New Delhi, July 23: Scores of Congress workers and
leaders on Monday congratulated party chief Sonia Gandhi on the
victory of UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil in the just
concluded presidential election.
Several party leaders, including general secretary
Janardan Dwivedi and Ambika Soni, met Gandhi at her 10,
Janpath residence to greet her on the role she played in
Patil's spectacular win over NDA-backed Independent candidate
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
Hundreds of party workers -- the young and the old --
thronged Gandhi's residence shouting slogans, hailing her and
the Congress party.
"I have come to thank Sonia Gandhi for her role in
electing the first woman President of Independent India," said
Kulpreet Kaur waving a party flag.
Activists of the Congress front organisations, including
the Mahila Congress and the National Students' Union of India,
also made a beeline to Gandhi's residence.
Patil trounced Shekhawat by a margin of 3.06 lakh vote
value in the July 19 election, results of which were declared
on Saturday.
Patil will be sworn-in as President on July 25.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, July 23, 2007, 00:00