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Son rise in
India's ruling party as Sonia puts Rahul in hotseat
WSN Network
New Delhi: India's
ruling Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi, widely known and believed
to be more powerful even than the Indian Prime Minister and
President put together, has now named her son Rahul Gandhi as a
general secretary of the party, thus clearly sending signals that
the dynasty calls the shots and has no intentions of letting go of
the vice like grip on the party.
Rahul, MP from the
family borough of Amethi, automatically became a member of the
party's top decisionmaking body - the Congress Working Committee -
three years after he joined politics and more than 18 months after
supporters demanded a bigger role for him following an address to a
party conference in Hyderabad.
H will be
overseeing the Youth Congress and the National Students Union of
India. Sonia Gnadhi also drawn talent from the government and the
parliamentary party, juggled work allocations and given the team a
social and regional balance - all aimed at helping the party
consolidate itself in states where it is strong and find its feet
where it isn't.
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September, 2007
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