File photo of party general secretary Digvijaya Singh.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has clarified his remark on Rahul Gandhi that criticised the party vice-president's governing abilities.
"I said he is always fighting injustice and therefore, he is not for power. He is to fight injustice. That is the different between us and him," Mr Singh said on Saturday evening.
In an interview to a Goa cable news channel on Friday which was telecast on Saturday, Mr Singh had said Mr Gandhi does not have a temperament suited to the ruling benches, "He is by temperament not a ruling person. He is by temperament someone who wants to fight injustice." (
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Mr Digvijaya's statement came at a time when Mr Gandhi as well as his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are facing criticism for lack of leadership skills by both Congressmen as well as party detractors. (
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The party general secretary, who is in charge of Goa, was in the state on a two-day visit to take stock of the party affairs and meet Pradesh Congress Committee members.
Mr Digvijaya said he had suggested to Mr Gandhi to take up the role of the main Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha, a responsibility given to Congress' Karnataka stalwart
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"In a democracy, opposition space is necessary. Since the Congress is the largest opposition group, our Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi should have taken up the responsibility," he said in the interview.