As Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra progresses, clamour to make Rahul Gandhi party president grows
India Today
The clamour for Rahul Gandhi to be made Congress chief is growing once again as eight state units have passed resolutions demanding that the Wayanad MP should be made the party chief.
The clamour for Rahul Gandhi to be made Congress chief is growing once again as eight state units of the principal opposition party have passed resolutions demanding that the Wayanad MP should be made the party chief.
Though Gandhi is yet to disclose his decision, the party’s rank and file is again rooting for the Wayanad MP to be made the party president.
The response to Bharat Jodo Yatra has brought the spotlight back on Rahul Gandhi, who is walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Though the Gandhi scion has maintained that he is just participating in Bharat Jodo Yatra, the posters, banners, and slogans tell a different tale that he is the face of the Yatra. If one poster says “Our beloved leader,” other says “People’s prime minister”, the face remains that of Rahul Gandhi.
The party workers are rallying around Rahul Gandhi. The huge turnout of party workers and common people at Bharat Jodo Yatra is being credited to Rahul Gandhi, by Congress.
According to sources, there is a sense in the party that only Rahul Gandhi can lead Congress in these testing times.
A Congress Working Committee (CWC) member told India Today TV, “The party is going through a crucial time. The only one name on which the entire party has a unanimous view - a sort of consensus candidate- is Rahul Gandhi. If anyone else contests, there will be a “bitter” election. G-23 will field its candidate and the BJP as well as other opposition parties will get a chance to target Congress. We are hopeful that Rahul Gandhi will reconsider his decision.”
As far as the Congress presidential poll is concerned, Rahul Gandhi hasn't spilled the beans so far. The only hint Gandhi scion dropped was in Kanyakumari wherein he said that if he does not file the nomination, then he should be asked why he was against taking the leadership and he would answer.
