Panaji: 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." (Digvijaya Dismisses Criticism, Wants Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha)
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.
"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.
"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." (Digvijaya Dismisses Criticism, Wants Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha)
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.
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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.
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