‘No changers’ queer pitch on Rahul Gandhi elevation
16 April 2015 5:16 AM IST
The Congress vice-president is scheduled to make a public appearance on April 19 at a farmer’s rally called by the Congress against the land bill brought by the Narendra Modi government.
Upping the ante, veteran leader and three-time Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday in an interview to an agency said, under Sonia Gandhi there was a “comfort feeling” and that the party could rely on her “overpowering and very successful” leadership for its revival. This is being taken as a direct affront on party vice-president, who is being tipped to replace Sonia Gandhi as party head.
Dikshit is not the first leader to speak against the move as a few days back, Punjab strongman Captain Amrinder had articulated the view that the generation change should not be rushed through.
“You cannot just make a generational change with a knife and cut them through,” Singh had said and also argued for Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka to join active politics. The Congress deputy leader in Lok Sabha in an indictment of Rahul Gandhi had insisted that “raw people cannot move upwards”.
Before Amrinder went public with his articulation, Dikshit’s son Sandeep, a former Member of Parliament and party spokesperson had suggested that the party will not benefit from Sonia Gandhi making way for her son. Sandeep’s mother on Tuesday appeared to second Sandeep’s views stating that “the comfort level of working with Sonia Gandhi as president is very high.”
Interestingly, those for elevation of Rahul Gandhi like party general secretary Digvijaya Singh, former union ministers Mani Shankar Aiyer and Jairam Ramesh are keeping a low profile, not pushing their agenda very hard.
Upping the ante, veteran leader and three-time Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday in an interview to an agency said, under Sonia Gandhi there was a “comfort feeling” and that the party could rely on her “overpowering and very successful” leadership for its revival. This is being taken as a direct affront on party vice-president, who is being tipped to replace Sonia Gandhi as party head.
Dikshit is not the first leader to speak against the move as a few days back, Punjab strongman Captain Amrinder had articulated the view that the generation change should not be rushed through.
“You cannot just make a generational change with a knife and cut them through,” Singh had said and also argued for Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka to join active politics. The Congress deputy leader in Lok Sabha in an indictment of Rahul Gandhi had insisted that “raw people cannot move upwards”.
Before Amrinder went public with his articulation, Dikshit’s son Sandeep, a former Member of Parliament and party spokesperson had suggested that the party will not benefit from Sonia Gandhi making way for her son. Sandeep’s mother on Tuesday appeared to second Sandeep’s views stating that “the comfort level of working with Sonia Gandhi as president is very high.”
Interestingly, those for elevation of Rahul Gandhi like party general secretary Digvijaya Singh, former union ministers Mani Shankar Aiyer and Jairam Ramesh are keeping a low profile, not pushing their agenda very hard.
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