The Indian National Congress has been still trying to take damage control measures after the Party veteran Shiela Dixit questioned Rahul Gandhi’s maturity level. BJP took this statement and asked the Congress Party as to why they were pushing Rahul Gandhi onto Uttar Pradesh.
The comments made by the Congress veteran Shiela Dixit were a part of an exclusive interview with a popular news daily. The question posed on Thursday were noted by political parties and were a topic of debate on social media and also news websites. The ex-CM of Delhi had said, “Please remember Rahul is still not mature, his age does not allow him to be mature. He is what… in his forties. Please give him time.” Adding fuel to the fire, another veteran Harikesh Bahadur noted that, “Coming from a senior person like Sheilaji, this is very troubling indeed,” and questioned Rahul’s ability to lead Congress party.
These comments were taken into note by BJP and Chief Amit Shah said, “Sheilaji, the whole country acknowledges the fact which you stated that Rahul is immature, but I want to ask why you are thrusting him on UP?”
The Congress party tried to distance itself from these controversies. The spokesperson of Congress, Shobha Oza said, “Such comments should be ignored. She (Dikshit) needs to clarify on what she has said. As far as the Country is concerned, everyone knows Rahul fought for farmers on land acquisition bill and pressured the government to drop any anti-farmer step. He fought against atrocities on the downtrodden, be it the Rohith Vemula case or others. He is fighting for the rights of farmers, SCs, STs and poor.”
But without sparing Rahul any further the Congress Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “It was delayed, but at least the acknowledgment has come. It was already known to the people of the Country. I thank Sheilaji for finally acknowledging the truth.” Dixit, in an attempt to give clarification, said, “Rahul has the sensitivity and concern of a mature leader. His words are those of a young, courageous and restless man,” and asked the press to not twist her words using the hashtag #DontTwistMyWords.
