Rahul Gandhi to Congress leaders: Hard work, not sycophancy, leads to growth

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged district presidents to focus on public engagement, service and grassroots outreach, saying advancement within the party should come through hard work and commitment rather than sycophancy or personal loyalty

Jaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday told the party’s district presidents that they will advance in the organisation through sacrifice, hard work and public engagement rather than sycophancy, as he called on them to reconnect with the people at the grassroots level, party sources said.

Gandhi, who was addressing the concluding session of a 10-day training camp of Congress district presidents from Rajasthan and Delhi in Ajmer’s Pushkar, said party workers must remain connected to public issues and stand with the poor and marginalised whenever injustice occurs.

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He spent more than five hours at the camp and held interactive sessions on organisational strengthening, teamwork, ideology and public outreach, the sources said.

He urged district presidents not to confine themselves to organisational structures but to establish direct contact with citizens. He said rebuilding public trust was essential for strengthening Congress and expanding its support base.

Gandhi, who is the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, said that the growth within the Congress should be based on commitment and service rather than personal loyalty to senior leaders.

He also asked party leaders to actively engage with people to counter what he described as the BJP’s narrative and to focus on issue-based politics.

Referring to merit and perseverance, Gandhi said lasting success comes through discipline and sustained effort. PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra and other senior leaders were also present.