The Rajasthan unit of Congress on Saturday unanimously handed a decision for making Rahul Gandhi the celebration’s nationwide president. The event comes forward of the beginning of submitting of nominations for the election of the Congress president, which begins on September 24.
Rajasthan Meals Minister Pratap Singh Khachariya mentioned the decision was proposed by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot throughout Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) assembly in Jaipur. He mentioned, “The decision to make Rahul Gandhi celebration’s nationwide president was handed… Everybody supported it by elevating their arms.”
Khachariyawas mentioned that the ”proper to nominate state Congress president and AICC members was left to the celebration excessive command”. Rajasthan has turn into the primary state to go such decision in a bid to steer Rahul Gandhi to take over the reins of the celebration once more.
A decision was additionally handed on this regard. The celebration’s state in-charge Ajay Maken, organisation election officer (PRO) Rajendra Kumpawat, state president Govind Singh Dotasra and celebration members from totally different districts of the state attended the assembly held on the celebration’s state headquarters on Saturday.
Reviews mentioned that former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot didn’t attend the assembly as he was in Delhi.
The Rajasthan CM performed down stories about him being the frontrunner for the put up of celebration president. Earlier in August, Gehlot mentioned that the celebration members throughout the nation can be upset if Rahul Gandhi doesn’t turn into the celebration chief. “If he turns into president, the celebration will stay united,” Mr Gehlot had mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi had resigned from the put up of Congress president after the celebration’s loss within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, taking ethical accountability for the defeat. The Congress chief has been turning down the appeals by his celebration members since then.
Nominations for the put up of Congress president might be filed from September 24 to September 30. The election, if required, will probably be held on October 17, the celebration has mentioned. State models had handed an identical decision when Rahul Gandhi was elevated as Congress president in 2017. He resigned after the celebration’s debacle within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
With inputs from News18, PTI