Sonia Gandhi was once again elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) at a meeting of party MPs at the Central Hall of Parliament on Saturday.
Congress parliamentarians met this morning to elect leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party or CPP exactly a week after party Chief Rahul Gandhi told the party’s top decision making, Congress Working Committee that he would like to resign over the election debacle. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been elected as the CPP chief.
The meeting was attended by the party’s 52 newly elected Lok Sabha MPs and Rajya Sabha members.
Gandhi, who represents Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli in Lok Sabha, is the chairperson of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
Sonia Gandhi elected as the leader of Congress Parliamentary Party! She says, ‘we thank the 12.13 Cr voters for reposing faith in the Congress Party’,” Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted.
We Thank 12 Crore Voters For Reposing Faith In Us, Says Sonia Gandhi
Here are the highlights of Sonia Gandhi’s speech at CPP meet:
“I thank the 12.3 crore voters and tell them their vote will be protected for democratic institutions”
“Thank Rahul Gandhi for toiling night and day and taking on the Modi government”
“Raising concerns about all sections of society and helped the party win in Mp Chattisgarh and Rajasthan”
“The CWC met to deliberate must take steps”
“Even with small numbers we made our presence felt and cooperated with the government”
“This time too we will support progressive inclusive development”
“We will oppose divisive measures”
“Must assure the people of India of an alert and conscious opposition”
“People of India expect us to earn their mandate and we must work toward it”
“There is a huge challenge that lies ahead”
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said at the CPP meet today that the party has “52 lawmakers” and it will fight the BJP every day.
Each One of You Is Fighting For the Constitution, Says Rahul Gandhi
“We have 52 lawmakers, we will fight the BJP every single every day.”
“You have to understand who you are first. You are fighting for every single Indian,” he told party lawmakers
“Hatred cowardice and anger is fighting against you,” Gandhi said
“BJP says we want a congress freedom because they have no opposition and do this with love and compassion,” he added
“You have to be more aggressive,” he told Congress lawmakers
“I would be happy if the old faces were here and they are ideologically with us,” he stressed
“We will try and rejuvenate ourselves and we can do it,” Gandhi said.
The MPs will also elect the
Congress leader in Lok Sabha and chalk out the party’s strategy for the
upcoming session of Parliament, they said. This will be the first official
meeting that Congress president Rahul Gandhi will attend after the May 25
meeting of the party’s working committee, where he had offered to quit as
Congress chief. The CWC had already rejected his offer to resign and
unanimously pass a resolution authorizing him to bring structural changes in
the party at all in a bid to revamp.
