RAHUL’S CWC OUTBURST

Rahul Gandhi apparently got very upset during a Congress Working Committee meeting at a comment made by

R.P.N. Singh regarding the Congress party’s criticism of the Prime Minister regarding the Chinese incursion. Considering that RPN is considered a key player of Team Rahul, there is a view that the entire script could have been choreographed, for it is after this interaction that Rahul pointed out that it was only he who was taking on the Prime Minister while no one else really spoke out. This apparently is the message that Rahul was keen to put across and whether choreographed or not, there is little scope of differences amongst the two for ever since Rahul’s days as UP in-charge, RPN has been a part of his team, and it was during Rahul’s presidentship that he was given Jharkhand to handle. But all these are a part of a larger game plan—to ensure Rahul is back as party chief. There is little doubt that the post is his, but can he take on Narendra Modi effectively this time round? That remains to be seen.