Charismatic Congress leaders -- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

Congress party is blessed with great mass leaders in party president Sonia Gandhi, vice President Rahul Gandhi and Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. All these leaders have a special ability to easily strike chord with the common people.

People greet Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

Newly appointed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who reached Amethi for the first time after the new assignment, got a rousing welcome from the people. "Amethi is my home' said Rahul Gandhi while striking an emotional chord with the people of his parliament constituency.

People give a rousing welcome to Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is on his first visit to his parliament constituency Amethi, after taking over the new assignment. He got a rousing welcome at Fursatganj airport where people gathered in large numbers to greet their favourite leader. “Whenever I come to Amethi, I feel that I have come home. My relationship with Amethi is not political, but it is my family” said Rahul Gandhi striking an emotional chord with the people.

Rahul Gandhi reaches Amethi; People give a rousing welcome

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is on his first visit to his parliament constituency Amethi, after taking over the new assignment. He got a rousing welcome at Fursatganj airport where people gathered in large numbers to greet their favourite leader. "Whenever I come to Amethi, I feel that I have come home. My relationship with Amethi is not political, but it is my family" said Rahul Gandhi striking an emotional chord with the people. "I know there are serious issues of unemployment in Uttar Pradesh. There is no Congress Government here but I hope we will have one soon," added Rahul Gandhi. "Our government at the centre is making full efforts to take the country forward" said the newly appointed Congress Vice-President. He thanked the people of Amethi for the overwhelming support, affection and encouragement extended to him.

Rahul Gandhi reaches Amethi; People give a rousing welcome

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is on his first visit to his parliament constituency Amethi, after taking over the new assignment. He got a rousing welcome at Fursatganj airport where people gathered in large numbers to greet their favourite leader.

“Whenever I come to Amethi, I feel that I have come home. My relationship with Amethi is not political, but it is my family” said Rahul Gandhi striking an emotional chord with the people.

“I know there are serious issues of unemployment in Uttar Pradesh. There is no Congress Government here but I hope we will have one soon,” added Rahul Gandhi.

“Our government at the centre is making full efforts to take the country forward” said the newly appointed Congress Vice-President. He thanked the people of Amethi for the overwhelming support, affection and encouragement extended to him.

Rahul Gandhi calls for change in system

Newly appointed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said it was time to repair a broken system of governance in his first speech. Rahul Gandhi was elevated as Congress vice-president at athe chintan shivir in Jaipur on Jan. 19. With 15 months for next general elections, Rahul Gandhi asked the partymen to use the power to hear the voice of the people.

 “The time has come to question the centralized, unresponsive, unaccountable systems of decision-making,” Rahul Gandhi told his partymen. “There is a young and impatient India and it is demanding a greater voice in the nation’s future and they are not going to watch silently.”

In an emotional 45-minute speech, Rahul Gandhi thanked the party for appointing him, stressed the need to eradicate corruption and said there should be a greater decentralization of power away from government. He talked about the assassination of his grandmother, former Premier Indira Gandhi, and how his mother cried in his room the night before his appointment, warning him of the dangers of political power.

Rahul Gandhi said voters are fed up with “people who are corrupt talking about eradicating corruption, and people who disrespect women every day talking about women’s rights,” reflecting on two issues that have sparked street protests over the last 18 months.

Rahul Gandhi has focused on issues facing India’s poor and how to make economic growth more inclusive, throwing his weight behind a bill to raise compensation for farmers’ land when it’s acquired for industry or roads. Rahul Gandhi’s decision to accept the new job is a big development as it sends a clear signal that the youth will get more involvement in Congress politics.