Rahul should talk to young leaders: Scindia cousin

New Delhi, March 12 Even as Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that Gwalior royal Jyotiraditya Scindia feared for his political future prompting him to switch sides, former Tripura Congress chief Prodyut Debbarman feels that joining the "BJP is not the right option" and that it's time for Rahul to talk to young leaders to stop desertion.

"I think all of us should sit together and think of the way ahead as all of us belong to the Congress ideology," Debbarman told .

Debbarman, who belongs to the Tripura royal family and is a Scindia cousin, said, "Jumping on to the BJP bandwagon is not the right option. We should sit down and find ways as to how we can contribute for the country in a situation where the Congress leadership seems unwilling to give space to the youth."

He said all the young leaders in Congress have worked together and "it's time we should come out with a solution as India needs an effective opposition".

"I think leaders such as Sachin Pilot

( With inputs from IANS )