Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari on Monday said that someone from the Gandhi family should be the party president, failing which there will be a split in the party.
The election for the post of Congress President will be held on October 17 and the results will be declared on October 19.
Asked about the new Congress president, Tiwari told reporters here, “Gandhi family should lead the Congress, it is my wish… I am not talking about Congressmen, it is my own wish.” He further said, “And the reason for this is that whenever the Congress President is not from the Gandhi family, there is disintegration within the party.”
Tiwari refrained from answering ‘Who will be the president,’ Rahul Gandhi Or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’, saying, “I am talking about the Gandhi family.” Hitting out at the BJP government at the Centre, Tiwari said, “The Congress brought about 27 crore people out of poverty line during its rule at the Centre, while the BJP brought 23 crore people below the poverty line during its eight-year rule. pushed. .”
Accusing the BJP of dividing the society, the senior Congress leader said, “The country is being divided on the basis of caste, religion, language, food and dress. For this planning is done in Delhi and later it is implemented.
“They (BJP) are trying to ruin the country by doing this. BJP’s style of functioning is similar to British East India company. The British also ruled by dividing in the name of caste, religion, language and region and the same work is being done by the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi And his party today,” he alleged.
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