Stressing on women’s empowerment in politics, Rahul Gandhi said he wanted to see at least 10 women chief ministers in the country from Congress in the next 10 years.
“I know that my statement will annoy many men here, mainly senior leaders, but that is the agenda I am going to set,” he said, adding that he wasn’t impressed with the Karnataka Congress, which gave just a dozen tickets to women in the assembly polls.
Sushmita Deb, Mahila Congress President had earlier said, “The vision of Congress president includes greater participation of women in the party and electoral politics. He is very clear that capable women who are willing to compete and have potential must be encouraged.”
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday laid bare his ambition of becoming the next prime minister of India, saying he is ready for the leadership role in the event of Congress emerging as the single largest party in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Rolling out Congress’ Mission 2019, Rahul Gandhi reached out to country’s women by sending a clear message that under his Raj, he wants more women to join the party.
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