Summary:
Bengaluru, Mar 28 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday called upon the party leadership to give priority and encouragement to youth in the outfit.
He said today"s youth are unaware of Congress" contribution to the country and it was important to educate them about the past.
"I want to say one thing, we have to give priority to youth today.
Surjewala saab (Congress General Secretary and AICC in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala), the youth should get utmost encouragement in the party," Kharge said.
Addressing party workers and supporters here, he pointed out that Gopal Krishna Gokhale had become AICC president at the age of 39, Rajiv Gandhi at 41, Indira Gandhi at 42, and Subash Chandra Boase at 41.
"When AICC people could go to big positions at the age of 41, 40, 39, can"t we place youth at good positions in the state and give powers to them to take the party"s ideologies, policies and work to the people? Bringing forward youth is important for this," he added.