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Nine years on, Rahul Gandhi is ready for leadership
Clean Media Correspondent
New Delhi, July 19 (CMC) Rahul Gandhi has announced his intention to play a more active role in the party and the government.
The drama preceding the announcement was interesting indeed. First, family loyalist and senior minister Salman Khurshid blurts before a newspaper his frustration at Rahul playing ‘camoes’ and not behaving like the number two despite being so in the party after Congress president Sonia Gandhi. It is followed by a similar statement from another loyalist and the party’s official loose cannon Digvijaya Singh. Then Sonia herself says it is for Rahul to decide whether he wants to play a bigger role and finally, he relents.
Shortly after casting his vote, Rahul Gandhi signalling a radical change in the offing hinted at significant developments a big flux in New Delhi in the near future.Rahul Gandhi said that he will be playing a more active role but stopped short of revealing the nature of his involvement, leaving it to the party leadership to decide and divulge. Whether it is within the party or in the government or both the decision will be made soon.
He has been in charge of the Youth Congress for some years now.
The minor note of dissent against Sonia Gandhi’s leadership is difficult to ignore here. For some reason, health or otherwise, she has failed to lead from the front. Staying invisible and silent in most part has added to her mystique but has helped the morale of the party cadre in no way. The leaders want someone active at the helm. Given the structure of the party, Rahul becomes the obvious choice. He is certainly not the best choice around but with sister Priyanka showing no urgency to be in politics, the party has no other go.
The Congress leaders could be hoping that once he is fully in control, he won’t evade taking a stand on issues or at least thinking about them.
Nine years on, Rahul Gandhi is ready for leadership
Clean Media Correspondent
New Delhi, July 19 (CMC) Rahul Gandhi has announced his intention to play a more active role in the party and the government.
The drama preceding the announcement was interesting indeed. First, family loyalist and senior minister Salman Khurshid blurts before a newspaper his frustration at Rahul playing ‘camoes’ and not behaving like the number two despite being so in the party after Congress president Sonia Gandhi. It is followed by a similar statement from another loyalist and the party’s official loose cannon Digvijaya Singh. Then Sonia herself says it is for Rahul to decide whether he wants to play a bigger role and finally, he relents.
Shortly after casting his vote, Rahul Gandhi signalling a radical change in the offing hinted at significant developments a big flux in New Delhi in the near future.Rahul Gandhi said that he will be playing a more active role but stopped short of revealing the nature of his involvement, leaving it to the party leadership to decide and divulge. Whether it is within the party or in the government or both the decision will be made soon.
He has been in charge of the Youth Congress for some years now.
The minor note of dissent against Sonia Gandhi’s leadership is difficult to ignore here. For some reason, health or otherwise, she has failed to lead from the front. Staying invisible and silent in most part has added to her mystique but has helped the morale of the party cadre in no way. The leaders want someone active at the helm. Given the structure of the party, Rahul becomes the obvious choice. He is certainly not the best choice around but with sister Priyanka showing no urgency to be in politics, the party has no other go.
The Congress leaders could be hoping that once he is fully in control, he won’t evade taking a stand on issues or at least thinking about them.
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