'Savage personal attacks' by Opposition made Rahul stronger: Sonia Gandhi
Politics | December 16, 2017 21:42 ISTShe recalled how nervous she was "that my hands were shaking" 20 years ago when she made her first address as Congress President.
She recalled how nervous she was "that my hands were shaking" 20 years ago when she made her first address as Congress President.
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.
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.
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.
The Congress party today named 47-year-old Rahul Gandhi as the new president of the party. However, the official elevation of the Gandhi scion to the top post will be done on December 16.
Rahul Gandhi is all set to take over as the Congress President as the Returning Officer M Ramachandran today said that the Gandhi scion is the only validly nominated candidate in the fray for the party top post’s election.
Congress leaders said that Rahul's ascent to the top will help the party regain the lost glory after a string of electoral reverses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Rahul Gandhi’s expected elevation as Congress President, dubbing it as “Aurangzeb Raj”.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed his nomination papers for the post of President of the party.
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