KC Venugopal flies to Delhi after Congress prez requires meet on “organisational matters”

By ANI

ALAPPUZHA: Congress chief KC Venugopal, who’s collaborating within the Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, departed for the nationwide capital on Tuesday upon the decision by the celebration’s interim president Sonia Gandhi.

According to sources near Venugopal, he has been requested by Sonia Gandhi to return over to Delhi for a gathering which is “strictly part of organisational matters”.

He was within the Alappuzha district of Kerala with Rahul Gandhi. This is the primary time he has left the Yatra because it started on September 7 from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The yatra entered its thirteenth day right this moment.

This comes a day after Congress chief and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Monday obtained the nod from Sonia Gandhi to contest within the upcoming ballot for the celebration president’s publish, sources stated.

Tharoor obtained interim-party president Sonia Gandhi’s go-ahead after he met her right here.

According to sources, Tharoor, throughout the assembly, expressed his want to contest the elections scheduled to be held on October 17 to “make internal democracy” within the celebration stronger. Gandhi, in response, giving her nod to the Thiruvananthapuram MP, stated that anyone can contest elections.

“Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor gets a nod from Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to contest for the post of the party president, after he reached out to her in a meeting today, citing he can make internal democracy stronger. Sonia Gandhi, Congress interim president, replied that he (Shashi Tharoor) can contest (for the post of the party president) if he wants, anybody can contest elections,” stated the sources on Monday.

Ashok Gehlot, who is taken into account to be near the Gandhi household, and Shashi Tharoor, who acquired the nod for the Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, have emerged as high possible contenders for the workplace of the celebration chief in case Rahul Gandhi decides to not enter the fray.

Amid hypothesis that Ashok Gehlot may very well be operating for the celebration president, the election for which is ready to happen subsequent month, sources near the Rajasthan Chief Minister stated that he’s “trying to persuade Rahul Gandhi” to contest relatively than his personal nomination.

This comes amid the thrill of Gehlot being a number one alternative for the celebration’s president publish within the election scheduled to be held on October 17, the results of which will probably be declared on October 19.

ALAPPUZHA: Congress chief KC Venugopal, who’s collaborating within the Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, departed for the nationwide capital on Tuesday upon the decision by the celebration’s interim president Sonia Gandhi.

According to sources near Venugopal, he has been requested by Sonia Gandhi to return over to Delhi for a gathering which is “strictly part of organisational matters”.

He was within the Alappuzha district of Kerala with Rahul Gandhi. This is the primary time he has left the Yatra because it started on September 7 from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The yatra entered its thirteenth day right this moment.

This comes a day after Congress chief and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Monday obtained the nod from Sonia Gandhi to contest within the upcoming ballot for the celebration president’s publish, sources stated.

Tharoor obtained interim-party president Sonia Gandhi’s go-ahead after he met her right here.

According to sources, Tharoor, throughout the assembly, expressed his want to contest the elections scheduled to be held on October 17 to “make internal democracy” within the celebration stronger. Gandhi, in response, giving her nod to the Thiruvananthapuram MP, stated that anyone can contest elections.

“Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor gets a nod from Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to contest for the post of the party president, after he reached out to her in a meeting today, citing he can make internal democracy stronger. Sonia Gandhi, Congress interim president, replied that he (Shashi Tharoor) can contest (for the post of the party president) if he wants, anybody can contest elections,” stated the sources on Monday.

Ashok Gehlot, who is taken into account to be near the Gandhi household, and Shashi Tharoor, who acquired the nod for the Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, have emerged as high possible contenders for the workplace of the celebration chief in case Rahul Gandhi decides to not enter the fray.

Amid hypothesis that Ashok Gehlot may very well be operating for the celebration president, the election for which is ready to happen subsequent month, sources near the Rajasthan Chief Minister stated that he’s “trying to persuade Rahul Gandhi” to contest relatively than his personal nomination.

This comes amid the thrill of Gehlot being a number one alternative for the celebration’s president publish within the election scheduled to be held on October 17, the results of which will probably be declared on October 19.