We will force Rahul Gandhi to become Congress chief, says Mallikarjun Kharge

Rahul Gandhi can be pursued to return as Congress President as there’s none within the occasion aside from him who has a pan-India attraction, veteran chief M. Mallikarjun Kharge has mentioned.

The Chief of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha mentioned anybody aspiring to steer the Congress occasion needs to be recognized all through the nation and luxuriate in help from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and West Bengal to Gujarat.

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“He needs to be well-recognised, accepted man to the complete Congress occasion”, Mr. Kharge advised PTI right here on Friday. “So, no physique is there (within the occasion with such a stature).

He recalled that each one senior leaders had “pressured” Sonia Gandhi to affix and work for the occasion, and had requested Rahul Gandhi to “come and struggle”.

“You inform me the choice. Who’s there? (within the occasion aside from Rahul Gandhi)”, Mr. Kharge requested.

On stories that Rahul Gandhi is unwilling to take up the mantle, Mr. Kharge mentioned he will probably be requested and requested to take cost “for the sake of the occasion, for the sake of the nation, for combating the RSS-BJP and to maintain the nation united”.

Mr. Kharge additionally referred to the occasion’s upcoming “ Bharat Jodo Yatra”, and mentioned Rahul Gandhi is required for “ Jodo Bharat”.

“We are going to ask him, we are going to power him and request him (to return as Congress President). We stand behind him. We are going to attempt to pursue him”, the previous Union Minister mentioned.

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the occasion’s highest decision-making physique, will maintain a digital assembly on Sunday to approve the schedule of dates for the election of the Congress president.

Sonia Gandhi will preside over the CWC assembly. A number of leaders have been publicly exhorting Rahul Gandhi to turn out to be occasion chief once more. Nevertheless, uncertainty and suspense proceed on the difficulty. A number of occasion insiders say Rahul Gandhi is persisting along with his stance that he won’t be AICC president.

He resigned as Congress president after the occasion suffered its second consecutive defeat in Parliamentary elections in 2019.

Sonia Gandhi, who took over the reins of the occasion once more as interim president, had additionally provided to give up in August 2020 after an open revolt by a bit of leaders, known as G-23, however the CWC had urged her to proceed.