BJP vs congress: In view of the Kerala assembly elections to be held next year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has given a message to maintain solidarity in the party. He made a meeting with senior Congress leaders and made it clear that the party would have to avoid internal discord. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Shashi Tharoor and other prominent leaders attended this meeting.
Thiruvananthapuram MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor recently appreciated the progress of the startup sector in Kerala, which led to a dispute in the party. Some leaders saw it as praise to the LDF government, while Tharoor clarified that he had highlighted the progress of the state and not any political party. After this statement, LDF described it as highlighting the Congress’ contradictory attitude.
Congress’s strong objection to Tharoor’s statement
The state Congress unit reacted strongly to Tharoor’s statement and said that this can hurt the sentiments of party workers. The Congress mouthpiece “Weksham Daily” published an editorial saying that it is necessary to keep the Congress strong by criticizing the policies of the LDF government and the internal differences can weaken the party.
My statement was incorrectly introduced-Sashi Tharoor
Another statement of Tharoor in which he commented on the leadership status in Kerala Congress. This statement also gave rise to controversy, although he later clarified that his statement was incorrectly presented.
Rahul Gandhi gave instructions to leaders
In the meeting held in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said that party leaders will have to be active towards their strategy and should not make any statement that does not match the ideology of the party. During this time, Sudhakaran of Kerala Pradesh Congress President also said that reforms are necessary for the strength of the party and they are ready to find a solution to all issues.
Will fight unitedly against LDF and BJP – Congress leader
After the meeting, Congress General Secretary Deepa Dasmunshi said that the party is completely united and the misleading perception being made in the media is not correct. He said that all the Congress leaders will speak in unison against LDF and BJP and will firmly forward the party’s strategy.
Congress leaders emphasize solidarity
After the meeting, Shashi Tharoor posted on social media and wrote, “The meeting of Kerala Congress leaders today was very positive in which there was a discussion with Congress President Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders. In this meeting we reiterated our commitment to the party’s solidarity.” It became clear that the Congress leaders are now working towards strengthening the party by leaving behind any differences before the elections.
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