Dissolve the Congress!

Did you know that after independence Mahatma Gandhi had sugessted that the Congress Party be dissolved? He was correctly of the view that the Congress Party was formed as a popular movement to gain independence from the British rule and once that was achieved there was no need for the part anymore! Very logical. I am sure the Congress leaders who were just about reached the best part of their political careers were shocked at the idea. Just imagine what would have happened if Gandhiji's wishes were carried out?
Did you know in an interview to Louis Fisher his biographer, the Mahatma had spoken about taking drastic steps against the zamindar who did not surrender their excess lands to peasants voluntarily? In reality the Zamindari Abolition Act which was implemented by some states was a sham.
Did you now the Mahatma's presence is East Bengal [Noakhali] prevented communal riots post partition. The British could not deploy soldiers to the East Bengal becuase of heavy deployment of soldiers in West Punjab. Of course the worst riots happened in Punjab where soldiers were deployed. The Mahatma alone achieved in East Bengal what a whoe battalion could not achieve in Punjab.
The best analysis of Mahatma Gandhi according to me is in Prof Sumit Sarkar's Modern India. Sumit Sarkar is one of the best modern Indian historians. His Modern India which is a best seller is also the best text book on Modern Indian history. Louis Fischer's biography of the Mahatma is a tome and unless u are deeply interested in Mahatma Gandhi, you would not be able to finish it.
Finally, did u know that the Mahatma was a prolific writer he wrote on everything from bowel movements to politics. His collected works I think runs into 98 brick sized volumes. When did he have the time?