When will Rahul Gandhi marry? The query, like clockwork, got here up but once more. This time in Srinagar. And the questioners had been ladies college students.
Over time, the solutions have ranged from “when the fitting lady comes alongside” to “I’m married to the social gathering”, to “fully entangled in social gathering work”.
The dialog between the Congress chief, wearing his trademark white T-shirt, and college students touched upon politics, training, employment and, in fact, marriage.
What do you concentrate on marriage, a scholar requested the Congress chief.
“I’ve outlasted that strain for 20-30 years,” the 54-year-old chief, seated round a desk with college students in open floor, stated with a giant smile on his face. “However it’s a good factor”, he added.
You propose on getting married, one other scholar requested the follow-up query.
“Yeah, yeah. I imply, I do not plan it. But when it occurs…,” he stated.
Please do and likewise invite us, got here the request.
“I’ll. I’ll,” he promised.
The ladies of Kashmir have energy, resilience, knowledge and an entire lot to say.
However are we giving them an opportunity for his or her voices to be heard? pic.twitter.com/11Te8MM5fH
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 26, 2024
Earlier this 12 months, the query had come up throughout a rally in Raebareli parliamentary constituency for the primary time after his nomination.
Priyanka Gandhi, who was on the gathering, had then instructed him to reply the query any individual from the gang had requested.
He requested what the query was.
“Shaadi kab karoge (When will you marry)?”
Rahul Gandhi assured it must be quickly now. “Ab jaldi karni padegi (Must do it quickly now),” he had stated in Hindi.
In June final 12 months, Lalu Yadav, throughout a mega opposition huddle in Patna, urged Rahul Gandhi to get married.
“Shaadi kariye, hum log baraati chalenge (Get married, we wish to be part of your wedding ceremony procession),” stated Lalu Yadav.
The Congress chief gamely replied:” Now, that you’ve stated it, it can occur.”
In October final, Rahul Gandhi, throughout an interplay with college students from Jaipur’s Maharani School, was requested the identical factor.
“You’re so good and good wanting… why have you ever not considered marriage?” one lady requested the 53-year-old former Congress president.
“As a result of I’m fully entangled in my work and within the Congress social gathering,” was the immediate reply.