Sonia puts onus of larger role on Rahul
New Delhi : Rahul Gandhi has to decide for himself if he wants to play a larger role in the Congress and the government, party president and his mother Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday.
Her remarks follow demands that Rahul Gandhi should take up greater responsibilities in both the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance (UAP) government.
“No one can take a decision on his behalf. He has to take a decision,” Sonia Gandhi told reporters in parliament house.
She spoke after Vice President Hamid Ansari filed his nomination papers for a second five-year term.
Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Digvijay Singh have in recent days called upon Rahul Gandhi to lead the party and the government.
i AM NOT AN INDIAN BUT LOVE THE GANDHI’S PHILOSOPHY IDEALISM AND SACRIFICE FOR FREE INDIA AND THE WELL BEING OF THE INDIAN PEOPLES. MAHATMA, INDHIRA AND RAJIB WILL FOREVER REMAIN IN THE HEARTS OF THE INDIANS AND THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. MANY TIMES I FELT THAT INJUSTICE AND FEARS WERE IMPOSED ON GANDHI. SONIA HAS BEEN DISCRIMINATED BUT RAHUL SHOULD BE FREE AND COURAGEOUS TO DECIDE WITHOUT FEAR FOR HIS OWN FUTURE AND LEAD HIS NATION TOWARDS THE BRIGHT FUTURE IN THIS ELECTRONIC ERA TO PROVE HIS CAPABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND DYNAMISM. I BELIEVE HE CAN DO IT WELL.