READYING THE RANK
Rajiv Gandhiretains the caution of the commercial pilot that he was, and is normally wary of discussing his findings in open forum soft he party. But his implicittrust in the observations of his new youth brigade is being reflected in his increasing petulance with the traditional Congress(l) leaders and his diminishing confidence in their capacity to put the party in fighting trim. A close aide of Rajiv says that he recently blew up when a Union ministersidled up to him with lengthy reports of the implementation of tribalareaup lift plans.“How I wish the tribals you say you’d helped were presen there, and were in agreement with your statistics, ”he reportedly snarled back. Even at the Pradesh Congress Committees (I) office-bearers’ and District Congress Committees (I) chiefs campin Delhi, when the Bihar contingent complained to him about the “new Youth Congress boys” trying to ride rough shod over them, he exploded, saying: “I know your exact worth. You can’t solve your own problems offactionalism, and you think you can solve the problem soft he nation? Please don’t create hurdles for the boys who are doing an excellent job and do your ownwork.”