‘Rahul as president’ clamour grows, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh Congress pass resolutions

The Congress Committees of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh has passed resolutions to make Congress leader Rahul Gandhi party president.
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) said, “Resolution has been passed that everyone will abide by whatever the national president decides on, including the appointment of state presidents. Another resolution moved by CM (Ashok Gehlot) to appoint Rahul Gandhi as the party president has also been passed.”
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presented a proposal in the meeting which stated that the Congress president should select the state president of RPCC and AICC delegates.
Congress Working Committee member Raghuveer Meena approved the said proposal, which was also backed by State President Govind Singh Dotsara. The proposal has now been handed over to the State Election Officer Rajendra Singh Kumpawat for presenting the resolution passed unanimously by all the 400 newly elected delegates of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee in the All India Congress Committee.
In another development, the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee also passed a resolution backing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to be the party president, state Congress chief Mohan Markam on Sunday said, adding that the party’s national president Sonia Gandhi has all the right to take a call on appointing the new president for the state and said that the party workers here will go as per their directions.
“Respected Sonia Gandhi ji has the right to appoint whoever she wants as the state president. My tenure for three years has been completed and we, as an organization worker, shall follow whatever the high command will direct us to do,” Markam said adding that the Chhattisgarh PCC will follow its guidelines and accept whosoever name it will decide. He said that today two “important resolutions” passed unanimously in the PCC meeting wherein Sonia Gandhi was authorised.
Congress Committees of both Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh passed the resolution for making Rahul Gandhi the party president, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the Wayanad MP should “rethink” about his decision on this matter.