Senior Congress chief Salman Khurshid on Sunday stated that Rahul Gandhi stays the “number one” and “only” selection for the put up of Congress President.
Khurshid additionally stated that efforts could be made to influence Gandhi to imagine the presidency of the social gathering after his return from overseas.
Congress put an finish to hypothesis after the assembly of the social gathering working committee introduced that the election of its president could be held on October 17. With the winner being introduced two days later.
Asked whether or not Rahul Gandhi is the selection of social gathering leaders, Khurshid stated, “To be honest, every person I have spoken to or felt their opinion remains the number one (choice) and he is the only one.” They are.” “We didn’t interact in any additional talks…we’ve got no clue whether or not he’ll settle for our request or not,” he stated. Today, it was not potential to deal with that because it was simply scheduling and all this was very tough because it was a hybrid assembly,” Congress Working Committee’s everlasting invitee Khurshid instructed PTI.
“When he comes back, I am sure we would like to persuade him,” Khurshid stated.
The former Union minister stated social gathering employees and leaders share the sentiment expressed by senior social gathering chief and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, who on Saturday stated that Rahul Gandhi was persuaded to return as Congress president. Because there isn’t any one else within the social gathering. Which has a pan-India enchantment.
Khurshid stated that “100 per cent” the rank and file of the social gathering desires to place Rahul Gandhi on the high. Expressing related views, senior social gathering chief and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat stated that social gathering employees really feel that Rahul Gandhi ought to comply with take over the reins of the social gathering. “…we want to say that he should become the President. This I am saying as a Congress worker. This is the sentiment of lakhs and crores of workers,” Rawat stated.
The CWC assembly was chaired by Sonia Gandhi, who’s overseas for a medical checkup. He was seen with former social gathering president Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who’re with him. The assembly got here amid a number of leaders, together with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, publicly encouraging Rahul Gandhi to return as social gathering chief. However, uncertainty and suspense stay on this concern.
Several social gathering insiders say that Rahul Gandhi is agency on his stand that he is not going to be the president of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Gehlot had on Wednesday tried to garbage studies of him being the frontrunner for the put up of Congress President and stated that efforts could be made until the final minute to persuade Rahul Gandhi to take over the reins of the social gathering once more.
Rahul Gandhi had resigned from the put up of Congress President after the social gathering suffered a second consecutive defeat within the 2019 parliamentary elections.
Sonia Gandhi, who took the reins of the social gathering once more as interim president, had additionally provided to step down in August 2020 following an open riot by a bit of leaders, referred to as the G-23, however the CWC requested her to proceed. was requested.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
