New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today vowed to ensure 50 per cent representation to women in the All India Congress Committee and other party wings as he held his first formal interaction with newly-appointed party office bearers, the team set up by him for the 2014 Lok Sabha poll.
"Mr Gandhi talked about how to ensure 50 per cent representation to women in AICC...It's not about reservation. It's about their representation. When he observed that their (women) presence is not in the proportion it should be, he said the presence of women is less but it will definitely be 50 per cent in the coming two-three years," party spokesperson Bhakta Charan Das told reporters after the meeting.
Mr Gandhi also made it clear to the office bearers, mainly general secretaries and secretaries, that those who have been given responsibility will also be held accountable.
forward by respecting seniors and taking the help of their experience.
The statement is seen as a move by Mr Gandhi to allay misgivings, if any, among the old guards in the party and some sort of assurance that senior leaders won't be overlooked.
The issue of alliances was not discussed in the meeting, a party leader said, adding that there was no mention of any other party or its leader during the interaction session that
lasted for more than two hours.
"Mr Gandhi talked about how to ensure 50 per cent representation to women in AICC...It's not about reservation. It's about their representation. When he observed that their (women) presence is not in the proportion it should be, he said the presence of women is less but it will definitely be 50 per cent in the coming two-three years," party spokesperson Bhakta Charan Das told reporters after the meeting.
Mr Gandhi also made it clear to the office bearers, mainly general secretaries and secretaries, that those who have been given responsibility will also be held accountable.
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forward by respecting seniors and taking the help of their experience.
The statement is seen as a move by Mr Gandhi to allay misgivings, if any, among the old guards in the party and some sort of assurance that senior leaders won't be overlooked.
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The issue of alliances was not discussed in the meeting, a party leader said, adding that there was no mention of any other party or its leader during the interaction session that
lasted for more than two hours.
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