Congress leader says Mr Gandhi is being targeted by the Enforcement Directorate for standing with the people of India with courage and determination
Congress leader says Mr Gandhi is being targeted by the Enforcement Directorate for standing with the people of India with courage and determination
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in National Herald case on Monday. He has already been faced with three rounds of questioning by the agency. Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal says the government is trying to intimidate Mr. Gandhi, but he will not. Edited part.
The Congress has suddenly become active, and some observers have pointed out that the energy it shows when the Gandhi family is in trouble is not reflected in raising issues of public concern.
It is sad that a section of the media is only interested in weakening the dominant opposition and giving free passes to the government. For the sake of our democracy, the media should hold the government accountable and strengthen the opposition, but that is a different point. Congress has been, and remains, at the forefront of raising issues concerning the people – price rise, atrocities against weaker sections, harmful agricultural laws, erosion of federalism – I can continue to do. Who rallied at Hathras (where a Dalit girl was raped and murdered)? As we speak, today we are supporting the youth of this country who are deceived by the government’s misguided recruitment scheme for the armed forces, and asking them to protest peacefully. The government is responsible for the violence in which they have been pushed. we are planning india couple travel In October. We are standing with the people and mobilizing them against the dictatorial government. Actually, Rahul ji is being targeted by the Enforcement Directorate for standing firm and courageously with the people of India. The government hopes that it can be silenced by intimidation. But they should know that he is not scared. He is firm in his resolve to fight this barbaric rule till the end.
Why are you opposing the ED probe?
Inappropriate and fabricated, as the case may be, we are not opposing the investigation. This is yet another distortion by a section of the media which has become an amplifier of government propaganda. On the first day, some of us [party leaders] The ED office wanted to go to any acceptable point with Rahulji as a gesture of solidarity. Instead of allowing us to do so, the Delhi Police started harassing us. The next day, a protest was held against this arbitrariness of the police. They barged into the party headquarters, assaulted senior leaders like P. Chidambaram, women leaders like Jotimani. I was also assaulted. Such suppression of the opposition only proves our point that this government is autocratic.
Do you fear that Mr. Gandhi may be arrested by the ED on Monday?
They can do whatever they want to do. They can arrest him, send him to jail. Mr. Rahulji is not holy. He’s not scared. They can send us all to jail. We know that truth will prevail. The truth is that this is a fabricated matter. The transactions they speak of are between nonprofits. None of these transactions have brought any benefit to Shri Rahulji or Soniaji. It was the restructuring of the mill that the companies do; No crime, no FIR. In 2015, under the Narendra Modi government, the ED had concluded that no case was made out. Now he has tossed it in the hope that Rahulji will get scared. How wrong are they!
The first opportunity for the Congress to show its seriousness about the announcements made at Udaipur Chintan Shivir was the recent nominations for 10 Rajya Sabha seats. But the party has already backtracked from many of those decisions, it seems…?
The selection of delegates for the Udaipur conference, where 50% were under the age of 50, 22% were women, was instructive about how determined we are about fundamental, structural changes in the organization to keep pace with the changing times. We need change and we are determined to achieve it. We are in the process of organizational elections, and once it is over, you will see from top to bottom that the party will reflect the true picture of a young country.
We will have an organization with proper balance in terms of social groups, gender and age. We have revamped our communications team and are in the process of developing a new communication strategy. As far as the RS ticket is concerned, you have to appreciate the fact that we are the oldest party in the country, and we have to ensure that within the limited number of seats we have, the best people of the party are brought to the Upper House. . in present.
Will Rahul Gandhi be elected party president?
When Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of president in 2019, he said that the party should choose someone from outside the family. Around 300 top party leaders discussed his suggestion in detail and decided to request Sonia ji to take over as interim president. To this day, she continues to chair the party, making decisions, and listening to activists and interfering in political issues as we speak, even from her hospital bed. As far as Rahul ji is concerned, you will know soon, as we have to complete the election process by September. The fact is that Congress workers at all levels want him to be the president of the party.