While the Congress Legislature Party meet was scheduled to take place, the chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot will meet with interim party president Sonia Gandhi today amid a political conundrum within the party.
Despite being the top contender for the job of Congress president, Gehlot now faces uncertainty over his candidacy since only one day remains for nominations and no forms have been submitted yet by the Rajasthan CM.
He will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today following the political crisis in Rajasthan Congress sparked by Gehlot’s three loyalists. Asked about the future of the party, the Rajasthan Chief Minister said it will be governed by Congress president and that decisions will be taken soon.
In his opinion, Congress workers worry more about the direction in which the country is headed than tackling issues related to it.
Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party worry about inflation, unemployment and dictatorial tendencies in the country. We are more concerned about the direction in which the country is heading. Internal politics will go on, we’ll resolve them,” he said.
As the Congress president, we will make decisions accordingly. Media should be more aware of the issues of the country. Authors and journalists are being jailed for their work. We are worried about them, and Rahul Gandhi is on a Yatra to support them.” he said.
A parallel meeting was held in Jaipur by Gehlot’s loyalists in parallel to the Congress’ meeting to choose his successor. In a written report to Sonia Gandhi, fellow Congressmen Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge described their observations in Rajasthan.