Rahul Gandhi be made Congress president, RPCC passes unanimous resolution

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) on Tuesday passed three resolutions, including the one that Rahul Gandhi be made the party's national president.

Through other two resolutions, all powers to appoint the next RPCC president and the members of All India Congress Committee (AICC) were vested in Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

The three resolutions were passed unanimously by the RPCC's 400 elected members at a meeting attended by AICC general secretaries C P Joshi and Mohan Prakash, leader of opposition Rameshwar Dudi, former ministers and parliamentarians from the state.

RPCC chief Sachin Pilot moved the resolution for elevation of Rahul to Congress president's post. Mohan Prakash seconded the resolution, which was then passed by the elected members raising their hands in support.

"Congressmen all over India want Rahul Gandhi to take up the reins of Congress party and lead them. Under him, the Congress is resolutely contesting the autocratic BJP government as a strong opposition party," said Pilot. He added, "It is an honour for us that Rahul Gandhi was made Congress vice-president during the party's 'Chintan Shivir' held in Jaipur. We now want him to accept the Congress president's post."

The second resolution authorizing Sonia and Rahul to appoint the next RPCC chief was moved AICC general secretary Joshi and was seconded by the party's most senior legislator Pradhyumn Singh. Similarly, the resolution to Sonia and Rahul to appoint AICC members was moved by leader of opposition Dudi and was seconded by former chief minister Jagannath Pahadia.

"All the resolutions were passed unanimously. During the organisational elections, I realised that the way RPCC is functioning, the next government in the state will be of Congress," said Kewal Singh Dhillon, party's election officer for the state.