New Delhi (EMS). There is constant excitement about the post of Congress President. Meanwhile, Friday was the last day for nominations. There were three nominations on Friday. One of these nominations was also filed on behalf of Mallikarjun Kharge. 30 leaders have proposed Kharge’s name. Kharge will face Shashi Tharoor. Shashi Tharoor has also filed his nomination on Friday itself. Apart from these two, the leader who filed the nomination is KN Tripathi. However, he has said that I will work further on the instructions of the high command. After the nomination, Kharge appealed to the Congress leaders for their blessings.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Kharge said that leaders of many states were present during the nomination. I am getting full support. He said that all the leaders, workers, representatives and ministers who came in my support today encouraged me, I thank them. On October 17th we will see what the results are, hopefully I will win. I have been associated with Congress ideology since childhood, used to campaign for the same Gandhi, Nehru ideology when I was in 8th, 9th standard. The leaders who proposed Kharge’s name include senior leaders AK Antony, Ashok Gehlot, Ambika Soni, Mukul Wasnik, Anand Sharma, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Ajay Maken, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Digvijay Singh, Tariq Anwar.
Apart from these, Mallikarjun Kharge also has the support of leaders like Salman Khurshid, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Deepender Singh Hooda, Narayan Swamy, Pramod Tiwari, Avinash Pandey, Rajiv Shukla, Manish Tewari, Raghuveer Singh Meena, Kamlesh Patel, Sanjay Kapoor. At the same time, after the nomination, Tharoor had said that I respect Kharge sahib a lot. If many people file nominations, then it is a good thing and people will also get a choice. I didn’t do this to humiliate anyone. We need to work together. I think he is the Bhishma Pitamah of our party. Congress leader Salman Khurshid said that everyone has extended their support to him (Mallikarjun Kharge). One can stand in the election only after getting the support. Tharoor has attempted to consolidate a tradition. He has said that this will strengthen the Congress. Whoever succeeds, Congress will win.
Source: dainikbhaskarup.com”