TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ After much celebrations, Rahul Gandhi has taken charge of the Congress party as its president. The 47-year-old, who has for years been seen as a reluctant politician but has lately shown signs of shedding that image, will officially take charge in a ceremony on the lawns of the party’s 24 Akbar Road headquarters in Delhi.
Celebrations started early at the office, where drumbeats and folk dancers from various states welcomed hordes of party workers holding flags and banners.
Sonia Gandhi congratulates Rahul Gandhi on taking over as the Congress president. Speaking at the event, she says, “This is new beginning, a new hope for the Congress. This is my last speech to you all as leader of the Congress party.”
She also said, “Since 2014 we have been playing the role of opposition, the challenge that we face today, is the biggest one, our constitutional values are being attacked, our party has also lost many elections but our party will never bow down.”
Sonia Gandhi has been the president of the party for the past 19 years.
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