Through PTI
NEW DELHI: With the Congress set to elect its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years, senior leaders on Monday stressed out the Gandhi circle of relatives’s steering can be an important and can play a very powerful position within the celebration within the days to return.
The polls are important as the brand new president would exchange Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president who has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over.
Balloting for the Congress presidential polls started on Monday.
Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the submit of the AICC leader.
Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates shape the electoral school to pick out the celebration leader in a secret poll.
Chatting with journalists after casting her vote on the AICC headquarters right here, senior chief Ambika Soni asserted that the Gandhi circle of relatives can’t be omitted and the celebration staff’ attachment with them would stay.
Hailing Sonia Gandhi’s contribution to the celebration, Soni mentioned she performed a key position within the formation of the UPA govt and the Congress’ win within the 2004 polls, beating the BJP’s ‘Shining India’ marketing campaign.
“This effort to split them (Gandhis) won’t ever be successful. Discuss problems comparable to worth upward thrust, costs are hovering,” the previous Union minister advised journalists.
At the position leaders like her and Sonia Gandhi would play going ahead, Soni mentioned, “I should not have any position. I’ve served 52 years within the Congress celebration. I need Sonia-ji’s position to be there as our information, pal, thinker, as MP, CLP. It’s going to be there.”
Congress common secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned the Gandhi circle of relatives has an overly lengthy historical past unfold over 100 years and its individuals have performed a vital position within the freedom combat which no person may just omit.
“Upon getting independence additionally, they have got contributed immensely in development a contemporary India. When time demanded, they even made the ultimate sacrifice, no person can disregard the sacrifices made by way of Indira-ji, Rajiv-ji and the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in giving a imaginative and prescient for the development of contemporary India,” he mentioned.
“The Gandhi circle of relatives will proceed to play a vital position. Sonia Gandhi can be demitting her place of job after the brand new president is elected however there’s no doubt that she has been our chief and can proceed to be our chief. We will be able to glance against her for inspiration and steering every so often,” Wasnik mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi additionally has a collection of concepts on easy methods to pass ahead, and his steering can be completely helpful for the celebration, he added.
Congress spokesperson and in-charge for Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland Ajoy Kumar asserted that it was once a historic second as he slammed the BJP for its grievance of the AICC presidential polls.
“None folks understand how J P Nadda were given decided on, two-and-a-half other people determined, one Modi, one Shah and a half of RSS. So this kind of celebration commenting on polls is a funny story,” he mentioned.
“A in point of fact democratic celebration, we’ve got our demanding situations, however you’ll see an enormous quantity of goodwill for whoever is elected as president,” Kumar mentioned.
Noting that Rahul Gandhi is endeavor a three,500-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, he mentioned it was once this kind of tricky activity and Gandhi was once no doubt a crowd-puller.
“Who’s pulling the crowds for the Yatra? So, why will the individual no longer be vital,” Kumar requested.
“If it is Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka-ji or different tall leaders, there are numerous other people, Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, everyone seems to be there.
Mr Gandhi is without doubt one of the tallest leaders amongst our staff,” he added.
Each Kharge and Tharoor have emphasized that the Gandhis grasp a unique position within the celebration with Kharge having mentioned that he would search their “steering” and “tips”, and Tharoor having asserted that no Congress president can serve as preserving a distance from the Gandhi circle of relatives as their DNA runs within the celebration’s blood.
Within the post-Independence technology, individuals of the Gandhi circle of relatives were on the helm of the celebration for round 40 years in overall.
NEW DELHI: With the Congress set to elect its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years, senior leaders on Monday stressed out the Gandhi circle of relatives’s steering can be an important and can play a very powerful position within the celebration within the days to return.
The polls are important as the brand new president would exchange Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving Congress president who has been on the helm since 1998, barring the 2 years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over.
Balloting for the Congress presidential polls started on Monday.
Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face-off for the submit of the AICC leader.
Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates shape the electoral school to pick out the celebration leader in a secret poll.
Chatting with journalists after casting her vote on the AICC headquarters right here, senior chief Ambika Soni asserted that the Gandhi circle of relatives can’t be omitted and the celebration staff’ attachment with them would stay.
Hailing Sonia Gandhi’s contribution to the celebration, Soni mentioned she performed a key position within the formation of the UPA govt and the Congress’ win within the 2004 polls, beating the BJP’s ‘Shining India’ marketing campaign.
“This effort to split them (Gandhis) won’t ever be successful. Discuss problems comparable to worth upward thrust, costs are hovering,” the previous Union minister advised journalists.
At the position leaders like her and Sonia Gandhi would play going ahead, Soni mentioned, “I should not have any position. I’ve served 52 years within the Congress celebration. I need Sonia-ji’s position to be there as our information, pal, thinker, as MP, CLP. It’s going to be there.”
Congress common secretary Mukul Wasnik mentioned the Gandhi circle of relatives has an overly lengthy historical past unfold over 100 years and its individuals have performed a vital position within the freedom combat which no person may just omit.
“Upon getting independence additionally, they have got contributed immensely in development a contemporary India. When time demanded, they even made the ultimate sacrifice, no person can disregard the sacrifices made by way of Indira-ji, Rajiv-ji and the contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru in giving a imaginative and prescient for the development of contemporary India,” he mentioned.
“The Gandhi circle of relatives will proceed to play a vital position. Sonia Gandhi can be demitting her place of job after the brand new president is elected however there’s no doubt that she has been our chief and can proceed to be our chief. We will be able to glance against her for inspiration and steering every so often,” Wasnik mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi additionally has a collection of concepts on easy methods to pass ahead, and his steering can be completely helpful for the celebration, he added.
Congress spokesperson and in-charge for Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland Ajoy Kumar asserted that it was once a historic second as he slammed the BJP for its grievance of the AICC presidential polls.
“None folks understand how J P Nadda were given decided on, two-and-a-half other people determined, one Modi, one Shah and a half of RSS. So this kind of celebration commenting on polls is a funny story,” he mentioned.
“A in point of fact democratic celebration, we’ve got our demanding situations, however you’ll see an enormous quantity of goodwill for whoever is elected as president,” Kumar mentioned.
Noting that Rahul Gandhi is endeavor a three,500-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra, he mentioned it was once this kind of tricky activity and Gandhi was once no doubt a crowd-puller.
“Who’s pulling the crowds for the Yatra? So, why will the individual no longer be vital,” Kumar requested.
“If it is Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka-ji or different tall leaders, there are numerous other people, Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, everyone seems to be there.
Mr Gandhi is without doubt one of the tallest leaders amongst our staff,” he added.
Each Kharge and Tharoor have emphasized that the Gandhis grasp a unique position within the celebration with Kharge having mentioned that he would search their “steering” and “tips”, and Tharoor having asserted that no Congress president can serve as preserving a distance from the Gandhi circle of relatives as their DNA runs within the celebration’s blood.
Within the post-Independence technology, individuals of the Gandhi circle of relatives were on the helm of the celebration for round 40 years in overall.