Gehlot throws shade on Kharge the day he takes oath as Congress social gathering president
The day Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge takes oath as Congress social gathering president, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stated that until the final minute, all efforts have been on to make Rahul Gandhi the social gathering president.
Delhi | Till the final minute, efforts have been made to make Rahul Gandhi the social gathering president as solely he can problem Modi and govt. Today is a brand new starting. We congratulate Mallikarjun Kharge Ji and can work to strengthen the social gathering: Rajasthan CM and Congress chief Ashok Gehlot pic.twitter.com/Yz4V0ONfQC
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2022
Gehlot was additionally one of many contenders for the put up of social gathering chief however he didn’t wish to surrender on deliver Rajasthan Chief Minister. Gehlot, whereas talking to mediapersons forward of oath taking ceremony by Kharge, stated that solely Rahul Gandhi may problem PM Modi and present authorities and therefore until final minute efforts have been made to make him the social gathering president. Rahul Gandhi was made the social gathering President in December 2017, quickly after Gujarat state meeting elections forward of the 2019 basic elections.
However, after the social gathering’s disastrous efficiency in 2019 basic elections, Rahul Gandhi stepped down and his mom, Sonia Gandhi, who was the social gathering president earlier than him since 1998, once more turned the social gathering ‘interim’ President. Since then, many senior Congress leaders had expressed that the social gathering wants a change in high management. However, Gandhi household loyalists continued to oppose any such proposal stating solely Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi are match and succesful to guide the social gathering.
Finally, the social gathering determined to carry elections earlier this month and after many names that have been floated, Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor have been zeroed in on. Many had stated that the Gandhi household was backing Kharge and that was fairly evident from the just about one-sided elections.
Today, Gehlot’s assertion that the social gathering leaders nonetheless have extra religion in Rahul Gandhi than they’ve of their newly elected social gathering president says quite a bit. Netizens questioned if this assertion of Gehlot meant they don’t think about Kharge, a tall Dalit chief from Karnataka, worthy of being the social gathering president.
This clear means they do not think about Kharge ji as president https://t.co/W9aKAxNtJd
— Karwarkar (@Karwardude) October 26, 2022
Netizens identified how Gehlot and different Gandhi household loyalists maybe don’t think about Kharge their social gathering president.
Aise struggle karoge ? pic.twitter.com/NLrZ0XBhcx
— Anurag (@Anurag84697227) October 26, 2022
Some additionally pulled up senior Congress chief Digvijaya Singh’s quote the place he had stated whoever turns into social gathering president, he would nonetheless be working underneath the Gandhis. Singh was additionally one of many runners for the put up of social gathering president.
When senior social gathering members themselves haven’t got or exude confidence, how will the Party revive itself by propping up somebody whose report card is within the destructive? Or do these senior members need a stage enjoying subject to proceed their very own agenda?
— Venkateshwaran Swamy (@venkat_mdu) October 26, 2022
Many additionally expressed disappointment at senior social gathering leaders declaring recreation over even earlier than it begins.
