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Bengaluru, Oct 11 (PTI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said Rahul Gandhi should take up the responsibility of the Congress president and lead the party as early as possible in view of Sonia Gandhi not keeping well.
"I have suggested to Rahul ji that he should become the president of the All India Congress Committee," Siddaramaiah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
"It is not that Sonia ji is incapable of discharging her duties of the president.
Sonia ji is not keeping good health.
That is why I suggested Rahul ji to take over as early as possible," he added.
To a question on shortage of coal in Karnataka, the Congress stalwart said the Centre has already clarified that there was no shortage.