The newly-elected members of the Delhi unit of Congress on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution urging Rahul Gandhi to take over as the party’s president. Gandhi is currently the Congress vice-president and there have been reports that he could soon take over its presidency.
The resolution seeking Gandhi's elevation to the president's position was read by former DPCC president Prem Singh and unanimously passed by 280 delegates of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) present in the meeting.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also attended the meeting as a delegate from the New Delhi Assembly constituency. He was welcomed by Delhi incharge PC Chacko and Ajay Maken with a bouquet of flowers.
Ajay Maken, Delhi Congress president, said the election of former Prime Minister Singh as a PCC delegate was a matter of pride for the Delhi unit of the party.
The Congress is currently conducting organisational polls, including for the post of president. The Election Commission has set a December deadline for the Congress to conclude the exercise. The All India Congress Committee, however, plans to complete the process by the end of this month.
Another resolution passed in the meeting authorised the AICC president and the vice-president to nominate the president of the Delhi unit of the party.
Meanwhile, Delhi Pradesh returning officer (PRO) Ulhas Patil said the organisational elections in the Delhi unit of the party have been conducted in a transparent manner.
AICC general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, Delhi Congress in-charge P C Chacko, Delhi Pradesh returning officer (PRO) Ulhas Patil and APRO Manoj Chouhan were among who attended the meeting.
A total of 280 delegates have been elected by block-level party workers across the 70 Assembly segments in Delhi.