Call for Rahul Gandhi to take on party mantle grows louder
The HinduAmid a huge banner that read “We want Rahul Gandhi as President,” several Congress leaders at Sunday’s Mehangai Par Halla Bol rally at the Ramlila Maidan reiterated their faith in the former party chief’s leadership abilities. Though none of the senior leaders who spoke from the dais before Mr. Gandhi directly referred to the upcoming presidential elections, many stressed that only Mr. Gandhi has been taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘fearlessly’ for the past eight years. “A strong speech by Rahul Gandhi at Congress’ Mehengai Par Halla Bol rally roused the huge crowds thronging the Ram Lila Maidan. Several senior leaders like Sachin Pilot, Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa talked about Mr. Gandhi’s upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra and the need to strengthen their leader’s resolve.