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congress Party

Existential CRISIS?

still recovering from the “shocking and painful” defeats in the recent assembly elections,

congress leaders sonia gandhi and her son rahul speak of “unity at all levels” to challenge the

BJP. can they unite the opposition at this critical juncture?

OUR BUREAU for the president of the Congress
party. “Sharad Yadav had fallen ill
New Delhi
and had not been keeping well for a
n a major announcement on Fri- long time. I am very happy that he is
day, Congress leader and Lok fighting fit and you can see that he is
ISabha MP Rahul Gandhi said that smiling. I feel good about it. He has
discussions are going on to unite po- taught me a lot about politics,” said
litical parties against Bharatiya Janata the Congress scion after the meeting.
Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayam- Last month on March 20, for-
sevak Sangh (RSS) and decide its mer Union Minister Sharad Yadav
framework and implementation. merged his LJD with RJD led by
After meeting veteran leader Lalu Prasad Yadav. Sharad Yadav
and former Union Minister Sharad had formed the LJD in 2018 after
Yadav at his residence to inquire parting ways with Janata Dal (Unit-
about his health, Rahul Gandhi ed) over the party’s alliance with the
declared Sharad Yadav a political Bharatiya Janata Party.
Guru. When the media asked Sha- Last month the Congress Work-
rad Yadav should Rahul Gandhi be ing Committee had met and sug-
made party chief, Yadav said, “Why gestions were sought on how to
not? If somebody runs Congress strengthen the organization. It was
round the clock, it is Rahul Gandhi. also decided that Congress interim
I think he should be made the party president Sonia Gandhi will continue
president. Only then can something to lead the party until the election for
big be done.” the post of the party is held. Mean-
“We’ll see about it...,” respond- while, Congress is slated to elect a
ed Rahul Gandhi on becoming par- new party chief later this year at the
ty president. He further targeted culmination of organizational elec-
the BJP government for spreading tions.
hatred and dividing the country. “I Earlier, Congress interim presi-
agree with what he (Sharad Yadav) dent Sonia Gandhi called for “unity
said today that the country is in a at all levels” of the organisation at a
very bad situation. Hatred is being meeting of party MPs in which she
spread and the country is being divid- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is trying to rejuvenate the party (ANI Photo) spoke about the party’s “shocking
ed. We’ve to bring the nation togeth- and painful” defeats in the recent
er and once walk on the path of the elections even as she slammed the
brotherhood which has been a part the Congress leader said, “You can’t pening here. They have broken the government for targeting the Oppo-
of our history,” he said. imagine India’s economic situation backbone, terrifying results would sition and “spreading maximum fear
The Wayanad MP further al- and job condition. Never in your life, come in next three-four years,” said and intimidation”.
leged that in the last two-three years, you would have seen what is coming Gandhi further attacking the BJP Stating that the road ahead for
media institutions, BJP leaders, RSS next. The employment structure of government at the Centre. the Congress party was more chal-
‘have hidden the truth’. “In the last this country, the backbone is broken. The Congress leader said if the lenging than ever before and the
two years, media institutions, BJP Small and medium business, small country is to be strengthened, then it spirit of resilience of party workers
leaders, RSS have hidden the truth. shopkeepers, the informal sector is is most important to have peace, and was under severe test, Sonia Gandhi
Slowly the truth will come to the fore. our backbone.” harmony in the country. “People of said she had received many sugges-
That is what is happening in Sri Lan- “Economists and bureaucrats BJP think that by spreading hatred, tions on how to strengthen the par-
ka. The truth came out there. The make their plans by looking at oth- scaring people, killing them, the ty and she was working on “many of
truth will soon come to the fore in er nations. Prime Minister says we country’s economy can be strength- them”. Addressing a meeting of the
India too,” he added. have to become like them. It can’t ened,” said the Congress leader. Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP)
Slamming the BJP-led Central be done like that. First, we have to At the meeting on Friday, Sha- in Parliament, Sonia Gandhi said,
government and its economic policy, realize who we are and what’s hap- rad Yadav backed Rahul Gandhi Continued at next page... >>

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