
Whether the Congress erred(ग़लती करना) in privileging(विशेष अधिकार देना) members of the old guard to lead the governments in Rajasthan, Madhya
In Madhya Pradesh, the decision was relatively(अपेक्षाकृत ) easy. It was the president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, Kamal Nath, who fronted the campaign. Former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had his fair share of supporters, but it was Mr. Nath, who is far senior, who was perceived(माना जाता है) as having a bigger claim(दावा) to the post. Those in the Congress calling for blooding youngsters may well have to accept the sober(शांत/संयमी) reality that this will only come about as part of a longer, deeper process. Of course, it takes more than a change at the helm to bring about a politicalreorientation( पुनर्विचार). The process will have to start at the organisational level and extend(विस्तार) to the distribution of the party ticket. To allow the space for the party to grow, Mr. Gandhi needs to accelerate(गति बढ़ाना/तेज़ करना) the process of letting leaders from the grassroots(जमीनी स्तर पर) to emerge(उभरने ). Youth leaders of any significance today are of the second or third generation in the party. A good way to start would be by decentralising power and not concentrating(इकट्ठा करना/ध्यान दे)it in the so-called high command, a feeble(कमजोर ) euphemism(व्यंजना) for the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Important Vocabulary
1. Erred(ग़लती करना)
Synonyms: misbehave, miscalculate, stray, stumble, blow
Antonyms: behave, obey, stay, understand, correct
Synonyms: misbehave, miscalculate, stray, stumble, blow
Antonyms: behave, obey, stay, understand, correct
2. Privileging(विशेष अधिकार देना)
Synonyms: accredit, allow, certify, empower, enable
Antonyms: deny, disallow, disapprove, refuse, reject
Synonyms: accredit, allow, certify, empower, enable
Antonyms: deny, disallow, disapprove, refuse, reject
3. Debate(बहस).
Synonyms: argument, contest, controversy, deliberation, dispute
Antonyms: agreement, peace, quiet, harmony
Synonyms: argument, contest, controversy, deliberation, dispute
Antonyms: agreement, peace, quiet, harmony
4. Argue(तर्क करना/उलझ जाना)
Synonyms: contend, disagree, dispute, quarrel, quibble
Antonyms: agree, concur, give in, make peace, abstain
Synonyms: contend, disagree, dispute, quarrel, quibble
Antonyms: agree, concur, give in, make peace, abstain
5. Mockery(मज़ाक/उपहास)
Synonyms: farce, sham, travesty, burlesque, butt
Antonyms: honesty, openness, truth, flattery, praise
Synonyms: farce, sham, travesty, burlesque, butt
Antonyms: honesty, openness, truth, flattery, praise
6. Distrust(अविश्वास)
Synonyms: disbelief, doubt, misgiving, mistrust, skepticism
Antonyms: belief, certainty, confidence, faith, trust
Synonyms: disbelief, doubt, misgiving, mistrust, skepticism
Antonyms: belief, certainty, confidence, faith, trust
7. Majority(बहुमत/अधिकांश)
Synonyms: bulk, mass, max, more, preponderance
Antonyms: inferiority, adolescence, childhood, minority, secondary
Synonyms: bulk, mass, max, more, preponderance
Antonyms: inferiority, adolescence, childhood, minority, secondary
8. Despite(बावजूद/विरोध)
Synonyms: against, although, even though, even with, in contempt of
Synonyms: against, although, even though, even with, in contempt of
9. Detractors(विरोधियों/आलोचक)
Synonyms: critic, censor, defamer, depreciator
Synonyms: critic, censor, defamer, depreciator
10. Perceived(माना जाता है)
Synonyms: anticipated, recognized, felt, grasped, heard
Synonyms: anticipated, recognized, felt, grasped, heard
11. Accelerate(गति बढ़ाना/तेज़ करना)
Synonyms: advance, expedite, further, hasten, open up
Antonyms: block, cease, check, delay, discourage
Synonyms: advance, expedite, further, hasten, open up
Antonyms: block, cease, check, delay, discourage
12. Grassroots(जमीनी स्तर पर)
Synonyms: central, constitutional, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential
Antonyms: accessory, auxiliary, extrinsic, inessential, insignificant
Synonyms: central, constitutional, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential
Antonyms: accessory, auxiliary, extrinsic, inessential, insignificant
13. Emerge(उभरने ).
Synonyms: appear, arrive, come up, crop up, develop
Antonyms: abandon, decrease, disappear, drop, fall
Synonyms: appear, arrive, come up, crop up, develop
Antonyms: abandon, decrease, disappear, drop, fall
14. Concentrating(इकट्ठा करना/ध्यान दे)
Synonyms: apply, establish, fixate, focus, intensify
Antonyms: confuse, unsettle, disregard, forget, ignore
Synonyms: apply, establish, fixate, focus, intensify
Antonyms: confuse, unsettle, disregard, forget, ignore