New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday clarified that he has been fighting against the BJP and the RSS for past 50 years in assembly, Parliament and organisation as he gas ideological differences with it and added that he will continue to fight against it.
Singh, a two time former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, who attended the party’s 141st foundation day at the new party headqiarters Indira Bhawan here, while speaking to the media said, “Whatever I have to say I have said already. Please understand one thing that for 50 years I have been in the Congress party and I have fought these communal forces whereever I was there, whether in assembly or parliament or in the organisation.”
The Congress leader further explained that ‘mera inlogo se buniyadi virodh hai, vichardhara ka virodh hai isliy mujhe isme kahi koi dikkat nahi hai, mai puri trike se in vichardhara se ladta aaya hu aur ladta rahunga’ (I have foundational differences with them, I have ideological differences with them and I have no issues in that. I have completely fought against thos ideology and will continue to do in future).
When asked about if his comments werr made fkr strengthening thr party, he explained, “Every organisation needs strengthening.”
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also maintained a balanced approach while reacting on Singh’s remarks.
Speaking to the media, Tharoor said, “I too want that the organisation should be strengthened, and there should be discipline in our organisation this is logical. But Digvijaya Singh should speak for himself.”
On Saturday, ahead of the Congress Working Committee meeting, Singh shared a throwback photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X that he found on Quora and highlighred that how grassroot workers who used to ‘sit on ground’ could grow in the BJP-RSS ecosystem, and become a chief minister and prime minister.
The former Madhya Pradesh CM in his post said, “I found this picture on the Quora. It is very impressive,” Singh said. “In the way the grassroots swayamsevaks (workers) of RSS and the workers of Jan Sangh @BJP4India sit on the floor at the feet of leaders and become the Chief Minister of the state and the Prime Minister of the country. This is the power of the organization. Jai Siya Ram.”
He also tagged the official handles of PM Modi, and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jairam Ramesh in his post.
The Congress leader Singh also raised the issue of centralisation of power in the party during the CWC, party’s highest decision making body meeting, which was attended by all senior leaders including president Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others.
According to sources, Singh said the party requires decentralisation of power.
The source also said that he pointed out that the party appoints presidents at state levels but fails to constitute a committee.
ENDS
