Gogoi hails decision to make Rahul Congress VP

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi hailed the decision of the Congress Working Committee to elevate Rahul Gandhi to the post of vice president of the party.

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday hailed the decision of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to elevate Rahul Gandhi to the post of vice president of the party at the AICC session at Jaipur.

"The CWC took the wise decision to entrust greater responsibility on Rahul Gandhi by elevating him to the post of vice president of the party", Gogoi said in a statement here.

There is no doubt, whatsoever, that under the youthful, dynamic and visionary leadership of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party would be further strengthened at the grassroots level, he said.

This step would also help the party to create leaders who can run the country and wished Gandhi success in all his future endeavours, Gogoi added.

PTI