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Shashi Tharoor Meets Sonia Gandhi: There has been a stir regarding the election of Congress President. On one hand, Congress units of many states including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan have passed a resolution to elect Rahul Gandhi as Congress President. On the other hand, senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor is also going to enter the race for the post of party president. According to sources in news agency ANI, he has also got the green signal from Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to contest the elections.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor met party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday. According to news agency ANI sources, Shashi Tharoor has got approval from Sonia Gandhi to contest for the post of party president. Shashi Tharoor met Sonia Gandhi during the meeting, he can strengthen internal democracy.
Shashi Tharoor had indicated to contest elections
According to sources, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi replied that if he (Shashi Tharoor) wants, he can contest for the post of party president. Anyone can contest elections. However, Shashi Tharoor did not clarify in what context they met. Tharoor, a Lok Sabha member, has met Sonia Gandhi at a time when she has recently indicated that she may contest for the Speaker’s post.
No one’s permission is needed to contest elections: Jairam Ramesh
After Shashi Tharoor’s meeting with Sonia Gandhi, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh clarified on the reports of Sonia Gandhi’s approval to Tharoor to contest for the post of Speaker. He told news agency ANI that whoever wants to contest elections (for the post of Congress President) is free and you are welcome to do so. This has been the position on the part of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. It is an open, democratic and transparent process. No one needs anyone’s permission to contest elections.
Meanwhile, ANI has also learned from sources that Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is trying to persuade Rahul Gandhi to do so instead of thinking of running for Congress President. Sources close to Gehlot say that he is a loyal soldier of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. In the past, the discussion about Ashok Gehlot contesting the elections was also hot.
The suspense over the next president continues
However, the suspense still remains about who will be the next president of Congress. This suspense had increased after the recent statement of former party president Rahul Gandhi. On the question of contesting the election of the party president, Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra, said, “Whether I will become the party president or not, it will be clear when elections are held for the post of president. However, I have clearly decided. I have done what I will do and there is no confusion in my mind.”
Let us tell you that the notification for the election of the Congress President will be issued on 22 September and the process of filing nomination will run from 24 to 30 September. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8. In case of more than one candidate, voting will be held on October 17 and results will be declared on October 19.
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