Both are candidates for Presidential elections, people of stature, neither of them can be controlled remotely: Rahul Gandhi

Last Update: October 08, 2022, 14:28 IST

Gandhi also said that by nature he believed in ‘tapasya’ and wanted an element of suffering in this communication to the people through the India Jodi Yatra. (File Image: Twitter)

The senior Congress leader was responding to a question about criticism from certain sections that the next Congress president may be remotely controlled by the Gandhi family.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi On Saturday dismissed suggestions that the next party chief could be remotely controlled by the Gandhi family, saying both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are leaders of stature and understanding. Addressing a press conference during the Bharat Jodi Yatra, Gandhi said he was not alone in the yatra and lakhs of people have joined it as they are tired of unemployment, price rise and inequality.

Asked about criticism from some sections that the next Congress president may be remotely controlled by the Gandhi family, the former party chief said, “Both the people who are standing (in the election) have one position, one There is attitude and they are people of stature and sensible people.

“I don’t think either of them is going to be the remote control (chief) and frankly, this tone is insulting to both of them.” Gandhi also said that by nature he believed in ‘tapasya’ and wanted an element of pain in this communication to the people through the India Jodi Yatra, which seeks to cover a distance of about 3,500 km on foot from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. . He said that spreading hatred and violence is an anti-national act and we will fight against whoever is involved in it.

“We are opposing the new education policy as it is distorting our history, traditions. We want a decentralized education system,” he said. Gandhi said the Bharat Jodi Yatra is not for the 2024 elections and the Congress wants to unite people against the division of the country by the BJP-RSS.

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