Rahul Gandhi Rahul GandhiShehzad Poonawalla, an office-bearer of the Maharashtra Congress who appears on television for the party, Wednesday said the process of organisational elections in the organisation is manipulated to favour Rahul Gandhi’s election as the party president. He said dynasts were getting “overwhelming” share of election tickets and nominations to posts in the party and challenged Rahul to allow his leadership be tested through a real election. Poonawalla told The Indian Express he would like to contest for the post of Congress president against Rahul but cannot do so since the “loyalist” PCC delegates, who form the electoral college, are handpicked by state Congress presidents who were appointed by his mother Sonia Gandhi. He also wrote to Rahul, asking him to resign as Congress vice president and contest the election. In his letter to Rahul, Shehzad said a young India has a revulsion for dynastic privilege.

Source: Indian Express November 29, 2017 20:48 UTC