Summary:
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (PTI) Ahead of the working committee meeting, clamour seems to be growing for Rahul Gandhi to take over as Congress president, as its Karnataka unit chief D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said it is the unanimous voice of the party workers from across the country.
"Whole country, Congress workers, want Rahul Gandhi to take up the responsibility.
We have been putting pressure on him since he resigned.
The unanimous voice of the Congress workers from across the country is Rahul Gandhi (should take up the mantle of the party)," Shivakumar said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said "Rahul Gandhi is discharging 90 per cent of the responsibilities even now, we want him to take up the responsibility." "There is a Congress Working Committee meeting on October 16....let"s see," he said.
Another senior party leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah too on Monday had expressed his wish that Rahul Gandhi take charge as the party president.