Rahul Gandhi alleges NDA, demands for AP Special Status

New Delhi, Mar 17: The Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, while addressing the first Plenary Session as the party president, asserted that it is the Congress party, who can "show the way and take the nation forward".

The UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will pass a resolution in support of Special Category Status to the Andhra Pradesh, on the first day of the three-day plenary which began at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.

The plenary will also pass resolutions on farming, education and politics. The Congress party under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi will formulate an agenda keeping 2019 elections in mind.

Further expressing his gratitude towards the senior leaders, Rahul Gandhi sought their guidance to take the party forward.

"The representatives of our party have fought hard to keep our ideology alive. The senior leaders of the Congress will guide the party youth and take us forward.The tradition of the Congress party is to embrace change without forgetting our past and legacy," he said.

The Congress scion further took a potshot at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said, "The difference between our party and the incumbent ruling party is that they follow the ideology of hatred, while we follow the ideology of love and fraternity."

"The country is tired of what is happening under the current Government," he added.

The event was attended by Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and other prominent leaders of the party.