Former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad claimed Rahul Gandhi is the “most insecure” politician and alleged mismanagement during Bihar elections. He said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is only a nominal head. Congress leaders dismissed the remarks, while BJP and JD(U) used the comments to target Rahul and party leadership.
Former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad on Saturday alleged that the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi was the “most insecure leader” in Indian politics.
Ahmad was once AICC general secretary and also a union minister had resigned soon after the completion for Bihar assembly election last November.
Party rift
In an interview to a private news channel, he claimed that it was very difficult for any senior and experienced Congress leader to survive in the party these days without being humiliated. He also alleged serious mismanagement by the Congress leaders during Bihar election and wondered whether the leadership would ever do any introspection on it. Ahmad alleged, “Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is only a nominal president, while all major decisions are taken by Rahul Gandhi.”
#WATCH | Delhi | Former Congress leader Dr Shakeel Ahmad says, “…I wanted vote for Shashi Tharoor (for the post of Congress President). But when I saw that the loyalists of Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi were seeking votes for Kharge ji. I voted for Kharge Sahib against my will as… pic.twitter.com/C3kOVPx58u
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“Rahul faces difficulties working with senior and prominent leaders. He distances himself from situations where he doesn’t feel like the boss,” he alleged.
SIR criticism
Slamming Rahul over the SIR, Ahmad said that it has completely failed and the Muslim community also did not agree with his allegations. He also claimed that many senior Congress leaders are afraid to be photographed with Muslim leaders and Muslims because they fear losing the Hindu vote bank. Rahul`s “Save the Constitution movement” is also meaningless, as it has no impact at the ground level, he further claimed.
Responding sharply to Ahmad`s statement, Bihar Congress spokesperson Asit Nath Tiwari said that Ahmad was aspiring to get a Rajya Sabha ticket and hence was making such a statement. “Congress will never tolerate such type of blackmailing,” he asserted.