New Delhi: Reacting strongly to Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s criticism of the Gandhi family following the recent poll debacle suffered by the party, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday that Sibal is ‘not rooted in Congress culture’, and he ‘doesn’t know ABC of the Congress’.
Gehlot remarks came after Sibal triggered a row with his comments that the Gandhis should step aside and give other leaders a chance to lead the Congress.
Gehlot heaped praise on Congress and party MP Rahul Gandhi, saying that it is the only party that can fight against the BJP. Gehlot said that no person from the Gandhi family became the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or even a Minister in the last 30 years.
Ashok Gehlot said, “Kapil Sibal is a great lawyer, but he did not work hard as other workers do in Congress culture. He got a chance gradually, and with the blessings of Sonia Gandhi and the support of Rahul Gandhi, he got a place in the Union Cabinet directly. Such words coming from a person whom Congress gave so much is unfortunate. Kapil Sibal does not know ABC of Congress, he does not understand the basic spirit of the party. Congress has made sacrifices for the country before and after Independence, which Sibal forgets.”
(VINAYAK)
