NEW DELHI: At a time when Congress president Rahul Gandhi is emphasising a blend of the young and old in the ranks, veteran leader Ashok Gehlot has said the youth needed to rise in the party hierarchy by proving their worth rather than undermining their seniors.
The AICC general secretary incharge of Gujarat and former Rajasthan Chief Minister said Gandhi was like a teacher who wants his students to draw longer lines without erasing the existing ones. Rahul ji has been saying this since the very beginning that one has to move forward with the experience of old leaders and the energy of young leaders. I feel that he meant the new leaders should draw a longer line than the existing one drawn by the veterans, Gehlot said in an interview.
Carrying on further with the teacher-student analogy, he said Gandhi did not want the earlier lines to be erased, but extended. Rahul Gandhi’s real thought is that of this teacher. He wants new young leaders to draw longer lines instead of removing or erasing the lines drawn by senior leaders. Those youngsters who have not understood this are now facing problems in various states,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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