Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : Priyanka Gandhi’s office on Monday rubbished the reports of her taking over as the Congress working president. Shunning media reports of Priyanka being allotted the coveted post in the party, her PA told that no discussion has taken place in this regard.
“Complete fabrication. No such discussion took place whatsoever,” said P. Sahay, Personal Assistant of Priyanka Gandhi.
According to reports, the news on Priyanka started doing rounds post the August 8 Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. The reports further said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi raised the subject of a change in leadership of the party.
In the meeting senior Congress leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, suggested if Priyanka Gandhi should be made the Working President of the grand old party. Reportedly, she wanted her appointment to be made to reignite the passion in party workers in the wake of 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Earlier, there were reports that Congress president Sonia Gandhi had discussed Priyanka’s name for the post during a Congress Working Committee meeting on August 8.
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, who is said to be taking the reins of the Congress party in October from her mother Sonia Gandhi, has so far failed to reignite that passion.
Many Congress leaders in the past had expressed their views against Rahul Gandhi and demanded Sonia Gandhi to bring in Priyanka Gandhi in the party and appoint her as in-charge of the party instead of Rahul Gandhi.
However, in the past also there were no indications from top Congress leadership regarding Priyanka Gandhi joining the active politics.
