No nod needed to contest for AICC president poll, says Jairam Ramesh

Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], September 20 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that anyone could file a nomination for the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President election.
While speaking to ANI in Alappuzha the congress leader said that nobody needed anybody’s permission to file nomination papers.
“This is an open and democratic process. People are free to file the nomination papers as there is no need to seek permission from anyone,” he said.
He further said that “Nominations will begin on 24th September. If there an election is to be held, it will be on the 17th of October and If there is no election, the successful candidate will be announced on October 1.
He also made it clear that the focus of the Congress party is Bharat Jodo Yatra even though there is an AICC President election. He said, “Our focus is Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul Gandhi is walking 16-17 hours a day. All of us are invested in Bharat Jodo Yatra. For us, the only single point is to make the Bharat Jodo Yatra a success. It should become an instrument for rejuvenating our party, strengthening the Congress party and for reconnecting us to the people.” Also Read Bihar CM Nitish Kumar denies he will contest 2024 Lok Sabha elections from UP’s Phulpur His reaction came while asking about Sonia Gandhi’s nod to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to contest in the AICC President polls. Tharoor received her go-ahead after he met her in Delhi on Monday.