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Rahul promises 50% women's representation in AICC
New Delhi, June 29: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhon on Saturday vowed to ensure 50 per cent representation to women in the All India Congress Committee (AICC) 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 polls.
"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.
Ambika Sonia is the only women among the 12 AICC general secretaries, while of the 44 secretaries, only five are women.
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.
As the reshuffled AICC now wears a younger look with 52 being the average age of office bearers, he also chose the occasion to remind the party leaders that youths should move forward by respecting seniors and taking the help of their experience.
The statement is seen as a move by 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 Congress vice president emphasised on the need to connect the party with masses and directed party leaders to focus on strengthening the organisation more than anything else.
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.
Asked whether Narendra Modi was discussed in the meeting, Das said, "Do you think we take interest in such things? We do not give importance to him. We totally ignore him."
PTI
