New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi may take over the reins of Congress party as President soon after Diwali this year, said a close confidant Sachin Pilot, son of former Union minister Rajesh Pilot.
In an interview to PTI, Pilot said, Congress believed that Rahul becoming president “should happen in due course and the time has come for it to happen”.
It is something that has been in the pipeline for a long time and the new president could take over shortly after Diwali, Pilot added.
During his recent tour to the United States, Rahul had said that he was willing to take over as Congress president leaving the final decision to the Grand old Party.
Rahul is currently the Vice –President of the Congress party, and his elevation as president, replacing mother Sonia, has been long speculated.
During the same tour Rahul had talked of prevalence of Dynasty in Indian politics. Touching upon the issue , Pilot said, “Belonging to a family that has been in politics should not be treated as a disqualification”.
On BJP harping about the same issue of Congress promoting Dynasties, brushing aside BJP’s claim Pilot said, “the BJP should introspect. Many of their leaders are from political families”.
