Gandhi family heart of Cong workers, Rahul will become party president: Nana Patole

He was responding to a question on senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s statement that he wants “sab ki Congress” while others want ‘ghar ki Congress’ in the backdrop of the party’s humiliating defeat in the recent Assembly polls in five states.

“Whenever a big leader makes a statement, they should give suggestions on what should be done to take the party forward. Those leaders who are raising questions today should first talk about what they did when they got the opportunity. They should answer this question and they will get the answer,” Patole said.

He added that time has come to think about those who are making public statements on the party’s internal matter and defaming the Gandhi family.

Stating that Gandhi family is the “heart of the Congress workers”, Patole said that Rahul Gandhi will become Congress president by following due process. “Internal elections of the party are to be held now. An announcement has been made in the Congress Working Committee. The membership drive is on and will go on till March 31. After that, the internal elections will be held. The constitutional process of the party will be followed and Rahulji will become the president of the party,” he added.

“All Congress workers across the country have respect for the Gandhi family and will continue to have in future as well. Nobody can finish that. Gandhi family is the heart of the Congress workers,” said Patole.