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Adoni: “It is for (Mallikarjun) Kharge to decide”, said Rahul Gandhi when he was asked about his role after Congress gets its new non-Gandhi president after 24 years. He later corrected himself and said “whoever gets elected, that gentleman will decide”. Responding to a query during his interaction with media during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Andhra Pradesh, Rahul said, “The Congress president will decide what my role is and how I am to be deployed. He went on to say that president is the supreme authority in the Congress and “everyone reports to him”. “My role I am very clear Congress president will decide what my role is and how I will be deployed,” he remarked. During a brief interaction, Rahul even said that “it is for (Mallikarjun) Kharge to decide”, but later corrected himself to whoever gets elected, that gentleman will decide.
#WATCH| "I can't comment on Congress President's role, that's for Mr Kharge (party's Presidential candidate) to comment on. The President will decide what my role is...", says Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, in Andhra Pradesh
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2022
Counting of votes to decide the Congress President underway pic.twitter.com/eRoRBY7QfX
Rahul observed that Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are people with experience and understanding. “They do not need my advice,” he added. Must Read: New Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s controversies: Murmu seating row to assets allegedly worth Rs 50,000 cr When asked about Tharoor’s allegation of irregularities in the Congress president election in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul said the party had an institutional framework to deal with it. “We are the only party that has an election commission inside it with a TN Seshan-type of person. Mistry is an absolutely fair person. Our EC will take a decision on the irregularities,” Rahul added. With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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