Rahul Gandhi should have led Congress with dynamism and fighting spirit

Expressing his disappointment over Rahul Gandhis resignation as the Congress President Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder said that Rahul should have continued to lead the party with the same dynamism and fighting spirit with which he had steered the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaignPunjab CMO Expressing disappointment over Rahul Gandhirsquos resignation as Congress president CM Captain Amarinder Singh said Rahul Gandhi should have continued to lead the party with the same dynamism and fighting spirit with which he had steered the election campaign file pic pictwittercom1lBU0x6sAgmdash ANI ANI July 3 2019Reiterating that the onus of the partys defeat in the recent Lok Sabha polls did not lie on Rahuls shoulders alone but was the collective responsibility of all the Congress leaders Amarinder Singh said that one electoral defeat could not be taken to define the sumtotal of the leadership of RahulIt was not fair for Rahul to hold himself accountable for a collective defeat he added Amarinder even gave an example where Gandhi led the party successfully in the recently concluded threestate elections which took place before the 2019 Lok Sabha electionsRahul had successfully led the party to scintillating victories in three states during Assembly polls just a few months before the Lok Sabha elections Amarinder said it was clearly a multitude of factors that caused the partys debacle in the parliamentary electionsThe BJP swept the polls on the back of their nationalist diatribe which overshadowed the positive electioneering of the Congressled by Rahul he addedVictory and defeat are part of any political partys fortunes in an electoral polity like ours said Amarinder Singh adding that every defeat forms the platform for the party to rise againAhmed Patel Congress Rahul jirsquos resignation letter is unfortunate We all are accountable for this defeat He has in a short span already made tremendous contribution in strengthening the party and we all believe his endeavour should continue file pic pictwittercomiIO6jnBEiimdash ANI ANI July 3 2019It is a difficult time for the party but together we will get through it to come out stronger and bigger with Rahuls vision continuing to guide us he addedIt is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation I owe the country and my organisation a debt of tremendous gratitude and loveJai Hind u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 pictwittercomWWGYt5YG4Vmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi July 3 2019Earlier in the day Congress President Rahul Gandhiannounced that he is no longer the president of the Congress party adding that the party should decide on a new chief without delay Gandhi took to social networking site Twitter to announce his official resignationThe party should decide on the new president quickly without further delay I am nowhere in this process I have already submitted my resignation and I am no longer the party president CWC should convene a meeting at the earliest and decide Gandhi told reporters in the parliamentRahul Gandhi changes his Twitter bio from President to Member of INCRead ANI story httpstcoz1dHEagGqG pictwittercomn0xfjfF6O3mdash ANI Digital ani_digital July 3 2019Rahul also removed the tag of party President from his Twitter bio hours after confirming his resignation from the top post The Congress changed his bio from President of Indian National Congress to Member of Indian National CongressWith inputs from IANSCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updates