Speaker Sumitra Mahajan says ‘Priyanka Gandhi’s entry shows Rahul can’t handle politics alone, he needs his sister’s help’ 

Team Suno Neta Friday 25th of January 2019 11:16 AM
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Sumitra Mahajan.

The speaker of Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan, on Thursday, took a jibe at the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, after the appointment of Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra as Congress’s general secretary and giving her the charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh for this year’s Lok Sabha election. She said Priyanka’s entry into active politics “shows that Congress chief cannot handle politics alone” and “needs his sisters’ help”.

Talking to reporters, Mahajan said, “Priyanka is a good woman. But her appointment also shows Rahul has understood that he cannot do politics alone, so he asked his sister Priyanka to help him.”

She further added, “I don’t want to get into the family politics of the Congress, it’s their own matter. But I would say that a person, who has leadership capabilities, should be given an opportunity to come forward.”

Mahajan, who is a veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader, further said “talented people” must be given an opportunity to come forward. 

Mahajan, however, congratulated both Priyanka and Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was also appointed a Congress general secretary and given the charge of western UP. 

Priyanka formally entered politics, on Wednesday, with the Congress appointing her general secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh.


 
 

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