MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay raut on sunday he said stopping Rahul gandhi assuming the leadership of Congress will lead to the “extinction” of the great party.
In his weekly column Rokhthok in the Speaker of the Seine Saamana, Raut also said that Congress lacks a leader who can stand up to the Prime Minister Narendra modi With all his strength.
Referring to the letter from 23 congressional leaders to Sonia Gandhi about having “full-time” leadership active in the field and “visible” in party offices, Raut wondered who is preventing these leaders from being active.
“Activity to stop Rahul Gandhi will be instrumental in destroying the party and leading to its demise,” Raut said.
Having a non-Gandhi as president of Congress is a good idea, but none of those 23 have that ability, said Raut, whose party, along with Congress and the NCP, is a component of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra.
Referring to regional parties presented by former congressional leaders, Raut said: “Congress still exists throughout India but with different masks. If these masks are thrown away, it can emerge as a prominent political party.”
He said the late Congressional veteran VN Gadgil described Congress as an old woman who will never die. “Rahul Gandhi has to decide what to do with the old woman,” Raut added.
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