Rahul Gandhi is a fifth-generation politician from the Nehru-Gandhi family and a senior Congress leader. He currently serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Entering politics in 2004, he contested from the family stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, winning three consecutive terms before losing to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019. However, he remained an MP by securing a win from Wayanad, a seat he held until 2024. He briefly served as Congress president from 2017 but resigned after the party’s poor performance in the 2019 General Elections.
Between 2022 and 2024, Rahul Gandhi led two major political marches—the 3,750-km Bharat Jodo Yatra (Kanniyakumari to Srinagar) and the 6,700-km Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (Thoubal to Mumbai). In the 2024 elections, he made a strong comeback, reclaiming Amethi and assuming the role of Leader of the Opposition.
Modi government must act against all corrupts irrespective of political weightage .
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist, Barnala (Punjab)
An interesting turning point, well-timed move to non-plus the arrogant,
complacent and authoritarian regime of megalomaniacs !
In election arena and our system, no body knows when one single factor can
turn the tide !
Ms. Priyanka has the skills, capacity and tenacity to do that ! She will certainly
attract especially demographic dividend and women of the nation to Congress’s
advantage not only in Uttar Pradesh but India on the whole too !
Handing over the command of western Uttar Pradesh to Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia
is also a wise and smart gameplan !
Good days for Congress and ultimately the INDIA that is BHARAT are in the offing !
Prof PK Sharma,Freelance Journalist
Pom Anm Nest,Barnala (Punjab)
Congress will adapt the tactic of making Priyanka play the wounded ” Why am I being targeted for someone else’s matters”, OR, simply defy everything by saying “The matter is in Court”, as Congress usually does, when unable to face inconvenient questions, OR, “They are attacking me because I am a Woman”, branding her attackers as misogynists, and try to evoke public sympathy. One must also remember that in India, CORRUPTION by politicians and their family members is NOT considered a black mark. In Tamil Nadu for instance, voters themselves EXPECT their politicians to be corrupt; “How else can they give us goodies like Fridge, TVs, Rs 3000 to 5000 per vote etc etc”, goes the logic.
BJP has brilliant women leaders like Nirmala Sitaraman,Smriti Irani and others.They can tear this brainless doll Priyanka any day.
Masterstroke
Shri Robert Vadra will be advised to stay in the background, work on his golf handicap.