If Congress wants to score an equalizer against BJP give me Congress presidentship for two years : Khan

The Hockey Olympian and former Captain of Indian Hockey team, MP and minister of minority affairs during the prime ministership of PV Narsinha Rao, Aslam Sher Khan has urged the Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi to give the cudgels of Congress party in his hand for two years as its president if he thinks, he( Rahul)is not able to take on the responsibilty.

Aslam Sher Khan assures Rahul Gandhi that he will leave no stone unturned to make sure that the party scores an equilizer against the BJP in this two year stipulated time frame.

In a letter written to the Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi former Hockey Oympian Aslam Sher Khan has said that I feel there is a sense of great despondency amongst the rank and file of the Congress after the results of the 2019 general elections.

However in the true sporting spirit I believe that we should shed our apprehensions about the future of the party and instead focus our minds and body to revitalise the party in the next five years.

He adds that the party leaders should take lessons from their actions n constructive fashions and prepare themselves to play as underdog.

Fully agreeing with the sentiments of Rahul Gandhi to resign from the party presidentship in the CWC meeting saying that it is not necessary that a Gandhi should be the party chief and not holding him responsible for the party’s debacle saying that Rahul Gandhi did his best at the hustings, Aslam Sher Khan said it is however the preogative of the Gandhi family scion n party to accept his resignation or not but as a dedicated and experienced Congressman he ( Aslam Sher Khan) in all humility is ready to offer his services as the Congress party chief for two years in order to resurrect and rejuvenate the Congress party.

After two years he will resign on his own Aslam Sher Khan wrote in his letter to Rahul Gandhi.

Aslam Sher Khan further writes that his decision comes in view of his experience gained during his long stint as an international hockey player and as a politician.

Mentioning about the loss of confidence of the minorities of the country in Congress party at the time of demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, International Hockey player, Oympian Hockey winner n minister of minority affairs during PV Narsimha Rao’s tenure, Aslam Sher Khan writes in the letter that after the demolition of Babri Masjid when the Congress party lost the confidence of minorities he was called by the then prime minister PV Narsimha Rao who requested me to join his council of ministers as minister of minority affairs, a part of Prime Minister’s Office.

With a very limited time left before the election, he approached the minorities at the pan India level and contained the erosion of support of minorities towards the Congress party.

He added that the Congress party though could not form the government but brought 140 seats then.

According to Aslam Sher Khan Mr. Rao had later on regretted saying that it would have been better had he included him in the cabinet two years ago.

Terming as BJP’s massive victory with 303 seats un Lok Sabha and absense of the viable opposition as grave injustice to the nation’s parliamentary democratic values, Hockey Oympian Aslam Sher Khan said it’s indeed a matter of grave concern for the Congress party.

He added that he had been airing his views and concerns from time to time by writing letters to the party leadership in order to revitalise the Congress with an urge to arouse collective decision and debate with the party. I am doing it again at this critical junction he added.

The need of the hour is to secure an equalizer against the BJP in order to bring back the Congress party back to the grass roots and into the hearts and minds of common masses once again says Aslam Sher Khan.

He concludes the letter asking Congress chief Rahul Gandhi : If you place your trust and confidence in me then I assure you that I will leave no stone unturned and make sure that the party scores the equalizer in two years time.