DIBRUGARH, Dec 11 - Endorsing the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as the Indian National Congress president, the district unit of the Congress party today formed a human chain on AT Road near Phool Bagan here to express their greetings and also to showcase unity among the party cadres.
The party workers led by former minister and Dibrugarh District Congress Committee president Atuwa Munda carried placards and banners that hailed Rahul Gandhi�s elevation. A 250-metre long flex banner which was carried by the party workers read: �Congratulations to newly-elected president Rahul Gandhi. Human Chain For Marching Unitedly Towards Tolerance, Secularism and Unity.�
Munda later told newsmen that the district unit of the Congress party heartily welcomes the new INC president and accepts him as the leader of the 132-year-old national party.
Rubbishing Bharatiya Janata Party�s terming of Rahul Gandhi as Aurangzeb and his elevation as dynastic succession, Munda said that his elevation is based on nation�s trust on his leadership. �It is not about dynasty, it is about people�s choice. He has been elected unopposed because people of the country want him to lead. People have faith in his dynamic leadership and competence,� said Munda.
Our Correspondent from Biswanath Chariali adds: Along with rest of the State, Biswanath District Congress Committee also formed a human chain on the NH 15 here on the occasion of Rahul Gandhi�s elevation to the post of president of Indian National Congress. Hundreds of members of Block Congress, Youth Congress, Women�s Congress, NSUI and Seva Dal coming from Biswanath, Behali and Gohpur LAC areas took part in the programme.
Addressing the gathering, Dilip Kumar Baruah, district Congress president expressed the hope that the party which has a long history, would be able to usher in a new era under Rahul Gandhi�s strong leadership.