Stalin & Lalu urge Rahul not to fall into BJP`s trap |
The turmoil in the grand old party of India, Congress continued for the fifth consecutive day as Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday refused to budge from his stand of resigning as party chief, while United Progressive Alliance allies DMK and RJD joined the chorus of voices urging him not to quit. After turning away a number of party leaders a day earlier, Mr Gandhi interacted with some of visitors on Tuesday at his Tughlak Lane residence. He also met Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot amid rumblings of discontent in the state after he and sister Priyanka are alleged to have “criticised” Gehlot over the washout in the desert state. Congress allies DMK and RJD said that Rahul Gandhi should continue in his post as he remains the “best and competent” person to pull the party out of the crisis after the Lok Sabha poll debacle. M K Stalin spoke with the Congress top leader over phone and said, “You have won the hearts of the people.” RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav termed Mr. Gandhi`s offer to resign as “suicidal” and said it would amount to “falling into the BJP`s trap”.
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