Congress should give Rahul Gandhi decent retirement, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said Congress President Rahul Gandhi was no longer fit to be in politics and called on the Opposition party to give him a “decent retirement”, PTI reported. Gandhi was “thrust on the Congress” by United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader added.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is headed for a landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Trends showed that the ruling party is leading in more than 340 seats, compared to 90 for the UPA.

“I must have met him [Rahul] around 20 times in my life...I feel pity for him,” Sarma said. “Sonia Gandhi has thrust him on the Congress. He is a person who has come from a privileged background, he does not respect his colleagues.”