Rahul Gandhi takes over as Congress President

Rahul Gandhi, son of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi was officially elected Congress President today, December 16^th 2017. He took charge from his mother who served as President for long 19 years.

At a formal ceremony on the lawns of the party’s 24 Akbar Road headquarters in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi accepted a certificate for his promotion. Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh were present on the stage and younger sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was among the audience.

“PM Modi taking us back to medieval times”

“Congress took India to 21st century, but the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) is taking us backwards, to medieval times, where people are being butchered because of who they are, beaten for what they believe and killed for what they eat,” Rahul Gandhi said, attacking PM Modi and the government in his first speech as Congress President.

“The BJP is spreading hatred and communalism. They break, while we unite. They ignite the fire, we put it out. They break, we join,” added the new president , calling himself an idealist.