Today is the birthday of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi. She turned 78 on December 9 and is now a member of the House of Federation. Under Sonia Gandhi, the UPA was given the opportunity to form the government twice, but she refused to become prime minister. Sonia Gandhi was born on December 9, 1946 in a small village called Luciana in the Veneto region of Italy. Her father, Stefano Maiano, named her Antonia Advis Albina Maiano. No one expected that this girl would later become a big figure in Indian politics and become the chairman of India’s oldest political party (Congress Party).
When Sonia met Rajiv for the first time
Sonia arrived in Cambridge on January 7, 1965. Many foreign young people come here to study. They discovered a Greek restaurant on the same campus called Varsity that also served Italian food. It is very popular among young people in college. Sonia started eating here regularly. Rajiv Gandhi also often came here with his friends. It was here that Sonia met Rajiv. He is calm, handsome and very polite. One day, while Sonia was having lunch there, Rajiv came along with their mutual friend Christian von Stieglitz. Then they introduced each other.
This is the beginning of the Politburo
After marrying Sonia in 1968, Rajiv brought her to India. Rajiv stayed away from politics and chose a career as an airline pilot. After the death of Sanjay Gandhi in 1980, Rajiv Gandhi entered politics. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984, Rajiv became Prime Minister. During this period, Sonia Gandhi distanced herself from politics and worked in the field of art conservation, but after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, Sonia Gandhi received an offer to take over the leadership of the Congress, which she initially rejected proposal.
In 1998, Sonia Gandhi became the president of the Congress Party. Under his leadership, the Congress won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections and formed the UPA alliance. However, he did not accept the post of Prime Minister and handed over this responsibility to Manmohan Singh. In 2004, the path was clear when Sonia was crowned arguably the country’s most important president. In 2009, he encountered a similar opportunity again. He rejected the offer both times and nominated Dr. Manmohan Singh in his place. Sonia’s decision surprised everyone. Dr. Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister for ten years, but the information that power was in the hands of the Gandhi family made his situation miserable.
Why did Sonia refuse to become prime minister?
When discussing Sonia’s political journey, the question naturally arises: why did she turn down the role of Prime Minister? She holds command of the country’s oldest political party. For any big leader active in electoral politics, assuming the post of Prime Minister is a dream, but why is Sonia not ready to take on this responsibility?
May 17, 2004, those tense 20 minutes of stories
What her confidant at the time, an eyewitness of this series of important events, and former foreign minister Natwar Singh wrote in his autobiography was also supported by Vishwanath Pratap Singh, who supported Sonia at the time. Confirmation of G and Somnath Chatterjee. Referring to this incident in his autobiography “One Life Is Not Enough”, Natwar Singh wrote that he reached Janpath No. 10 at around 2 pm on May 17, 2004. He is very close to his family. They were sent inside. Sonia was sitting on the sofa in the room, looking restless. Manmohan Singh and Priyanka were also present. Suman Dubey also reached there and then Rahul also reached there. Rahul turned to Sonia and said: “You don’t have to be the prime minister. My father was murdered. My grandmother was murdered. It will kill you in six months too.”
Rahul threatens to take any action
According to Natwar, Rahul threatened to take any action if she did not agree to his demands and gave the mother 24 hours to take a decision. A sad Sonia had tears in her eyes as Rahul said he would take all possible steps to stop her from accepting the Prime Minister’s post. These tense 15-20 minutes are a very difficult time. Manmohan Singh was completely silent. Priyanka had said that if Rahul objects, he can do anything. “
Priyanka Rahul is scared
Rahul’s stubbornness forced Sonia to reject the Prime Minister’s post. Neerja Chaudhary writes in her book “How the Prime Minister Decides” that a few days after the incident, apart from Natwar Singh, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, who was actively supporting Sonia at the time, Ge also told her that Sonia’s children didn’t want her anymore. Accepting the position of Prime Minister because he feared for his life.
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