Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday gave a dressing down to the elected leaders of the party—MPs and MlAs saying they should work in their constituencies and should not take tickets for granted.
"We will take feedback. We will give party tickets based on the performance of a winning candidate. MlAs should go among people and work,” Gandhi said in his day-long interaction with the party leaders and cadres of various levels in Haryana.
In an exercise lasting five hours, Rahul focused on the coming lok Sabha elections and chaired eight meetings. The first meeting was with the lok Sabha members from the state. Then He interacted with the presidents of district and blocks level and listened to their suggestions and complaints.
In these meetings, most of the district and blocks level presidents complained that officers do not listen to them when they go for any work. Rahul immediately reacted and asked Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to give appropriate directions to officials.
However, Rahul expressed satisfaction over the working of state government and development of the state during the meeting. He reiterated that Haryana has overall progressed as compared to several other states and credit goes to the Congress workers and party members, including chief minister of the state.
Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Kumari Selja, complained to Rahul that her constituency is not being considered for development. She added that most part of her constituency remains neglected. Rahul asked Hooda to look into the issue.
Dissident leader and MP from Gurgaon, Rao Inderjit Singh was the only notable absentee. Phool Chand Mullana, state congress president, refused to comment on it.
Rahul also interacted with all the officer bearers and leaders of Haryana Congress Committee and asked them to go in their respective areas and talk to the local people.
In the final meeting of the day, Rahul met all the invited leaders of Youth Congress and NSUI. He listened to them patiently and took the feedback.
Black flags
Several BJP leaders and workers under the leadership of Rattan lal Kataria, spokesman, Haryana BJP and former MP tried to show black flags and raised slogans against Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi in the morning. They started their protest march from party office at sector 2 and marched towards Indradhanush Auditorium sector 5, Panchkula. local police stopped them near the light points of Auditorium and asked them to disperse. They dispersed 20 minutes earlier than Rahul’s visit at the venue. BJP leaders raised slogans ‘rahul Vapis Jao’ and they demanded immediate expulsion of law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Media prohibited
Media was completely prohibited in the meeting. For the entire day, media persons remained standing at a distance of 200 meters from the main gate of the Auditorium.