Rahul Gandhi files nomination for Congress President, party dismisses allegations of dynastic politics

The roads leading to 24, Akbar Road were all choked on Monday morning as Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi arrived to file his nominations at the party headquarters’ Election Authority.

Within the lawns of the AICC headquarters, the Congress leaders came out in full force. From Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder to former Delhi CM Shiela Dixit, every prominent Congress leader came out to extend their support to the Gandhi scion.

However, Rahul Gandhi’s mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi came to the headquarters early morning, only to leave a few minutes later.

Till the filing of this report, there were nine sets of nominations in favour of Rahul Gandhi. Senior party leaders including Kamal Nath, Sheila Dikshit, Motilal Vora and Tarun Gogoi filed the first set of nominations (as proposers) for Gandhi.

Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh who was one of the 10 proposers in the first of nine nominations to be filed by Rahul Gandhi, said, “Rahul Gandhi is a darling of the Congress and he will carry forward the great traditions of the party.”

Senior Congress party leader Dr Karan Singh said time has come for the Congress vice-president to take over the commands of the party from his mother.

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