New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that since he is not the party chief, he is not the deciding authority on the ticket distribution in the party.
“I am not the party president and I am not taking decisions on Rajya Sabha nominees,” said Rahul when asked if he was sending “his team” to the Rajya Sabha.
On Jyotiraditya Scindia’s joining the BJP, he said: “It’s a battle of ideology… Scindia has kept his ideology in his pocket and joined the RSS. But I know him personally since college days…Scindia has a different ideology… but he thought about his political future… but he may not find comfort in the party he has joined.”
“This is a fight of ideology. On one side it is Congress and on the other, the BJP-RSS,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dismissed Scidia’s claim that he was unable to meet him or interim party chief Sonia Gandhi, saying Scindia had the access at all times to the Gandhi household.
After joining the BJP, Scindia hit out at the Congress, saying, “The Congress today is not the same as it was in its original form.”
He also accused the Congress of denying the ground reality. “I had a dream when Congress formed the government in Madhya Pradesh in 2018. Eighteen months later, none of the promises have been met, including the ones relating to the farmers,” Scindia said.
He also accused his former party of going back on its promises as well as indulging in corruption. “Today ‘transfer’ is an industry in Madhya Pradesh,” he alleged, hitting out at Chief Minister Kamal Nath.
Scindia was reportedly upset after being sidelined by the Congress in his home state Madhya Pradesh.
