Meanwhile, a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) is underway to discuss the party s crushing defeat in Assembly elections in five states. Ahead of the meeting, the dissident group within the party, G23, had suggested Mukul Wasnik for the post of president of the party, which was not accepted, sources said. CWC Meet: Ashok Gehlot Backs Rahul Gandhi for Congress President.
As Congress leaders heaped praise on the 47-year-old scion of the country s most fabled political dynasty after he filed his nomination for the post of party president, Anand Sharma and Kapil Sibal described it as a historic moment.
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BREAKING: Delhi Congress passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi President of the party
The Delhi Congress has passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi the president of the party with immediate effect. The resolution was passed unanimously in a meeting of the Delhi Congress office-bearers convened by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) President Ch. Anil Kumar. Ch Anil Kumar moved the resolutions, and one of the resolutions requested Rahul Gandhi to take over as the President of the Indian National Congress at the earliest. He said that considering the disturbed and dangerous political situation in the country, Congress needs a dynamic and powerful leader like Rahul Gandhi at the helm, to lead the party forcefully, to counter the communal, authoritarian, and undemocratic forces, trying to take the country on the path of destruction, a Congress press communique read.Â
Delhi Congress Passes Resolution to Make Rahul Gandhi Party President with Immediate Effect
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Delhi Congress unit on Sunday passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi President of the party from immediate effect, according to news agency ANI.
Reacting to the announcement, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Anil Chaudhary said, Rahul ji is only one who can inspire Congress workers. All his predictions are coming true from farmers issue to ills of GST. He s shown his leadership ability. So we passed a resolution to make him Congress president again.
The party in a statement last week had said that it will elect a new party president in June. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) had said Sonia Gandhi will stay on as the interim party chief for the five state assembly elections scheduled to be held in May.