Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday affirmed that he is no longer that Congress party president and that the party should decide on a new chief without any delay.
“Party should decide on the new president quickly without further delay, I’m nowhere in this process. I have already submitted my resignation and I am no longer the party president. CWC should convene a meeting at the earliest and decide.”, Gandhi told the reports in the parliament.
Rahul gandhi took to Twitter and explained the reason behind his decision as he wrote “It is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation.”
It is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation.
I owe the country and my organisation a debt of tremendous gratitude and love.
Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/WWGYt5YG4V
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 3, 2019
He also changed the designation in his bio from ‘President, Congress Party’ to ‘Member of the Indian National Congress’.
The Wayanad lawmaker offered to step down as the party president following the Congress debacle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
However, his resignation was unanimously rejected by the CWC. So far, several top leaders have met Gandhi and urged him to continue to lead the party.
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Despite senior members making serious attempts to convince the 49-year-old to rethink his decision, he has remained unfazed.
The Congress won 52 seats in the recent general elections, which is just eight more than what the party won in 2014 polls.
Supporters sat on a strike outside party headquarters on Tuesday, urging Gandhi to rescind his resignation.
(With ANI inputs)