Rahul Gandhi Member Congress working Committee, General Secretary AICC In his  year, keeping one eye on general elections, 2009 or even before is on a tour of discovering . He called his tour “Discover India”. Well actually, it seems like a discovering voters in upcoming state elections scheduled later this year in respective states. His visit have been to tribal belt of Orissa, which was a traditional vote bank of the Indian National Congress Party but have been alienated due to the neglect of the respective congress government. This is the state, which has eluded congress party in government from last ten years. This tour is an effort to bring back, the disillusioned voters to the party manifold. Rajiv Gandhi, his father has also visited the area 12 years Rahul”s “discover  India”will involve touring the length and breadth of the country to enthuse the party workers and reaffirm the party men his enthronement at the top job of the party, as a successor of Sonia Gandhi the congress Party President.
While Rahul Gandhi discovers the people of the country were gearing up for unexpected commodity rises and high rate of inflammation
He and his government should check inflation and rise in commodity prices instead of touring,” said one housewife when she was asked about his discover India.
The prices of primary articles have increased by 6.9 percent over the corresponding week of the last month while fuel prices have risen by 5.4 percent because of increase in the retail prices of petrol and diesel, Assocham said
The primary commodity like edible oil, pulses, wheat and vegetables is hurting the common man as it was on this plank the congress government came in power
However, the finance minister stated that he was unable to do anything regarding this matter and he blamed the international monetary situation for this rise in prices
The upward trend of the commodities looks will go on for a long period this time hurting pockets of the common man
Communist party of (Marxist) the coalition partners are of the view that the Government has failed to check the price rise and is working on the behest of few businessmen.
C.P.I.M also reiterated that agrarian crisis persisted; the issue the government has not unaddressed. This agriculture crisis has led to large number of farmer suicides around the country after the announcement of sops as loan waver for the farmers
The main opposition party B.J.P meanwhile launched scathing attack on the government
The meeting of the chief ministers of the BJP ruled states was held at in which the price rise was the focus of discussion.
Rahul Gandhi instead of discovering India, which he could do later in sum better clime, should sit with his party workers and devise a plan to check the inflation otherwise the annoyed voter could put the reelection of his Indian National Congress Party in jeopardy
The party is in dismal condition in U.P. and considering the ambitions of Mayawati the firebrand dalit Leader of Bahujan Samaj Party to contest the next General election on her own does not augur well for his party, as both parties have same voter base.