Rahul steers clear of WikiLeaks row
Steering clear of the WikiLeaks controversy surrounding him, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday chose not to speak on the issue of terrorism.
Instead he focused his speech at the 83rd plenary of the party here around “aam admi”, organisational issues and corruption.
Stressing on the need for the government to have a genuine connect with the common man, Mr Gandhi insisted that leaders and chief ministers should listen to them (aam admi), who form the basic support for the party.
The young leader also emphasised that government has to build a system which gives development to the common man. He added that every citizen in the country should get benefits of development irrespective of caste, creed, religion and state.
The AICC general secretary also emphasised that the goal of Congress should be equal rights for everyone and the party should be a bridge between the common man and government.
Meanwhile, suggesting that corrupt should get “quick and strictest punishment”, the young leader said, “Whatever the Congress president has said on the issue has given us inspiration to fight corruption. We require accountability... Severe punishment should be given to the corrupt.”
Mr Gandhi, like his mother, took potshots at party ministers and chief ministers asking them to “spare some time for the organisation and the party workers”.
Without referring to the alleged 2G spectrum allocation scam or the Commonwealth Games (CWG) mess or the Adarsh Housing scandal, he prefaced his remarks by noting that a number of issues relating to corruption have surfaced recently.
Noting that corruption snatches away the common man’s opportunity to progress, Mr Rahul Gandhi said, “Many ministers and chief ministers are sitting here. I want to tell them that give some time to the workers in the organisation. Wherever I go, I get complaints. I know that running a ministry takes a lot of time, but the workers should also get some time.”
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