Rahul Gandhi takes up big responsibility; will lead Congress panel for 2014 poll

Signaling his larger role in the party, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has been appointed the head of the Congress Coordination panel for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

The other members in the committee headed by Rahul Gandhi are Ahmed Patel, Janardan Dwivedi, Digvijay Singh, Madhusudan Mistry and Jairam Ramesh. The Congress also will be setting up of three Sub-Groups, including one on the key issue of pre-poll alliances, which will be headed by senior leader A K Antony.

"As announced by Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the Sanvad Baithak at Surajkund, she has constituted an Election Coordination Committee and three Sub-Groups keeping in view the Lok Sabha elections to be held in 2014", Dwivedi, the AICC Media Department Chairperson, informed.

The move to make 42-year-old Rahul Gandhi head of the Election Coordination Committee shows that he is going to take up more responsibilities in the party ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha poll. Congress hopes that it can perform well under the charming and energetic leadership of a young politician like Rahul
Gandhi who enjoys tremendous mass appeal.

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Rahul Gandhi to head the Congress panel for the 2014 polls

Congress General Secretary and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the chairman of the party’s six-member coordination committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

The move is a follow-up of the Congress meet at Surajkund recently and is accompanied by the setting up of three other sub-groups. The others on the committee are Ahmed Patel, Janardan Dwivedi, Digvijay Singh, Madhusudan Mistry and Jairam Ramesh.

The three other sub-groups also indicate the areas of concern for the party with an eye on the preparations for the elections. These include pre-poll alliances, preparation of manifesto and the government’s programme implementation, as well as communications and publicity.

The move by the Congress clearly indicates that Rahul Gandhi is surely going to have an upper hand in the party’s decision. As a young leader and with a potential mass appeal, Rahul Gandhi can definitely take his party to new heights with the blessing of his mother and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

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Rahul Gandhi to lead 2014 poll campaign

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will lead the party’s campaign in the next 2014 general elections. Rahul will head a high-power five-man Election Co-ordination Committee to “oversee all party activities related to the next elections,” a senior functionary informed.

This committee, along with three sub-groups — on pre-poll alliances, the manifesto and government programmes, and communications and publicity — general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said, was constituted by Congress president Sonia Gandhi following the announcement she made on November 9 at the Samvad Baithak at Surajkund. “With a year and half left for the Lok Sabha elections,” Sonia Gandhi said on that occasion, “both party and government will have to work cohesively together to ensure that we secure a renewed mandate.” In keeping with that assurance, of the 27 persons drafted for pre-election work, 11 are Central ministers.

While the activities listed are not unusual, this is the first time the tasks have been given “institutional shape.” From managing the youth wings, Rahul Gandhi will move to a more central task in the organisation as it heads into what is one of the toughest elections the grand old party has ever faced in its history. An effort has been made to give the party’s core team for the next elections a younger look: even then, only six of the 27 are below 50.

The other members of the Election Coordination Committee, which has already had one sitting, are Ms. Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel, party general secretaries Janardan Dwivedi, Digvijay Singh and Madhusudan Mistry, and Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh. Defence Minister A.K. Antony heads the sub-groups on pre-poll alliances and manifesto and government programmes, while Mr. Digvijay Singh heads the communications and publicity sub-group.

Mr. Antony’s colleagues in the pre-poll alliances sub-group are Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily, MoS Jitendra Singh, party general secretary Mukul Wasnik, and party functionaries Suresh Pachauri and Mohan Prakash. The manifesto and government programmes sub-group is the largest: apart from Mr. Antony, Union Ministers P. Chidambaram, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Anand Sharma and Salman Khurshid, party spokespersons Sandeep Dikshit and Renuka Chowdhury, party functionary Ajit Jogi, chairman of the SC Commission P.L. Punia are members. Lastly, those in the communications sub-group, headed by Mr. Digvijay Singh, are senior party leader Ambika Soni, MoSs Manish Tewari, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Rajeev Shukla, and MPs Deependra Hooda and Bhakta Charan Das.

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Rahul Gandhi in Delhi: Nation is supreme for Congress

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi encouraged Congress supporters on Sunday, at a big rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, defending the UPA government and exhorting the youth to join politics. He also underlined the need of changing and cleansing the existing political system in the country.

Slamming the opposition Rahul Gandhi said “The opposition is indulged in negative politics. They just oppose to anything we do. It was BJP who initiated the FDI in retail policy, but it was a weak bill. But when we introduced a strong bill they just opposed it. They spread rumours that the small traders will be affected badly by the FDI.  But FDI will benefit farmers. They will be able to use the facilities like cold storages and food processing.  They will be able to stand on their own”. 

“Our country is fast growing and the entire globe appreciates that. But here the opposition just opposes all our development oriented policies. They are not bothered about the losses of the farmers, workers or the youth. We also were in opposition. When the Kargil war broke out, we stood by the government and extended our whole hearted support to the Vajpayee Government. We never opposed any move by the government which is helpful for the country and the people. Because, the country is supreme for us” said Rahul Gandhi.

While concluding his address Rahul Gandhi said “The Congress is here to bring in development. We are here to cleanse the system. We know that we have the support of the people and that is why you have come here in large numbers. Congress is committed for the farmers, weaker sections and the poor. We also understand that for development we need liberalization and economic reforms. Only when businesses operate well will there be progress, and then we can run programmes to benefit the poor.  I am confident that our country will stand up and the entire world will appreciate us”

Exhorting the youth Rahul Gandhi said “The youth here will show not just India but also the whole world the way forward. The Congress will help them by giving space in our political journey”.  

The rally was one of the biggest one witnessed by Delhi in which thousands of people from various parts of the country had attended. The rally was also addressed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alongwith several senior leaders.

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Rahul Gandhi in Delhi: We should open the doors of politics for all

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi encouraged Congress supporters on Sunday, at a big rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, defending the UPA government and exhorting the youth to join politics.. He also underlined the need of changing and cleansing the exisiting political system in the country.

“I am talking about the future. I am talking about the Congress. We have to open the door of the system for all. We will have to listen to the lakhs people are assembled here. They are the future and we should give them a chance to become the leaders of tomorrow” said Rahul Gandhi.

“If we want the country to surge ahead, we the Congress party, should open our doors for the common people.  Only we can do it. The opposition can only create obstructions. We have proved it also. Who was instrumental for the green revolution? Who brought the computer revolution?  Who initiated the liberalization process? It was Congress which did all these and only Congress can change the political system” argued the Congress leader.

Rahul Gandhi went on to say “It was Gandhi Ji who rejuvenated the Congress Party, hundred years back. When he came to India Congress was almost defunct. He opened the doors of the Congress Party to the people and Congress became the voice of the Indians.  And when the Congress became the voice of the entire India, English had to run back to England.  We will have to do exactly the same by opening our doors for the common man so that their voices could be heard. We will have to take the youth, farmers and all other people along with us in our political process and then only we can change the system and the country”.

“I know the Congress Party well. I am also aware that the youth in our party wants positive changes. Many of them are fed up with the system but I assure them that I am here to fight for them. We will, together, work hard to bring in positive changes in the system for a better developed country. We will help the youth to fulfill their dreams” added the Congress leader.

The rally was one of the biggest witnessed by Delhi in which thousands of people from various parts of the country had attended. The rally was also addressed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alongwith several senior leaders.

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