Those who know Sonia Gandhi closely agree that the Congress President is a very good listener and learner. His life in politics has been shaped by destiny. Witnessing the steep decline in the fortunes of prime ministers of her own family, Sonia Gandhi understands that dissent should not be allowed to last and should not be dismissed.
It is no surprise that after the son Rahul GandhiSonia has also hit hard for publicly expressing dissatisfaction.
Sources say that his statement at the Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday was only the first step. “The party has given a lot and now the time has come for the party leaders to pay with consistent and united support,” he said.
One more step Sonia Gandhi The team to handle the Chintan Shivir to be held in Udaipur from May 13-15 has to be carefully selected. The inclusion of some members of the dissident group of 23 of the 400 delegates attending the conference is considered. Some of them have also been assigned important roles, such as Bhupinder Hooda who will head the committee on agriculture.
But the central aspect of the Chintan Shivir lies in the hands of Rahul Gandhi’s loyalists. “It has been observed that only those close to Rahul Gandhi stand aggressively and fight for the party in bad times. Such people need to be rewarded,” said a Congress member who was in the CWC.
The fact that many of Rahul Gandhi’s loyalists like Jitin Prasada, Jyotiraditya Scindia and RPN Singh have left for pastures has largely gone unnoticed.
The biggest challenge now for the Congress and Sonia Gandhi is to ensure that the leaders stay with the party and do not switch to the BJP or the AAP. At the camp, party members are likely to be administered an oath of allegiance and Sonia wants those present to ensure that she and her supporters remain with the party. The task becomes more difficult with each election defeat.
The second major issue that is likely to expose the hypocrisy and contradiction within the Congress was a proposal put forward in the CWC to be taken up in a contemplation camp – the ‘one man, one post’ and ‘one family to one ticket’ rule. ,
Many leaders are upset that their children or close relatives are not being given tickets. However, the leadership hopes that this will help blunt the BJP’s charge of dynastic politics in the oldest party. But the high command faces a dilemma. Under the rule, only one member of the Gandhi family would be allowed to contest on a Congress ticket and that member would most likely be Rahul Gandhi.
So what will happen to Priyanka Gandhi’s potential election ground in 2024? Is Sonia Gandhi kicking out? Or will there be an exception for the Gandhi family?
“Well, it can also mean that a Gandhi can go to the Rajya Sabha! There is a possibility that there may be an exception for the Gandhi family,” said a leader at the meeting.
But later only the criticism will be strengthened that the Congress cannot look beyond the Gandhi family.
The Chintan Shivir will hope for immediate curriculum reform and countering parties like AAP and TMC. But in the end, this is likely to make two things clear – falling or falling in line, and that Rahul Gandhi is inevitable.
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