Rajiv Gandhi’s words coming true, time to save party from ‘power brokers’: Congress | Pune News
In the wake of speculations that after former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan left the Congress and joined the BJP, many more may follow suit, the Maharashtra Congress said that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had warned about such “power brokers” who work only for personal gains and don’t care for the party’s ideology, way back in 1985.
“Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had a vision for 21st century. He brought in computers and kickstarted the digital era in the country. In view of today’s current political scenario, his vision holds importance as it was he who had given the clarion call to keep Congress away from power-brokers..He had given the call during his speech during the Congress’s centenary celebrations in 1985,” said Gopaldada Tiwari, who is the founder-president of the Rajiv Gandhi Smarak Samiti and spokesperson of Maharashtra Congress.
Tiwari said those changing loyalties are power-brokers of the highest kind. ”Instead of fighting the wrong policies and actions of Modi government, if anyone is joining hands with the same regime for personal gains, then they are power-brokers of the highest kind…Rajiv Gandhi had spoken about the need to save the party from such power-brokers. And today, the time has come to do just that,” he said.
Tiwari said Congress national presidents had always posed faith in several leaders and given them important posts. ”They were from time to time given important assignments at state and taluka-level. Congress has always worked towards Mahatma Gandhi’s goal of a welfare state. During Congress regime, national wealth increased manifold and the per capita income also shot up,” he said.
But during Modi regime, Tiwari alleged, the country is fighting on all fronts. ”Today, the nation is battling too many problems. Inflation has sky-rocketed, youth is unemployed, farmers are in distress and ending their lives..The problems have arisen because of the wrong policies of the Modi government,” he said.
Tiwari said at a time when there is a need to save the country from crisis, some leaders are comprising with their ideologies and are going on the wrong path.
The Congress spokesperson underscored the need for leaders, who can protect the Constitution, save democracy and keep the nation’s secular spirit and communal harmony in tact.
”However, what we are witnessing is a flight of leaders who are burying their ideolgoies for selfish gains and leaving the party. Those who are joining the flock of dictatorship are nothing but power brokers,” he said.
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First uploaded on: 18-02-2024 at 22:44 IST
