Gandhi, who took over the party reins in midst of high-octane assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal on Saturday, is looking to put the house in order from day 1.
Chidamabarm pointed out that Congress’ idea of the nation is different from that of the BJP and he cited Rahul Gandhi's inaugural speech as the Congress chief to buttress his argument.
She recalled how nervous she was "that my hands were shaking" 20 years ago when she made her first address as Congress President.
Sinha, Lok Sabha MP from Patna Saheb seat, called Rahul the most deserving candidate for the post of Congress President and termed the Indian National Congress as the oldest and respected party of India.
Indicating that the 2018 assembly polls could "most likely" be his last election, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said that he is contesting to stop the BJP from coming back to power.
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took over the reins of the Congress, signalling not just the coming of age of the heir apparent, but a generational change in the 132-year-old party.
Reddy noted that Jayalalithaa came to the hospital in a critical condition and later showed progress.
The JD(U) spokesperson said that Rahul Gandhi was born with a silver spoon in mouth, and therefore, got the top Congress post.
“A few years ago, on this day, the Nirbhaya incident took place. I don’t think, together we all have taken any bold steps towards bolstering the security of women," Kejriwal said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the Centre is committed to put all the state capitals of the northeast on the rail map and is executing 15 new projects in the region.
Drabu called the alliance a “huge experiment” and said it actually displays certain leadership quality to set in motion a process to create a framework to resolve the most contagious issues in the state.
Patra cited the sentencing of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who was supported by the Congress, in a corruption case to hit out at the party, claiming it would remain corrupt despite the change in leadership.
Kamal, who is known for films like "Hey Ram" and "Vishwaroopam", has previously shown desire to join politics. He has also hinted launching his party by January.
Owaisi also demanded that India stop buying weapons from Israel and sever diplomatic ties with the country.
Reaching out to the youth, he said as "it is stated that the Congress is a grand old party we will make it a grand old and young party... we will fight all hatred with love."
Rahul Gandhi took over as Congress President on Saturday, an elevation that comes at a time when the party faces an "existential crisis" and has huge electoral challenges in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
"There is no question of my contesting ....my mother (Sonia) will be contesting from Rae Bareli," Priyanka said.
47-year-old Rahul Gandhi today took charge of the Congress in the presence of his mother and outgoing president Sonia Gandhi, sister Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra, her husband Robert Vadra, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and other senior party leaders.
Governor P.B. Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Naga People's Front (NPF) legislators P. Longon, C.L. John, Vikheho Swu, S.I. Jamir and Kuzholuzo Nienu and Bharatiya Janta Party's P. Paiwang at a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan
PM Modi further said that his government is committed to bring all the state capitals of the northeast region on the rail map.
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