Congress Delhi unit passes resolution asking Rahul to take over as party president

The Congress’ Delhi unit on Sunday passed a resolution to re-appoint Rahul Gandhi as the president of the party with immediate effect.

While the elections for Congress president are proposed in June, Delhi has become the first state unit to start the “Rahul Returns” campaign which, sources say, would be repeated in other states by their respective PCC units.

Rahul Gandhi had resigned from the post of the Congress president following the party’s crushing defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The party’s Delhi unit president, Anil Kumar, convened a meeting of senior leaders at Rajiv Bhawan on Sunday to take stock of the political situation. The meeting was attended by Congress in-charge Shakti Sinh Gohil along with other leaders like Jagdish Tytler, Ramesh Kumar, Krishna Tirath, Dr Kiran Walia and Haroon Yusuf. among others. The resolution was passed unanimously which was proposed by Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhry.

“In view of the feelings of Congress workers, I propose Anil Kumar, president, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, that Rahul Gandhi should be made the Congress president again, the country is going through a difficult phase today,” said Chaudhry.

“PM Modi-led government at the Centre has simultaneously attacked the country’s democracy, economy, social and religious fabric. One by one the public institutions failed to discharge their responsibilities. Rahul Gandhi has always warned the country about the imminent threat of the country or as a result three black agricultural laws today,” he added.

After the resolution was passed, Chaudhary told ANI, being a president of the Delhi unit, he has seen the sentiments of Delhi Congress workers and supporters for Rahul Gandhi that only he can fight against the ruling party, BJP.

Congress party organisational elections were proposed by its Central Election Authority in May 2020, but later due to Assembly elections slated for the five states, it was proposed by the CWC members that election should be held after Assembly polls.

While CWC members had authorised interim president Sonia Gandhi to take call for the schedule, Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal then said that the Congress would get its new president by June 2021.

With Delhi becoming the first state unit to start the momentum for “Rahul Returns”, sources say that other PCC units would follow in the footsteps and pass similar resolutions.

WITH ANI INPUTS