New Delhi, Dec 15, 2017 : With son Rahul Gandhi set to take over the Congress party, mother Sonia is looking to retire from politics.
Speaking to reports outside Parliament in New Delhi, Sonia broke silence over her future in the Grand Old Party, which she has led as president for nearly 20 years.
My role now is to retire, Sonia, who is the Congress’s longest-serving president, said as Parliament met to begin its winter session.
Rahul, who was recently elected Congress president, will formally take over tomorrow with the party organising a grand celebration in the national capital.
Rahul’s rise up to the top of Congress, though long-expected, is closely watched. He gave a brief glimpse into how a Congress under might look during the recently concluded Gujarat Assembly election, where a combative Rahul gaave the Bharatiya Janata Party a run for its money. (Exit polls predict a Congress loss in Gujarat, though we will know the results only on Monday).
The Gandhi scion will formally take over at an event at Congress’s Akbar Road headquarters in New Delhi. He was declaraed the winner of the party’s presidential poll on December 11. Some 3,000 senior party leaders and delegates will be present at the fucntion where Rahul will be handed a certificate formalising his takeover.
courtesy:Yahoo