Cong puts lawyers in RS to counter BJP |
India’s Congress I party has lined up a formidable list of its latest Rajya Sabha nominations, keeping in view the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s move to bring maverick leader Subramanian Swamy to the Upper House. The Congress delved into its limited talent pool to pick its best legal brains and orators for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha scheduled for June 11. Party president Sonia Gandhi named former finance minister P Chidambaram from Maharashtra while former ministers Kapil Sibal and Jairam Ramesh were nominated from Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka respectively. Well-known lawyer Vivek Thanka was nominated from Madhya Pradesh. Other candidates include Oscar Fernandes from Karnataka, Congress general secretary Ambika Soni from Punjab, Chaya Verma from Chhattisgarh and Pradeep Tamta from Uttarakhand. The rationale influencing the Congress candidate selection is to counter BJP’s attack with seasoned politicians and legal minds. For example, Chidambaram was opposed by many within his party, but the Gandhi family feels he can respond ably to Swamy in the Rajya Sabha. Sibal and Chidambaram are excellent orators who articulate facts to put down their opponents.
|
|
|
|