Even as speculation raged about Rahul Gandhi taking over as the new Congress president, the party remained tightlipped.
However, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members were quick to respond with much criticism for the leader.
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said Gandhi’s elevation would actually be good for the BJP.
“It is achhe din for us,” she said in an interview to The Times of India.
Irani was not the only one to take a dig at the probability of Gandhi becoming Congress chief.
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said any such development will only strengthen the BJP’s resolve for a ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’.
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma too joined the club, calling Congress a “sinking ship.” Sharma, however, added that the decision is an internal matter of the party.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra dubbed the decision as a clear indicator of propagating ‘dynasty politics’, also cleverly referring to Sonia Gandhi’s ‘shehenshah’ remark on Modi.
Till yesterday, Sonia Gandhi was referring to Prime Minister Modi as a ‘shahenshah’ and today, we are hearing the news of her shehzada’s (prince) coronation. The entire nation now is watching what the ‘shahenshaiyat’ (dynastic politics) actually is.Sambit Patra, BJP Spokesperson
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain also chipped in with his views.
“Though it’s an internal matter of the Congress, but if such a decision is taken, the country will move ahead in the direction of a Congress-free India,” he told the media.
(With agency inputs.)