Will he, will he not: Congress’ Rahul dilemma
8 min readBy PTI
NEW DELHI: Will he, will he not? That is the query on each Congress chief’s thoughts as Rahul Gandhi has nonetheless not indicated whether or not he is able to tackle the mantle of social gathering presidency.
Congress’ Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry stated the Congress Working Committee, the social gathering’s highest decision-making physique, will determine the date of the election of president and the precise schedule.
“The list of delegates (who will vote) is ready. From our side, we are ready, it is the CWC that has to decide the date,” he advised PTI.
Most social gathering leaders, together with these identified to be near Gandhi, are unable to say with confidence whether or not he would give into the calls for of staff and contest the social gathering presidential ballot or not.
Sources stated his stand of not taking up the mantle of social gathering presidency was unchanged until just a few days in the past.
A senior social gathering chief stated most individuals within the social gathering need Rahul Gandhi to grow to be president once more however there have been no indications from him that he has modified his stance on the difficulty.
A college of thought can also be rising from throughout the social gathering that in case Rahul Gandhi doesn’t comply with grow to be president, Sonia Gandhi ought to proceed on the helm.
In that case she could possibly be assisted by a few senior leaders within the day-to-day functioning who could also be given an official position like that of working president, a senior chief stated.
There shall be readability on the difficulty throughout the subsequent week, the chief, who spoke on situation of anonymity, stated.
Political commentator Rasheed Kidwai stated the election to social gathering president in India just isn’t as democratic because it appears to be and it appears to be the case throughout social gathering strains.
“In the case of the Congress, the person now elected will be the president till 2027. The second issue is that with what the Opposition has said vendetta politics taking place and Enforcement Directorate raids, party leaders feel the Gandhis cannot be left to fend for themselves. If one of them remains at helm it becomes difficult to orchestrate such actions against them,” Kidwai advised PTI.
As far as Rahul Gandhi is anxious, he has given the correct of causes for not accepting the submit and there’s additionally a type of anti-dynastic temper within the nation in order that makes him a “weak candidate”, stated Kidwai, creator of a number of books, together with “24 Akbar Road: A Short History Of The People Behind The Fall And Rise Of The Congress”.
Some individuals assume that it could be greatest that Sonia Gandhi continues on the helm and round two-three working presidents are appointed, he stated.
Manindra Nath Thakur, an Associate Professor on the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre for Political Studies, stated the Congress is dealing with a “catch 22 situation”.
“Sonia Gandhi is on her way out, she has health issues. The problem with Rahul Gandhi is that the moment he becomes party chief he would be the target of attacks from rivals and the family does not have a trusted man like Manmohan Singh. That is the big problem facing the party,” Thakur advised PTI.
Rahul Gandhi’s graph has improved outdoors social gathering presidency tenure however the Gandhi household must discover a trusted chief however one other drawback is that the second the management goes out of their palms it is vitally troublesome to maintain all people united, he stated.
It appears the one possibility is to have Sonia Gandhi as president and a few leaders to help her, Thakur stated, including the issue with that’s it might not enthuse individuals and herald vitality which the social gathering wants, Thakur stated.
The Congress had introduced that the election to the submit of social gathering president could be held between August 21 and September 20, however with simply days to go for the method to kick in, uncertainty is writ massive on the rank and file of the social gathering as to who would assume the mantle of social gathering president.
If not Rahul Gandhi, then who? Party leaders and staff are additionally grappling with this query and prepping for a state of affairs through which an individual from outdoors the Gandhi household is to be made chief.
Speculation is rife with names similar to Ashok Gehlot, Mallikarjun Kharge, Mukul Wasnik and Kumari Selja doing the rounds.
After an important assembly of its working committee, the Congress had introduced in October final 12 months that the election of the brand new Congress president shall be held between August 21 and September 20 this 12 months.
Rahul Gandhi had 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 bit of leaders, known as G-23, however the CWC had urged her to proceed.
There have been a number of calls by leaders publicly exhorting Rahul Gandhi to grow to be social gathering chief once more however uncertainty and suspense proceed to loom over the social gathering’s presidency conundrum.
NEW DELHI: Will he, will he not? That is the query on each Congress chief’s thoughts as Rahul Gandhi has nonetheless not indicated whether or not he is able to tackle the mantle of social gathering presidency.
Congress’ Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry stated the Congress Working Committee, the social gathering’s highest decision-making physique, will determine the date of the election of president and the precise schedule.
“The list of delegates (who will vote) is ready. From our side, we are ready, it is the CWC that has to decide the date,” he advised PTI.
Most social gathering leaders, together with these identified to be near Gandhi, are unable to say with confidence whether or not he would give into the calls for of staff and contest the social gathering presidential ballot or not.
Sources stated his stand of not taking up the mantle of social gathering presidency was unchanged until just a few days in the past.
A senior social gathering chief stated most individuals within the social gathering need Rahul Gandhi to grow to be president once more however there have been no indications from him that he has modified his stance on the difficulty.
A college of thought can also be rising from throughout the social gathering that in case Rahul Gandhi doesn’t comply with grow to be president, Sonia Gandhi ought to proceed on the helm.
In that case she could possibly be assisted by a few senior leaders within the day-to-day functioning who could also be given an official position like that of working president, a senior chief stated.
There shall be readability on the difficulty throughout the subsequent week, the chief, who spoke on situation of anonymity, stated.
Political commentator Rasheed Kidwai stated the election to social gathering president in India just isn’t as democratic because it appears to be and it appears to be the case throughout social gathering strains.
“In the case of the Congress, the person now elected will be the president till 2027. The second issue is that with what the Opposition has said vendetta politics taking place and Enforcement Directorate raids, party leaders feel the Gandhis cannot be left to fend for themselves. If one of them remains at helm it becomes difficult to orchestrate such actions against them,” Kidwai advised PTI.
As far as Rahul Gandhi is anxious, he has given the correct of causes for not accepting the submit and there’s additionally a type of anti-dynastic temper within the nation in order that makes him a “weak candidate”, stated Kidwai, creator of a number of books, together with “24 Akbar Road: A Short History Of The People Behind The Fall And Rise Of The Congress”.
Some individuals assume that it could be greatest that Sonia Gandhi continues on the helm and round two-three working presidents are appointed, he stated.
Manindra Nath Thakur, an Associate Professor on the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre for Political Studies, stated the Congress is dealing with a “catch 22 situation”.
“Sonia Gandhi is on her way out, she has health issues. The problem with Rahul Gandhi is that the moment he becomes party chief he would be the target of attacks from rivals and the family does not have a trusted man like Manmohan Singh. That is the big problem facing the party,” Thakur advised PTI.
Rahul Gandhi’s graph has improved outdoors social gathering presidency tenure however the Gandhi household must discover a trusted chief however one other drawback is that the second the management goes out of their palms it is vitally troublesome to maintain all people united, he stated.
It appears the one possibility is to have Sonia Gandhi as president and a few leaders to help her, Thakur stated, including the issue with that’s it might not enthuse individuals and herald vitality which the social gathering wants, Thakur stated.
The Congress had introduced that the election to the submit of social gathering president could be held between August 21 and September 20, however with simply days to go for the method to kick in, uncertainty is writ massive on the rank and file of the social gathering as to who would assume the mantle of social gathering president.
If not Rahul Gandhi, then who? Party leaders and staff are additionally grappling with this query and prepping for a state of affairs through which an individual from outdoors the Gandhi household is to be made chief.
Speculation is rife with names similar to Ashok Gehlot, Mallikarjun Kharge, Mukul Wasnik and Kumari Selja doing the rounds.
After an important assembly of its working committee, the Congress had introduced in October final 12 months that the election of the brand new Congress president shall be held between August 21 and September 20 this 12 months.
Rahul Gandhi had 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 bit of leaders, known as G-23, however the CWC had urged her to proceed.
There have been a number of calls by leaders publicly exhorting Rahul Gandhi to grow to be social gathering chief once more however uncertainty and suspense proceed to loom over the social gathering’s presidency conundrum.
