Insta
Rahul Gandhi Dedicates Sizeable Part Of Resignation Letter To Attack BJP, RSS After Quitting As Congress Chief
Swarajya Staff
Jul 03, 2019, 05:22 PM | Updated 05:22 PM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Rahul Gandhi who officially announced his decision to quit from his position as Congress party president on Wednesday (3 July), tendered his resignation letter to the party and later posted it on Twitter.
It is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 3, 2019
I owe the country and my organisation a debt of tremendous gratitude and love.
Jai Hind ð®ð³ pic.twitter.com/WWGYt5YG4V
The letter began on a positive note, with Rahul Gandhi stating that it was an honour to serve the Congress party. He also acknowledged that as the president he was responsible for the party’s loss in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and said that tough decisions would need to be taken to rebuild the party.
The resignation letter soon took a different turn, when Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on BJP and RSS and dedicated a sizeable chunk of text to attack the two organisations.
In the letter Rahul Gandhi stressed that “every living cell in his body resists the BJP’s idea of India” and accused the party of attacking India and its constitution.
“I personally fought the Prime Minister, the RSS and the institutions they have captured with all my being...the stated objectives of the RSS, the capture of our country’s institutional structure, is now complete”, said the letter.
“The BJP is systematically crushing the voice of the Indian people...our democracy has been fundamentally weakened”, the letter added. The attack also included claims of rigged polls and levelled corruption charges against Prime Minister Modi.
After Rahul Gandhi’s exit 90-year-old Gandhi family loyalist Motilal Vora was touted as the next interim president of the party by various media reports. Vora though has claimed that he has no information of the same.
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.