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What Is Behind Ghulam Nabi Azad's Rebellion?
By: Tupaki Desk | 30 Aug 2020 12:18 PM GMT
Why did a diehard Sonia-Rahul loyalist like Ghulam Nabi Azad revolt against the "high command?" He has always been a blind backer of the family and has always served as a loyal trouble shooter of the party. Despite his impeccable credential, he chose to rebel against the Gandhi-Nehrus and demanded that organisational elections be held immediately.
Azad has also said that the party will die if it does not opt for the organisational elections. He said without proper elections, even the elected national president might have just less than one per cent popular support in the party. All these comments have been shocking to say the least.
But, if Congress insiders are to be believed, there is more to it than meets the eye in the whole episode. Ghulam Nabi Azad is currently the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha. However, his term is set to end soon. By early 2021, his term will expire and there is little chance that he would be re-elected. It is likely that Mallikarjun Kharge would be sent to the Rajya Sabha and he would take the job of the leader of the Opposition.
Seeing that his career as a parliamentarian coming to an end, Azad got emboldened and chose to criticise the party bosses for the failure to stop the decline in the party. He has chosen to attack the Gandhi-Nehru family directly. Azad is already in his early 70s and he would be too old to fight direct elections in 2024. Hence, he may have decided to become bolder.
Azad has also said that the party will die if it does not opt for the organisational elections. He said without proper elections, even the elected national president might have just less than one per cent popular support in the party. All these comments have been shocking to say the least.
But, if Congress insiders are to be believed, there is more to it than meets the eye in the whole episode. Ghulam Nabi Azad is currently the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha. However, his term is set to end soon. By early 2021, his term will expire and there is little chance that he would be re-elected. It is likely that Mallikarjun Kharge would be sent to the Rajya Sabha and he would take the job of the leader of the Opposition.
Seeing that his career as a parliamentarian coming to an end, Azad got emboldened and chose to criticise the party bosses for the failure to stop the decline in the party. He has chosen to attack the Gandhi-Nehru family directly. Azad is already in his early 70s and he would be too old to fight direct elections in 2024. Hence, he may have decided to become bolder.
