Everything will be resolved smoothly: Venugopal on Gehlot-Pilot tussle
The Hindu
Talking about the Bharat Jodo Yatra completing 100 days, K.C. Venugopal Friday said there is tremendous momentum for the foot march and people have been welcoming it everywhere
Amid an ongoing power tussle between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal on December 16 said "everything will be resolved smoothly" and the party is very much united in the State.
In an interview with PTI, Mr. Venugopal also exuded confidence that the Congress would win the Rajasthan Assembly polls next year and return to power.
His remarks come after a major row erupted last month following Mr. Gehlot's comments that Mr. Pilot is a 'gaddar' (traitor) and cannot replace him. The remarks drew a sharp response from Mr. Pilot who had said it was unbecoming of Mr. Gehlot's stature to use that kind of language and that such "mud-slinging" would not help at a time the focus should be on the yatra.
"We will win definitely, our chances are very bright," Mr. Venugopal, who is participating in the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, said referring to the Rajasthan Assembly polls next year.
The escalation of the Gehlot-Pilot rift just ahead of the entry of yatra into the desert State had put the party in a spot but Mr. Venugopal's visit to the State last week calmed tempers and in a show of unity both Mr. Pilot and Mr. Gehlot posed for the cameras along with the AICC general secretary.
Talking about the yatra completing 100 days, Mr. Venugopal Friday said there is tremendous momentum for the foot march and people have been welcoming it everywhere. "The issues raised by this yatra are not political issues, they are issues concerning the people. The issue of unemployment, the entire youth of the country is disappointed, price rise is at its peak and the central government is misusing agencies to target people," Mr. Venugopal said.
The BJP's divisive politics only for winning elections has created a big division in this country and at such a time the Congress is undertaking this massive yatra to unite people, he said.
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