Congress chief Gaurav Vallabh on Thursday hit out at Shashi Tharoor over his doable AICC presidential election bid, saying his “only major contribution” to the occasion was sending a letter to Sonia Gandhi whereas she was hospitalised.
In a primary signal of favoring leaders within the upcoming contest for the highest submit, Vallabh additionally expressed help for an additional potential contender, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who’s supported by the present management.
“The choice is very simple and clear,” Vallabh stated on Twitter.
Vallabh can be the spokesperson of the occasion however insisted that his remarks have been meant as a Congress employee and never as a spokesperson.
“Like crores of workers, my first wish is that Rahul Gandhi ji should provide his leadership to the Congress and the country. But if Rahul Gandhi ji sticks to his decision (not taking the post of Congress chief) and has to choose between the two names that come in public discussion, then there is no comparison between the two,” Vallabh stated.
On one aspect there’s Ashok Gehlot who has expertise of being a Union Minister, thrice Chief Minister, 5 occasions MP, 5 occasions MLA and who has defeated Modi-Shah in a straight contest and who has 45 years of expertise. Immaculate” political life, Vallabh stated.
“On the other hand there is Shashi Tharoor sahib who has made only one major contribution to the party in the last 8 years – send letters to Congress President Sonia Gandhi ji when she was hospitalised, this act caused pain to crores of party workers like me. The choice is very simple and clear,” he stated.
Vallabh’s remarks have been in reference to a letter despatched by a bunch of 23 leaders together with Tharoor to Sonia Gandhi calling for large reforms within the occasion in 2020. The race for the Congress president’s submit intensified on Wednesday with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot giving a transparent indication that he might enter the fray and Shashi Tharoor might meet the occasion’s election panel chief to inquire in regards to the nomination formalities.
After greater than 20 years, the Congress is all set to see a contest for the submit of occasion chief. Gehlot and Tharoor are being seen as doable contenders.
The Congress’s Central Election Authority on Thursday issued a notification for the AICC president elections, setting the ball rolling for the election of a successor to longest-serving occasion chief Sonia Gandhi.
According to the notification, the method of submitting nominations for the elections shall be held between September 24 and 30.
The date of scrutiny of nomination papers shall be October 1 whereas the final date for withdrawal of nominations shall be October 8.
If there’s a couple of candidate, the election shall be held on October 17. Counting of votes and declaration of outcomes will happen on October 19.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
