary proceedings cannot be a strategy for the Opposition. For, strategy is a long-term planning, and blocking parliamentary proceedings can never be a long-term idea that would sustain the Opposition’s anti-government drive for long.

No matter all this reality, the Opposition is hell bent upon wearing black clothes and protest against the ruling party. In the past ten years, it has tried all such tricks but has failed miserably in all those. Despite this, when the Opposition does not wake up to reality, then it is sure marching along a suicidal path. The problem, however, is that the Opposition stands blinded by rage and frustration that the very strong and well-organised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not affected by cheap political shenanigans.

In fact, every passing day, more and more people are getting attracted to the BJP for obvious reasons. The Opposition’s tall talk that the people are frustrated with the BJP, thus, is only a balloon that gets deflated time and again. When the Opposition does not have anything better to do than wear black clothes in Parliament, then the common people are bound to go away from an anti-Modi sloganeering. For, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s persona is getting brighter by the day because of his very strong commitment to people’s welfare and India’s development in all fields.

As against this, the Opposition stands on a slippery stage, all the time making efforts to stabilise itself. With nothing better to do, the Opposition, thus, keeps indulging in tactics such as wearing black clothes, not actually knowing what next to do. But black clothes actually symbolise a black future for the Opposition. No matter its all anti-Modi statements, the Opposition in general and Congress in particular is predictably staring at a black and bleak electoral prospect. Let us leave aside a many astrological predictions of Opposition doom in the elections in the next one year -- which, too, are bleak -- it does not require a genius to say for the BJP and its allies, electoral future is bright -- in stark contrast to the black one staring the Opposition in the face.