Nobody is aware of what might be determined: Gehlot on new Congress president hypothesis

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday sought to downplay hypothesis that he could possibly be made Congress chief, saying no person is aware of what might be determined.

Gehlot’s assembly with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi led to the thrill that the 2 might have mentioned the opportunity of him being the subsequent social gathering president.

“Sonia (Gandhi) ji has gone abroad for a checkup. (K C) Venugopal ji and me paid a courtesy call on her yesterday when we were going to Gujarat,” he advised reporters.

Asked about the opportunity of him being Congress president, Gehlot mentioned, “This has been doing the rounds in the media for a long time. You keep talking about it. Nobody knows what is going to be decided.”

The veteran Congress chief added that he’s concentrating on the 2 duties given to him — senior observer for the upcoming Gujarat meeting polls and chief minister of Rajasthan. He asserted that his efforts have been directed at making certain the Congress authorities is repeated in Rajasthan.

Pressed by reporters on the social gathering presidency query, Gehlot shot again, “Has anybody briefed you at AICC, no one has done that. Media keeps on speculating Till a decision is made, neither you nor I can comment on it.”

He mentioned Rahul Gandhi has left together with his mom Sonia Gandhi for her medical checkups. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra can be accompanying them.

Rahul Gandhi will deal with the Congress’ ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally in New Delhi on September 4, 2022, Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh had mentioned in a press release on the Gandhis’ journey overseas.

Earlier, addressing a press convention in Ahmedabad, Gehlot had mentioned he was listening to the discuss social gathering presidency from the media and didn’t learn about it.

“I’m fulfilling duties that have been assigned to me,” he had advised reporters this morning.

In a state of affairs of getting a non-Gandhi president, the names of Gehlot, Kamal Nath, Okay C Venugopal, Meira Kumar and Kumari Selja have been doing the rounds. The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the social gathering’s highest decision-making physique, will maintain a digital assembly on Sunday to approve the precise schedule of dates for the election of the Congress president.

Sonia Gandhi will preside over the CWC assembly. Several leaders, together with Gehlot, have been publicly exhorting Rahul Gandhi to change into social gathering chief once more. However, uncertainty and suspense proceed on the difficulty. Several social gathering insiders say Rahul Gandhi is persisting together with his stance that he is not going to be AICC president.

He resigned as Congress president after the social gathering suffered its second consecutive defeat in parliamentary elections in 2019.

Sonia Gandhi, who took over the reins of the social gathering once more as interim president, had additionally supplied to stop in August 2020 after an open revolt by a piece of leaders, known as G-23, however the CWC had urged her to proceed.

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday sought to downplay hypothesis that he could possibly be made Congress chief, saying no person is aware of what might be determined.

Gehlot’s assembly with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi led to the thrill that the 2 might have mentioned the opportunity of him being the subsequent social gathering president.

“Sonia (Gandhi) ji has gone abroad for a checkup. (K C) Venugopal ji and me paid a courtesy call on her yesterday when we were going to Gujarat,” he advised reporters.

Asked about the opportunity of him being Congress president, Gehlot mentioned, “This has been doing the rounds in the media for a long time. You keep talking about it. Nobody knows what is going to be decided.”

The veteran Congress chief added that he’s concentrating on the 2 duties given to him — senior observer for the upcoming Gujarat meeting polls and chief minister of Rajasthan. He asserted that his efforts have been directed at making certain the Congress authorities is repeated in Rajasthan.

Pressed by reporters on the social gathering presidency query, Gehlot shot again, “Has anybody briefed you at AICC, no one has done that. Media keeps on speculating Till a decision is made, neither you nor I can comment on it.”

He mentioned Rahul Gandhi has left together with his mom Sonia Gandhi for her medical checkups. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra can be accompanying them.

Rahul Gandhi will deal with the Congress’ ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally in New Delhi on September 4, 2022, Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh had mentioned in a press release on the Gandhis’ journey overseas.

Earlier, addressing a press convention in Ahmedabad, Gehlot had mentioned he was listening to the discuss social gathering presidency from the media and didn’t learn about it.

“I’m fulfilling duties that have been assigned to me,” he had advised reporters this morning.

In a state of affairs of getting a non-Gandhi president, the names of Gehlot, Kamal Nath, Okay C Venugopal, Meira Kumar and Kumari Selja have been doing the rounds. The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the social gathering’s highest decision-making physique, will maintain a digital assembly on Sunday to approve the precise schedule of dates for the election of the Congress president.

Sonia Gandhi will preside over the CWC assembly. Several leaders, together with Gehlot, have been publicly exhorting Rahul Gandhi to change into social gathering chief once more. However, uncertainty and suspense proceed on the difficulty. Several social gathering insiders say Rahul Gandhi is persisting together with his stance that he is not going to be AICC president.

He resigned as Congress president after the social gathering suffered its second consecutive defeat in parliamentary elections in 2019.

Sonia Gandhi, who took over the reins of the social gathering once more as interim president, had additionally supplied to stop in August 2020 after an open revolt by a piece of leaders, known as G-23, however the CWC had urged her to proceed.