Rahul Gandhi says he will not decide on his successor as Congress chief, party will
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said the party will decide on who his successor will be and not him.
In Short
- Rahul Gandhi not the person to take a decision on his successor: Congress president
- Congress has rejected Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign and asked him to restructure the party
- Rahul has maintained that Congress will decide on who his successor will be
As speculation continues on his next steps, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will decide on who his successor will be and not him.
Rahul Gandhi is not the person to take a decision on his successor, Gandhi told reporters when asked who will succeed him as Congress president.
Rahul Gandhi has been adamant on stepping down as the party president following the debacle in the elections, but the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Congress, has rejected his offer to resign and asked him to restructure the party at all levels.
The Congress chief also maintained that there was "theft" in the Rafale fighter jet deal.
Rahul Gandhi was responding to a question about Rafale finding a mention in President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. "I maintain my stand that there has been theft in the Rafale jet deal," Rahul Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament.
Rahul has been maintaining that there has been corruption in the Rafale deal and that there should be a thorough probe into the deal
The Congress has already asked for a probe into alleged corruption in the fighter jet deal. The government has denied any corruption, wrongdoing or favouritism in the deal.
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