'One-Man, One-Post' commitment expected to be followed: Rahul Gandhi’s indirect message to Ashok Gehlot

'One-Man, One-Post' commitment expected to be followed: Rahul Gandhi’s indirect message to Ashok Gehlot

Last Updated Sep - 22 - 2022, 04:26 AM | Source : FELA News

Rahul Gandhi said the Congress president was not just an organizational position, it is an ideological post and a belief system. Gandhi clarified the doubts abo

New Delhi: After the continued speculations of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot might contest Congress’s presidential election, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday clarified all doubts and said that the decisions including that of “one-man, one-post” taken by the party’s Chintan Shivir in Udaipur this year are expected to be followed.

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At Kochi press conference between the first and second leg of the day's Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi said the Congress president was not just an organizational position, it is an ideological post and a belief system. "What we decided at Udaipur, we expect that commitment to be maintained," Gandhi said on being asked whether he would stand by the Udaipur Chintan Shivir decision on one-man, one-post.

The former Congress chief said he would advise whosoever becomes the president of the party that they should remember that the post represents a set of ideas, a belief system, and a vision of India. Another piece of advice he had for the contestants in the party's presidential polls was that "you are taking a historic position. A position that defines and has defined a particular view of India."

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In an indication of his willingness to contest the presidential election, Gehlot said he is ready to discharge any responsibility given to him by the party. His remarks came ahead of his meeting with Sonia Gandhi. There has been a buzz in party circles about the possible successor to Gehlot in Rajasthan if he contests and wins the party's presidential election.

Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have told Gehlot that the election for party chief will be "free and fair" and she will not endorse any name. Reports claimed that she also conveyed that the issue of "one person, one post" will come if a candidate is decided and gets elected.

The process of filing nominations for the post of party president will begin on September 24 and will continue till September 30. The election is scheduled for October 17 and the counting of votes will take place on October 19.

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