Amid the continuing tussle within the Congress, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday mentioned there is no such thing as a substitute for expertise at any stage and steered that younger leaders ought to be affected person as they’ll get an opportunity when the time comes.
He additionally mentioned that his equation with the Gandhi household will stay the identical because it was for the final 50 years.
Speaking to reporters on the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) workplace right here after casting his vote within the occasion’s presidential election, Gehlot exuded confidence that Mallikarjun Kharge would win the election and revive the organisation.
Without naming Sachin Pilot, with whom he’s at loggerheads over the chief minister’s put up and the occasion management within the state, Gehlot mentioned younger leaders who’re nonetheless within the Congress ought to work laborious and when the time comes, the central management will give . He was given the identical alternative as he and different leaders received their possibilities. “Work comes from experience. Youth can work hard, but there is no substitute for experience, be it at village, town, district, state or national level,” mentioned the veteran chief.
He referred to as leaders comparable to Jyotiraditya Scindia, RPN Singh and Jitin Prasada, who left the Congress to hitch the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), “opportunistic” and identified that each one of them turned Union ministers at a younger age. He mentioned, “Those who’ve left the Congress are opportunists. He received an opportunity to change into a Union Minister at a younger age. He achieved it with none battle. Be it Scindia ji, Jitin Prasad ji or RPN Singh ji.
Asked about those that created unrest throughout the Congress, Gehlot, with out naming anybody, mentioned, “The message for him is that we worked for the party when it faced many challenges, when we lost elections. . When good days come, opportunities will also come. My best wishes are to those who are still in Congress.” “This is a time of crisis and such people should work hard, which will strengthen their credibility and reputation. The fragrance spreads automatically. When the opportunity comes, the leadership is sure.” Will undoubtedly give them an opportunity, like we had received an opportunity,” he mentioned.
Responding to questions on hypothesis about his equation with the Gandhi household forward of the Congress president election, Gehlot, who was as soon as the front-runner for the put up, mentioned his relationship with the household would stay “same for life”. He mentioned, ‘Even after October 19, my relationship with the Gandhi household will stay the identical because it was for the final 50 years. I can say this for positive,” he mentioned.
“Vinoba Bhave once said that his relationship with Geeta Mata was beyond logic. I have a similar relationship with the Gandhi family and it will remain so for the rest of my life,” Gehlot mentioned.
Gehlot was the frontrunner for the put up of Congress president, however political developments befell in Rajasthan later and on September 25, a gathering of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) was held on the chief minister’s residence right here.
This was seen as an train to exchange Gehlot with Pilot as chief minister of Rajasthan, in step with the occasion’s “one man, one post” coverage.
However, the assembly couldn’t happen as MLAs loyal to Gehlot held a separate assembly and submitted their resignations to Speaker CP Joshi in protest in opposition to any transfer to nominate Pilot to the highest put up.
Gehlot later apologized to Sonia Gandhi for not passing a decision on the CLP assembly in Delhi and mentioned he wouldn’t contest the occasion’s presidential election, following which Kharge filed his nomination.
Kharge is pitted in opposition to Shashi Tharoor within the Congress’ presidential election, the outcomes of which can be declared on October 19.
On the present political scenario in Rajasthan and the current developments on the implementation of Congress’s “one man, one post” coverage, Gehlot mentioned Kharge will win the occasion’s presidential election and reply these questions.
Gehlot and Pilot had a face-off over the chief minister’s put up when the Congress got here to energy in Rajasthan in December 2018. Gehlot was appointed to the highest put up, whereas Pilot was made deputy.
In July 2020, Pilot, together with 18 different MLAs, rebelled in opposition to Gehlot’s management, forcing him to lose the put up of deputy chief minister and state Congress chief.
Gehlot was profitable in saving his authorities throughout the month-long disaster.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
